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Earlier today the Special Representative also met with Ali Mahdi Mohammed, the Chairman of Somalia's National Reconciliation Congress.
08:14 Nov 11, 2007
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said the new Panel will address the need to break the 'links between economic growth and environmental degradation.'
06:37 Nov 11, 2007
In Freetown today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Executive Representative for Sierra Leone, Victor Angelo, hosted a reception for the team to show solidarity with the players.
16:26 Nov 10, 2007
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend, Americans mark two important dates in our Nation's history. On Saturday, we celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
15:14 Nov 10, 2007
The November 11 holiday created to pay tribute to U.S. veterans of World War I has been expanded in more recent times into the annual Veterans Day.
11:31 Nov 10, 2007
During its seven-month deployment, it will serve as a floating platform in the strategically important Gulf of Guinea, where it will promote regional maritime safety and security.
11:02 Nov 10, 2007
The nonprofit group ships books prepared with cards for library checkout to Uganda each January. In 2007, about 20,700 books were shipped.
10:26 Nov 10, 2007
MOGADISHU, Somalia. At least 50 people have been killed and 50 more have been wounded within 24 hours since the start of fighting between rebel groups and Ethiopian forces.
19:19 Nov 9, 2007
'I firmly believe we can solve this problem diplomatically and will continue to work to do so,' Bush told Germany's RTL and N-TV November 6. '
19:19 Nov 9, 2007
Mr. Ban also stressed the need for accelerated international action to deal with climate changes, which he described as 'a serious threat to development everywhere.'
13:37 Nov 9, 2007
The United Nations refugee agency is intensifying its efforts to combat the spread of cholera in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
12:19 Nov 9, 2007
'The High Commissioner plans to visit UNHCR's operations in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in spring 2008,' a spokesman for UNHCR said today.
10:37 Nov 9, 2007
OCHA is extremely active in South Darfur - one of three states that comprise the war-torn Darfur region - and works with the Sudanese Government.
10:14 Nov 9, 2007
The most effective prevention should come long before incitement has put potential killers on the verge of genocidal violence.'
09:48 Nov 9, 2007
'DDR is only one chapter in a global process of conflict resolution, in which the fight against poverty, justice and security sector reforms are also equally important,' he said.
09:42 Nov 9, 2007
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