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COLOMBIA: UN Confirms ‘Systematic’ Killings of Civilians by Soldiers
By Constanza Vieira
BOGOTA - Philip Alston, the U.N. rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, said this practice is "systematic" in Colombia. But he added that he did not have evidence that it was a state policy, as many victims and human rights defenders argue.
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POLITICS: Women's Groups Seek Gender Equity at U.N. Summit
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - An international coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mostly comprised of women’s groups, is calling for a "gender equitable" response to the global financial crisis, which is to be debated at a U.N. summit of world leaders next week.
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POPULATION: The Worst Places to Be a Refugee
By Katie Mattern
WASHINGTON - Gaza, South Africa and Thailand are among the world's worst places to be a refugee, according to the latest annual World Refugee Survey released here Wednesday by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI).
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POLITICS: Is West Undermining Summit on Financial Crisis?
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - When a Western diplomat was asked whether his country would be represented by a head of state at next week's U.N. summit meeting on the global financial crisis, his response was tinged with sarcasm and contempt.
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NORTH KOREA: Peace Process Again a Distant Dream
Analysis by Zoltán Dujisin
SEOUL - Ever since being elected as President in 2008, conservative Lee-Myung-bak has pursued a hard-line policy towards North Korea, with the country’s left also blaming him for recent tensions in the peninsula.
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MIGRATION: Pakistan Refugee Crisis Worst in a Decade, U.N. Says
By Marina Litvinsky
WASHINGTON - Forty-two million people were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution worldwide in 2008, said a new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released Tuesday.
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DEVELOPMENT: Asia Pacific Tourism on Road to Recovery
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - As it battles to regain its stature, one of the world's most resilient industries - tourism - is expected to overcome the current global economic recession at least by next year.
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RIGHTS: Sexual Violence in War Hauled Out of the Shadows
By Danielle Kurtzleben
WASHINGTON - On Jun. 19, 2008, the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 1820, expressly addressing the problems of sexual violence in conflict situations. One year later, three experts in the field gathered to speak at the United States Institute of Peace to evaluate the implementation of 1820 and consider how it might better prevent this widespread crime.
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DEVELOPMENT: Global Campaign to Salvage U.N.'s Health Goals
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - The global economic crisis, which has pushed millions more into extreme poverty, is threatening to have a devastating impact on the health of women and children.
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POLITICS: North Korea Penalised Over Nuke Testing
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - Despite North Korean charges of political hypocrisy by the United Nations, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday tightening sanctions against the Pyongyang regime for its nuclear and missile development programmes.
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HEALTH: Flu Pandemic Declared; Poor Countries at Highest Risk
By Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA - The cautious tone taken by World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan when she declared an H1N1 influenza virus pandemic Thursday was only modified when she expressed concern over the potential effects of the virus in developing countries, and among young pregnant women in particular.
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POLITICS: Will Libyan Leader Make his Maiden U.N. Appearance?
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - Every September, most of the world's political leaders make their annual pilgrimage to New York to address the General Assembly sessions of the United Nations.
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NORTH KOREA: China Dismissive of Prospects for War
By Antoaneta Bezlova
BEIJING - Dismissive of warnings that the Korean peninsula stands on the brink of war, China contends North Korea’s recent provocative actions are yet another illustration of brinkmanship aimed at attracting the U.S. attention. Beijing decried the North’s nuclear tests in late May, but remains uncommitted to tougher sanctions against the impoverished Stalinist nation.
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