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UN focus on youth
August 13, 2010On August 12, the UN launched the International Year of the Youth, aimed at alleviating the grinding poverty, record joblessness and problems affecting millions of young people across the globe.
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China urges India seat on UN Security Council
June 4, 2010Behind the ceremony, Indo-China relations remain strong.
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Ban Ki-moon urges anti-nuke activists to “Keep it up”
May 10, 2010NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged participants in the International Conference for a Nuclear-Free Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World to keep up their work.
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World Notes: Somalia, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and UN
May 10, 2010In Somalia, soldiers aren't getting paid, Spain's jobless rate soars, Cuba celebrates May Day, students in Puerto Rico strike against privatization, and the United Nations reports on press freedom.
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Thousands march to UN for nuclear disarmament
May 4, 2010On Sunday 15,000 protestors marched from Times Square to the United Nations calling for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.
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