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UN Human Rights Envoy Visits Myanmar as Opposition Leader FreedPaul Tighe BusinessWeek 15.02.2010 | |
 Thailand aims to seek a three-year membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council starting this year after it failed to become one of the 13 Asian inaugural members four years ago. The UN General Assembly voted in March 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights. The global organization then rejected Thailand's bid to become a founding member. |  The United Nations sent its human rights envoy to Myanmar for talks on elections scheduled for this year that would be the first in two decades as the military government released an opposition leader from house arrest. |
UN taps prime ministers to seek new climate moneyJOHN HEILPRIN AP 13.02.2010 | Gaza: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon rules evidence 'incomplete' BBC News 06.02.2010 |
 UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief tapped the prime ministers of Britain and Ethiopia on Friday to lead the hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars that nations pledged to contribute this decade for dealing with climate change. |  There is not yet enough evidence to say whether Israel and the Palestinians are complying with UN demands to probe the Gaza conflict, the head of the UN says. |
Thailand Urges UN Action on North Korean Arms Cache as Cost RisesDaniel Ten Kate BusinessWeek 04.02.2010 | U.N. warns of violence near food-aid locations in HaitiKen Dilanian USA Today 03.02.2010 |
 Thailand said it urged the United Nations Security Council to offer recommendations “as soon as possible” on handling North Korean weapons seized in December as it counts the cost of securing the cache. |  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations said Tuesday that complaints and violence involving the distribution of food did not signal major problems with the relief effort. |
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon calls for Haiti aid patience BBC News 18.01.2010 | Afghan civilian deaths rose 14% in 2009, says UN report BBC News 13.01.2010 |
 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to frustrated Haitians to be patient over efforts to bring them relief from last Tuesday's earthquake. |  The number of Afghan civilians killed in violence in 2009 was higher than in any year since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, a United Nations report says. |
Tamil Tiger video killing is genuine, declares the UNCatherine Philp, James Bone The Times 08.01.2010 | U.N. envoy Eide warns U.S., allies not to ignore civilian goals in AfghanistanColum Lynch The Washington Post 07.01.2010 |
 A leading United Nations expert called yesterday for a war crimes inquiry in Sri Lanka after his investigation concluded that a video showing soldiers summarily killing Tamil prisoners last year was authentic. |  UNITED NATIONS -- The top U.N. envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a gloomy assessment of the U.S.-led effort to restore stability in the country and warned "we will fail" if the strategy there relies too heavily on military force. |
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