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Survivors "Unlikely" From Papua New Guinea Landslide: UN Official
It is now "very unlikely" that more victims of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea will be found alive, a UN official told AFP on Tuesday.
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India Vulnerable To Climate Change Due To Heavy Population: UN Environment Body Official
"There is massive pollution, in particular in northern Indian cities like Delhi that are very polluted. India is facing climate change and is more vulnerable to climate change than the United States," Mr Solheim said.
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Saudi Involved In Hacking Of Amazon Boss Bezos' Phone: Report
Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Former UN Official Jailed For Child Abuse In Nepal
A former UN official has been jailed for sexually abusing children in Nepal, officials said Tuesday, following a trial underscoring the country's growing appeal for foreign paedophiles.
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UN Political Affairs Chief To Visit North Korea This Week
The United Nations' political affairs chief will visit North Korea this week, making the highest-level visit by a UN official in more than six years as tensions grip the region over Pyongyang's nuclear and weapons programs.
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UN Official Says Quitting Over 'Israel Apartheid' Report
Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to withdraw a report in which she accused Israel of being an "apartheid state".
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Paris Deal To Receive Boost At UN Event
At least 20 countries are expected to formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change this week, greatly improving the pact's chances of coming into force just a year after it was negotiated in the French capital, UN officials say.
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UN Urges Pakistan To Resolve Afghan Refugees' Status
A senior UN official has urged Pakistan to resolve the status of more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan whose registration cards have expired or who remain unregistered.
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Quest For Universal Climate Rescue Pact Nears Finish Line
The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate change neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been completed in the early hours of the morning.
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Niger Air Force Bombs Boko Haram Base, Arrests 20 Terrotists
Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 terrorists, security sources said today, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
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UN Official Accused of Taking Bribe From Chinese to Stall Reforms Pleads Not Guilty
Former UN General Assembly president John Ashe, who was indicted on Tuesday by US authorities on charges of accepting more than a million dollars in bribes from Chinese real estate developers, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to tax fraud charges.
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UN Official Meets M Venkaiah Naidu, Pitches for Solar Power Promotion
Noting that India has great solar power generation potential, a United Nations body today asked the Centre to promote it as it can help mitigate climate change and its consequences.
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Khartoum Says UN Officials Told to Leave for 'Insulting' Sudan
Sudan said Friday it ordered two top United Nations officials to leave Khartoum for "insulting" the country and being "prejudiced" against its government.
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UN Official Wants International Support in Fight Against Boko Haram
The UN's special representative for central Africa on Thursday called on increased international support in the struggle against Boko Haram, with thousands of Nigerians having fled and cross-border attacks on the rise.
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60 Africans Scramble Over Morocco-Spain Border Fence
About 60 Africans scrambled over a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory on Monday, as a UN official urged Spain to protect migrants' rights following evidence of police abuse.
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Survivors "Unlikely" From Papua New Guinea Landslide: UN Official
It is now "very unlikely" that more victims of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea will be found alive, a UN official told AFP on Tuesday.
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India Vulnerable To Climate Change Due To Heavy Population: UN Environment Body Official
"There is massive pollution, in particular in northern Indian cities like Delhi that are very polluted. India is facing climate change and is more vulnerable to climate change than the United States," Mr Solheim said.
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Saudi Involved In Hacking Of Amazon Boss Bezos' Phone: Report
Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Former UN Official Jailed For Child Abuse In Nepal
A former UN official has been jailed for sexually abusing children in Nepal, officials said Tuesday, following a trial underscoring the country's growing appeal for foreign paedophiles.
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UN Political Affairs Chief To Visit North Korea This Week
The United Nations' political affairs chief will visit North Korea this week, making the highest-level visit by a UN official in more than six years as tensions grip the region over Pyongyang's nuclear and weapons programs.
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UN Official Says Quitting Over 'Israel Apartheid' Report
Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to withdraw a report in which she accused Israel of being an "apartheid state".
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Paris Deal To Receive Boost At UN Event
At least 20 countries are expected to formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change this week, greatly improving the pact's chances of coming into force just a year after it was negotiated in the French capital, UN officials say.
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UN Urges Pakistan To Resolve Afghan Refugees' Status
A senior UN official has urged Pakistan to resolve the status of more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan whose registration cards have expired or who remain unregistered.
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Quest For Universal Climate Rescue Pact Nears Finish Line
The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate change neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been completed in the early hours of the morning.
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Niger Air Force Bombs Boko Haram Base, Arrests 20 Terrotists
Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 terrorists, security sources said today, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
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UN Official Accused of Taking Bribe From Chinese to Stall Reforms Pleads Not Guilty
Former UN General Assembly president John Ashe, who was indicted on Tuesday by US authorities on charges of accepting more than a million dollars in bribes from Chinese real estate developers, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to tax fraud charges.
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UN Official Meets M Venkaiah Naidu, Pitches for Solar Power Promotion
Noting that India has great solar power generation potential, a United Nations body today asked the Centre to promote it as it can help mitigate climate change and its consequences.
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Khartoum Says UN Officials Told to Leave for 'Insulting' Sudan
Sudan said Friday it ordered two top United Nations officials to leave Khartoum for "insulting" the country and being "prejudiced" against its government.
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UN Official Wants International Support in Fight Against Boko Haram
The UN's special representative for central Africa on Thursday called on increased international support in the struggle against Boko Haram, with thousands of Nigerians having fled and cross-border attacks on the rise.
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60 Africans Scramble Over Morocco-Spain Border Fence
About 60 Africans scrambled over a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory on Monday, as a UN official urged Spain to protect migrants' rights following evidence of police abuse.
