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India, China pushing up food prices: UN
Friday, April 25, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The United Nations food agency has sounded a fresh alarm that fast rising food prices across the globe are eroding its capacity to serve millions of people already dependent on it and the situation could worsen with millions being pushed into poverty forcing them to seek its help.
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Three Army officers accused of rape; probe ordered
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Politics
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In a major embarrassment to the Army, three of its officers, including a Lieutenant Colonel, presently deputed on the United Nations Peace Mission in Congo, have been accused of raping a woman in South Africa while they were holidaying there, an allegation that has prompted the Defence Ministry to order a probe.
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Defence-Ministry
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UN provides relief to quake-hit Peru
Friday, August 17, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Nations
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The United Nations is rushing food and assistance to Peru, which was devastated by a a powerful earthquake yesterday, which killed more than 500 people. The UN agencies such as UN Development Programme released two grants totalling $US 200,000 to provide immediate relief. Also the UN World Food Programme said it would provide food worth $US 500,000 to the victims.
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Rice calls for more women in top UN positions
Friday, June 01, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Nations
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Austrian counterpart Ursula Plassnik called on Thursday for more women to be given high-ranking positions within the United Nations.
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Economists try to measure happiness
Thursday, May 31, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Nations , Social Issues
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As countries try to outdo others in terms of development numbers, a congregation of world's renowned economists, including India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and representatives of World Bank and United Nations, are devising a benchmark to measure happiness.
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United-Nations
Happiness-Index
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US asked to protect rights of migrants
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs , Nations
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An independent human rights expert, who reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council, has asked United States authorities to promote and enforce nation-wide policies that protect the rights and welfare of migrants.
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Human-Rights
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