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- Micro-credit fights poverty in Africa
  Posted by Justonehumbletruthseeker from presstv.ir
  Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the "Banker to the Poor", extends his Nobel-peace-prize winning strategy to help defeat extreme poverty in Africa.
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- Northern Uganda improving but still faces problems � UN humanitarian chief
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  'Triple effort' called for from humanitarians to bring Ugandan citizens home
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- Central African Republic rebels to liberate child soldiers - CNN.com
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  Central African Republic has agreed to release about 400 child soldiers from its ranks.
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- USA, Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy refuse to sign UN ban on rendition
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  Fifty-seven countries signed a UN treaty on Tuesday that bans governments from carrying out forced disappearances and holding individuals in secret detention. Washington, as well as a number of European governments, including Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy, refused to sign
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- U.N. Council imposes harsh sanctions on N. Korea
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  The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose financial and arms sanctions on North Korea to punish the reclusive Communist nation for its nuclear weapon test on Monday. The U.S.-drafted resolution allows nations to stop cargo going to and from North Korea to check for weapons of mass destruction or related supplies. It requires all countries to prevent the sale or transfer of materials related to Pyongyang's unconventional weapons programs. And the resolution demands nations freeze funds overseas of people or businesses connected with North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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- U.S. Hopes for Vote on N. Korea Sanctions
  Posted by Billbar from Associated Press
  The United States dropped the possibility of using force against North Korea over the regime's purported nuclear test, a concession to Russia and China in the hope of seeing a U.N. Security Council resolution on the standoff passed by Friday. The presidents of China and South Korea - the North's main sources of trade and aid - met in Beijing and discussed the proposed resolution, but it was unclear what the meeting had achieved.
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- Over 250 million children raped each year
  Posted by Billbar
  They include 73 million boys and 150 million girls, according to a United Nations report prepared by Secretary General Kofi Annan’s independent expert, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro. The report also states; “over 500 000 children a year die as a result of homicide with between one and two million treated for violence-related injuries. Also, he reports that 126 million children are involved in hazardous work, often enduring beatings, humiliation and sexual violence by employers while institutionalised children [whether in orphanages or detention facilities] are at a particular risk of violence from the staff responsible for their care including torture, beatings, isolation, restraints, rape and harassment.
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UN body says Iran fails to meet nuclear deadline
Will the sh*t hit the fan over this?
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9:44 am 8/31/06

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