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World food Programme Free Rice game. Every time you play rice is donated to feed the hungry.
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Ban presents budget proposal of nearly 5.2 billion for the next 2 years [read full story ]
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International Day of Commemoration in Remembrance of The Victims of the Holocaust (27 January).
UNIC Launches it annual photo and video exhibit on the Holocasut with a special opening ceremony that includes an address from a Holocaust survivor
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Join UN "lets fight racism " Campaign:
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Do you know what your Human Rights are?
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Latest News on Latin America and the Caribbean
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The UN & Disaster management
The United Nations International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction or ISDR
serves as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields (GA resolution 56/195).
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The office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs OCHA is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. The aim is to assist people when they most need relief or protection. the Regional Office (ROLAC) which is located in Panama, overseas responses for the Caribbean Area.
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Situation in the Middle East
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Situation in Africa
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An international design competition for the Permanent Memorial to honour the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade will be launched on 30 September at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The launch event begins at 11:00 a.m. and will be
Beware of Fraudsters Using United Nations Name, Emblem to Solicit Cash, Personal Information. [ details ]
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2012 12:51 |