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Decisive action by Israel and Palestinians

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Decisive action by Israel and Palestinians can dispel view that peace process is ‘on life support,’ – UN envoy

 Source: UN News.

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First half of 2015 ‘hottest six months on record’ – UN

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First half of 2015 ‘hottest six months on record’ – UN

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UN human rights experts renew calls to visit US

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UN human rights experts renew calls to visit US to advance criminal justice reforms

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Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal

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Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal

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Islamic finance should be utilized to fund sustainable development

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ADDIS: Islamic finance should be utilized to fund sustainable development, UN conference told

Source: UN News.

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UNESCO calls for investigation into death of Indian journalist

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UNESCO calls for investigation into death of Indian journalist

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Development financing as first milestone of 2015

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ADDIS: UN officials hail outcome of conference on development financing as first milestone of 2015

Source:UN News

16 July 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior United Nations officials today hailed the outcome of the financing for development conference in Addis Ababa as the first milestone in a critical year in which major decisions are also expected on the future sustainable development agenda and on climate change.

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Africa's economic transformation in focus

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ADDIS: Africa's economic transformation in focus at UN development financing conference

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UN applauds 'historic' deal on Iranian nuclear programme

Source:UN News. 14 July 2015 – The United Nations has welcomed the agreement reached between international negotiators and the Government of Iran as the two parties pave the way for a viable solution on the Gulf country's nuclear programme and towards possible peace in the region.

Describing the deal between Tehran and the so-called 'E3+3' as “historic” in a statementearlier this morning, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded all parties for their resolution of the long-standing diplomatic negotiations as “a testament to the value of dialogue.”

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The Rhythms of Compassion for the New Age

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The Rhythms of Compassion for the New Age

Rene Wadlow*

The rhythms of the past are strong, for the power of history is often heavy. There is inertia in centuries-old forms and practices which are no longer appropriate. Yet a new history is to be written, a new creation is to be born.

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