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Major stories in January 2012
Security Council debates situation in Syria
31 January 2012
Ban urges African countries to entrench civil, political and economic rights
29 January 2012
UN honours memory of children who perished in the Holocaust
27 January 2012
UNICEF appeals for nearly $1.3 billion to assist children in 2012
27 January 2012
Women’s education ‘smartest global investment,’ Ban tells World Economic Forum
26 January 2012
Cyprus: Ban calls for decisive steps towards final settlement after intensive talks
25 January 2012
UN chief outlines five-year action plan to build ‘the future we want’
25 January 2012
Somalia: UN envoy re-establishes office in Mogadishu after 17-year hiatus
24 January 2012
ICC sends prominent Kenyans to trial for crimes related to post-election violence
23 January 2012
UN rights chief speaks out against US failure to close Guantanamo detention facility
23 January 2012
World needs 600 million jobs for economic growth over the next decade – UN report
23 January 2012
Number of people affected by South Sudan clashes has doubled – UN
20 January 2012
UN chief urges Syrian President to stop killing his own people
15 January 2012
India on track to become polio-free, says UN health agency
12 January 2012
On anniversary of deadly quake, UN urges continued support for Haiti’s recovery
12 January 2012
