Eight killed in UN base attack
At least eight people were killed and many more wounded when insurgents attacked in the midst of one of Kabul's diplomatic quarters, setting off a ...
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UN rights experts urge stronger legislation against caste-based discrimination
[JURIST] A group of UN independent experts on Friday urged South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to prevent caste-based discrimination ...
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U.N. Stands Behind Woman Suing Prada Japan For Sexist Discrimination
Provoked by the four-year-long lawsuit between Rina Bovrisse and her former employer, Prada Japan, the United Nations is backing Bovrisse and pushing ...
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Taliban attack U.N. compound in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on the Kabul compound of the U.N. affiliated International Organization for Migration, killing one ...
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UN building attack in Kabul kills 8
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Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed
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Taliban storms UN building in Kabul, battles police for several hours
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Amid safety concerns, Russia set to snag another major helicopter contract
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece about the March 9 crash of a U.N.-contracted Russian Mi-8 helicopter during a storm in Eastern Congo that killed ...
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UN chief challenges African leaders over Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged African leaders to implement a peace plan that the U.N.
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Congo: U.N. Leader on Peace Mission
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VIDEO: UN brigade to 'enforce peace' in Congo
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UN combat troops in DR Congo in two months
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Austria wants EU arms embargo to Syria extended
VIENNA — The European Union's arms embargo to Syria should be extended while a political solution is sought in its civil war and to maintain the ...
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A win for Canada at the UN; country keeps its only United Nations agency
The spirits of Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that the country's only UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, ...
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Canada: Qatar gives up bid to relocate UN agency
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Qatar gives up bid to relocate Montreal-based UN civil aviation agency
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Qatar drops bid to move UN aviation agency from Montreal
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UN appeals ruling in favour of whistleblower who charged retaliation after exposing corruption
The United Nations is appealing a U.N. tribunal's ruling in favour of a whistleblower who accused senior colleagues of retaliating after he alleged ...
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Africa: AU Endorses Kutesa for UN Presidency
[New Vision]The African Union Executive Council, composed of African Ministers responsible for Foreign Affairs, has unanimously endorsed Uganda's ...
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