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UN health agency: eradication of guinea-worm disease on track as number of cases drops

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Posted by admin 267 days ago (http://www.un.org)

The United Nations health agency is reporting a continuing decline in the number of guinea worm cases - one of two diseases, along with polio, that it says is slated for eradication.

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Independent UN human rights expert urges Gambia to halt stream of executions

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Posted by admin 267 days ago (http://www.un.org)

An independent United Nations human rights expert today strongly condemned the recent execution of nine people in the Gambia, and called on the Government to refrain from executing an additional 39 people reported to be on death row.

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UN condemns killing of staff member in Somalia, urges more protection for humanitarians

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Posted by admin 267 days ago (http://www.un.org)

The United Nations in Somalia today condemned the killing of a humanitarian worker serving with the UN food relief agency in the country's south.

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UN envoy welcomes election of Speaker of Parliament in Somalia

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The United Nations envoy to Somalia today applauded the election of the country's new Speaker of Parliament, welcoming the democratic breakthrough as a moment of progress and optimism for the war-torn African nation.

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UNESCO calls for immediate stop to destruction of Sufi religious sites in Libya

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Noting that "destroying places of religious and cultural significance cannot be tolerated," the head of the United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding the world's cultural heritage today spoke out against the destruction of various Sufi religious sites in Libya, and called on the perpetrators to cease immediately.

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Ban reiterates UN commitment to solve Western Sahara dispute

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Posted by admin 268 days ago (http://www.un.org)

In a phone call with King Mohammed VI of Morocco this past weekend, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated the commitment of the United Nations to the negotiation process aimed at reaching a settlement in the Western Sahara dispute.

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South Sudan: UN envoy condemns latest outbreak of violence

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The top United Nations official in South Sudan today condemned an attack by armed insurgents in the country's eastern Jonglei state, noting that the violence was a deliberate attempt to undermine the country's progress towards peace and reconciliation.

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UN envoy urges Somalis to finalize list of new parliamentarians

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Posted by admin 270 days ago (http://www.un.org)

The United Nations envoy for Somalia today voiced deep concern at the ongoing delays in finalizing the list of new parliamentarians, warning that it might threaten the electoral calendar.