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New funding boosts research for controlling TB

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New funding boosts research for controlling TB, malaria, dengue and leishmaniasis

Bobby Ramakant, CNS (Citizen News Service)

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Ban condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist attacks in Paris,

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Ban condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist attacks in Paris, demands immediate release of reported hostages
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13 November 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the “despicable terrorist attacks” carried out today in various locations in and around Paris and demanded the immediate release of the numerous individuals reportedly being held hostage in the Bataclan theatre.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General condemned the multiple attacks that took place in the French capital.

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Woman as Peacemakers: A 31 October Anniversary

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Woman as Peacemakers: A 31 October Anniversary

Rene Wadlow –

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Thirty years of HIV epidemic in India: From despair to hope

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Thirty years of HIV epidemic in India: From despair to hope
Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service - CNS

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Translating Global Goals into local actions to fight NCDs

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Translating Global Goals into local actions to fight NCDs
Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service - CNS

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Peace-building: A Focus for UN Day

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Peace-building: A Focus for UN Day
by Rene Wadlow

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Nobel Peace Prize highlights conflict-resolution role of NGOs

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Nobel Peace Prize highlights conflict-resolution role of NGOs

By Rene Wadlow

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Global youth unemployment rate still above financial crisis levels

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New UN report shows global youth unemployment rate still above financial crisis levels

Source:UN News.

8 October 2015 – Global youth unemployment rates have stabilized somewhat but remain well above pre-financial crisis levels, according to a new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) today.

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Everyone is entitled to a life of dignity,

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Everyone is entitled to a life of dignity, Ban says on World Mental Health Day
Source:UN News.

10 October 2015 – Everyone has the right to respect and dignity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared in his message on World Mental Health Day, highlighting that people who have mental health and psychosocial disabilities deserve to live with the dignity that is integral to a healthy and fulfilling life.

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New standards to improve adolescent care worldwide

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UN agencies launch new standards to improve adolescent care worldwide
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6 October 2015 – Two United Nations agencies – the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) – announced today they have developed new standards for quality health-care services for adolescents, which aim to help countries improve services for people between the ages of 10 and 19.

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