United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti was extended for another year, by unanimous vote of the UN Security Council.
Oct 15th, 2008 | 2 comments | 1,434 Views
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Unfinished Country: UN Peacekeeping Mission Renewed in Storm-Ravaged Haiti
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Birth of a Surgeon: Data: Mozambique and the U.N. Millennium Development Goals
The United Nations laid out the Millennium Development Goals, which sets targets to end extreme poverty around the world. Here's how Mozambique is doing.
Jul 15th, 2008 | 3 comments | 4,509 Views
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Heart of Darfur: Video: Jean-Marie Guéhenno Explains the Obstacles to Peace in Darfur
WIDE ANGLE spoke with Jean-Marie Guéhenno, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, about the crisis in Darfur.
Jul 1st, 2008 | 5 comments | 4,918 Views
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U.N. Security Council Delegation Visits Darfur
United Nations Security Council representatives visited Darfur on Thursday, where they were scheduled to meet with refugees, aidworkers, U.N. peacekeepers and local government representatives.
Jul 1st, 2008 | 2 comments | 2,633 Views
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Heart of Darfur: Introduction
(July 1, 2008) The film Heart of Darfur captures the desperation of daily life in remote villages, crowded refugee camps, and in El Fasher, the once sleepy capital of North Darfur that is now home to 100,000 refugees and 10,000 U.N. personnel.
Jul 1st, 2008 | 39 comments | 16,301 Views
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Heart of Darfur: History of Sudan
A timeline of Sudan's history from its colonial past to turbulent present.
Jul 1st, 2008 | 13 comments | 7,707 Views
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Four Activists Found Dead in Zimbabwe as Violence Mounts
Four opposition activists were found dead on Thursday, according to Zimbabwe's opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change.
Jun 19th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,576 Views
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Report Addresses Violence and Abuses of Zimbabwe Government
Thirty-six deaths, 2,000 victims of abuse and torture and 3,000 displaced Zimbaweans have been documented in a 69-page report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based monitoring group.
Jun 10th, 2008 | 0 comments | 2,237 Views
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Hell of a Nation: Resources
Link to more information about the history, politics and culture of Afghanistan.
Sep 9th, 2004 | 0 comments | 2,298 Views
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Handbook: Education for All
According to UNESCO, one out of every five school-aged children, approximately 115 million, in developing countries is not enrolled in primary school. One out of four women in the world cannot read.
Sep 4th, 2004 | 1 comment | 2,886 Views
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Sahara Marathon: Interview: James A. Baker III
Former U.S. Secretary of State and former Personal Envoy of the U.N. Secretary General to Western Sahara, James A. Baker III discusses the protracted conflict in Western Sahara with host Mishal Husain.
Aug 19th, 2004 | 3 comments | 2,194 Views
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Sahara Marathon: Timeline: Sahrawi people
History of Western Sahara from the 1400s to 2004.
Aug 19th, 2004 | 0 comments | 2,765 Views
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Sahara Marathon: U.N. Peacekeepers Map
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) was formed to aid U.N. Member States and the Secretary-General in their efforts to alleviate human suffering and to construct institutions that promote self-sustaining peace. Explore the DPKO with these maps.
Aug 19th, 2004 | 0 comments | 3,420 Views
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A State of Mind: North Korea and the Korean War: Fall 1950 China Responds
China had warned that it would repay past debts to Koreans who had fought with them against Chiang Kaishek by defending North Korea against a U.S. invasion. But Washington had ignored the notice.
Sep 11th, 2003 | 0 comments | 3,072 Views
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