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UN meeting hears call for greater Asia-Pacific cooperation on development goals ECOSOC in session Asia-Pacific countries need to boost their cooperation with each other if the region is to achieve the series of social and economic targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their 2015 deadline, a United Nations meeting heard today. Ambassador […]
Ban presses for support for UN initiative to combat deforestation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses high-level forum on international forest protection in Durban, South Africa Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for increased support from Member States for a United Nations initiative to slow, halt and reverse deforestation, and help developing countries manage their forests in a sustainable […]
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Good or bad: Surprises drive learning in same neural circuits Neurosurgeons hoping to find ways to accelerate re-learning after a stroke or brain injury are trying to tease out the circuitry that governs learning. A new study of how the brain processes unexpected events found that neurons in two important structures handle both positive and […]
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Kids: Getting to the Heart of the Matter The brisk woosh-woosh-woosh of a baby’s heart is music to a pregnant mom’s ears. But once outside the womb, an all-out assault begins: American culture (and the rising tides of childhood obesity) is poised and ready to threaten that beautiful beating. Maybe it’s the inescapable screens (TVs, iPads, DXs, cell […]
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UN relief fund allocates $6 million to alleviate food crisis in Niger Mothers with hungry children lining up at distribution site in Taoa, Niger, for food handouts The United Nations relief chief today announced the allocation of $6 million from the world body’s humanitarian fund to support efforts to alleviate the suffering of millions of […]
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Rotating Night Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women Boston, MA — Women who work a rotating (irregular) schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in that month, may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes when […]
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Condemning violence in Yemen, UN rights chief urges protection of civilians Children in Al-Mazrak IDP camp in Haradh, northern Yemen. Photo: OCHA The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the killing of unarmed civilians in Yemen in recent days, and stressed that lethal force and heavy weapons must not be used against peaceful protesters. […]
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Spanish soccer star kicks off UN campaign to save endangered orangutans Spanish soccer star Carles Puyol Soccer star Carles Puyol, who led Spain to the World Cup title last year, is the face of a new United Nations campaign to save endangered orangutans that could face extinction within the next few decades. “Act Now for Orangutans” is […]
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Migiro calls on nations to continue fight against racism and xenophobia Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Countries must boost their efforts to combat systematic discrimination, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today while urging States to continue to combat racism, xenophobia and intolerance. In her remarks marking the closure of the International Year for People of […]
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UN agencies condemn violence against Mexican peace activists Two United Nations agencies have strongly condemned the recent murder of a Mexican peace activist and the attempted killing of the chief of a women’s rights organization in the same country and called on the Government to investigate and prosecute those responsible. Nepomuceno Moreno Núñez, a member […]
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