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  • 29 April UN system responds to global food crisis – UN radio Audio
    28 April UN expert says food crisis can cause starvation – UN radio Audio
    28 April WFP and FAO raise funds to intervene in world food crisis – UN radio Audio
    28 April ILO on workplace accidents – UN radio Audio
    25 April Accra Declaration calls for access of all to benefits of globalization – UN radio Audio
    25 April UN determined to stop malaria deaths by 2010 – UN radio Audio
    25 April The latest "buzz" on fighting malaria – UN radio Audio
    25 April Some factors which have sparked the food crisis – UN radio Audio
    25 April Indigenous people say the impact of climate change on their lives, territories and resources need to be considered now – UN radio Audio
    24 April FAO warns of threat to peace by soaring commodity prices – UN radio Audio
    24 April ILO warns about health risks at work – UN radio Audio
    24 April WFP pushes for solution to the food crisis – UN radio Audio
    24 April "South-South Cooperation" is revitalized – UN radio Audio
    23 April Loss of biodiversity affecting medical science – UN radio Audio
    23 April "Nothing but Nets" campaign helps prevent malaria – UN radio Audio
    23 April A call to make globalization deliver for the poor: UNCTAD – UN radio Audio
    22 April Poor countries call for "New Deal" on food prices – UN radio Audio
    21 April Indigenous forum focuses on climate change and language – UN radio Audio
    21 April UNCTAD conference opens in Ghana   – UN radio  Audio
    21 April Bolivia's president addresses UN Indigenous Forum – UN radio Audio
    21 April Secretary-General calls for food security measures – UN radio Audio
    21 April IOM helps Italy process asylum seekers in Lampedusa – UN radio Audio
    21 April Indigenous Forum highlights climate change as challenge to livelihoods – UN radio Audio
    21 April Global Action Week to highlight inclusive education – UN radio Audio
    18 April World Food Programme says it needs funds urgently for its operations in Haiti – UN radio Audio
    18 April   Conference inGhana to address pros and cons of globalization – UN radio  Audio
    18 April   Rising food prices force WFP to ask for more money – UN radio   Audio
    17 April   Trade Conference to open inGhana – UN radio   Audio
    17 April   UN helpsHaiti deal with the food crisis – UN radio   Audio
    16 April   HIV/AIDS and the sex trade – UN radio   Audio
    16 April   Ghana conference to focus on globalization – UN radio   Audio
    16 April   WFP warns of looming food crisis inNorth Korea – UN radio   Audio
    16 April   Too many mothers and children still die from preventable causes – UN radio   Audio
    15 April   Business as usual, not an option in agriculture – UN radio   Audio
    15 April   WFP may face "heartbreaking choices" due to rising food costs –   Audio
    15 April   ILO says workplaces becoming more supportive of colleagues with HIV – UN radio   Audio
    15 April   Biofuel production threatens the poor in Latin America: FAO – UN radio   Audio
    15 April   1000th project to cut greenhouse emissions registered – UN radio   Audio
    14 April   FAO discusses the future of biofuels – UN radio   Audio
    14 April   World Bank concerned about spiraling food prices – UN radio   Audio
    14 April   UN hosts high-level meeting to tackle growing food crisis – UN radio   Audio
    14 April   Watchdog group calls for an end to violations of Sri Lankan children – UN radio  Audio
    14 April   UN drugs czar says rule of law important to reaching MDGs – UN radio  Audio
    11 April   Guyana has made modest but uneven progress in meeting the MDGs – UN radio  Audio
    11 April   In 2003, the UN Population Fund, UNFPA, and partners launched a global campaign to end fistula – UN radio  Audio
    11 April   IOM supports migrant African women in helping their communities at home – UN radio   Audio
    11 April   Outcome of climate change meeting is encouraging – UN radio   Audio
    11 April   FAO chief calls for more action on global food crisis – UN radio   Audio
    11 April   WHO starts yellow fever vaccination campaign inMali – UN radio   Audio
    11 April   UNICEF seeks $134 million to feed children inHaiti – UN radio  Audio
    10 April   Climate change talks must reconcile diverging interests: UNFCC Executive Secretary – UN radio  Audio
    10 April   FAO warns that dry weather will worsen food insecurity inZimbabwe – UN radio  Audio
    9 April   Urbanization is good for you, say the experts – UN radio  Audio
    9 April   WMO praises climate change scientists – UN radio   Audio
    9 April   Denmark tops list of world's most networked economies – UN radio  Audio
    8 April   Slow pace of efforts to combat climate change effects – UN radio  Audio
    8 April   UN meeting looks at making urbanization work for all – UN radio  Audio
    8 April   World Bank warns that development goals will fall short unless progress is accelerated – UN radio  Audio
    8 April   UN officials urge support for emergency food appeal – UN radio  Audio
    18 April World Food Programme says it needs funds urgently for its operations in Haiti – UN radio Audio
    18 April Conference in Ghana to address pros and cons of globalization – UN radio Audio
    18 April Rising food prices force WFP to ask for more money – UN radio Audio
    17 April Trade Conference to open in Ghana – UN radio Audio
    7 April Climate change will worsen health crisis: WHO – UN radio Audio
    7 April WFP calls for urgent funds to curb unrest in Haiti – UN radio Audio
    3 April Least Developed Countries call for cancellation of external debts – UN radio Audio
    3 April More than 2 million children living with HIV: UN – UN radio Audio
    3 April World Bank chief calls for plan to fight hunger – UN radio Audio
    3 April UNESCO fights racism in football – UN radio Audio
    3 April Progress on combating AIDS in children – UN radio Audio
    3 April Economists debate how to accelerate poverty reduction – UN radio Audio
    2 April Substantial progress in achieving MDG targets in G'77 and China – UN radio Audio
    2 April FAO expects rice production to rise in 2008 – UN radio Audio
    1 April Africa 's economies grew 5.8 % in 2007 – UN radio Audio
    1 April Rise in food prices compounds challenge of meeting MDG's: Ban – UN radio Audio
    1 April UN fund founder and religious institutions mobilize $200 million for MDGs – UN radio Audio
    1 April Economists debate how to accelerate poverty reduction – UN radio Audio
    31 March UNICEF says children suffer in eastern DR Congo – UN radio Audio
    31 March Talks on new climate change treaty begin in Bangkok – UN radio Audio
    27 March UN food agency warns Somalia sinking deeper into abyss of suffering – UN radio Audio
    27 March Neglect of agriculture hurting poor in Asia – UN radio Audio
    26 March AIDS remains leading cause of death among 15-44 year-olds in Asia – UN radio Audio
    25 March UN Envoy to stop TB says HIV and TB must be tackled together – UN radio Audio
    25 March FAO conference in Peru looks to expand cultivation of potatoes – UN radio Audio
    25 March Transatlantic Slave Trade - An experience that should not be forgotten: CARICOM – UN radio Audio
    25 March WHO declares Somalia polio-free – UN radio Audio
    24 March WFP launches $500 million appeal to avoid rationing food aid – UN radio Audio
    24 March UNICEF demands release of abducted drivers and water drilling rig in Darfur – UN radio Audio
    24 March On world TB day, Secretary-General calls for accelerating fight against the disease – UN radio Audio
    24 March WMO calls for increased investment in climate observation technologies – UN radio Audio
    24 March Progress in achieving Millennium Development Goals uneven: Ban – UN radio Audio
    21 March ILO concludes session on basic labor rights – UN radio Audio
    21 March Lack of safe drinking water taking terrible human toll – UN radio Audio
    20 March Satellite data can save lives in disaster prone Asia-Pacific – UN radio Audio
    20 March WHO concerned by the number of school children smokers in India – UN radio Audio
    20 March World Water Day 2008: "Sanitation Matters" – UN radio Audio
    20 March UNIFEM and Avon partner to end violence against women – UN radio Audio
    20 March Haiti says it faces a number of challenges connected with climate change – UN radio Audio
    19 March Rapid urbanization increasing poverty and environmental Pollution in Asia: UNESCAP – UN radio Audio
    19 March WHO worried about slowdown in fighting TB – UN radio Audio
    18 March UN trade agency Chief warns against new waves of protectionism - UN radio Audio
    17 March UN housing right expert says US mortgage crisis is tip of iceberg – UN radio Audio
    17 March UNEP warns of disappearing glaciers – UN radio Audio
    17 March IAEA promotes cancer research and care – UN radio Audio
    14 March Over 100 million Europeans lack safe water – UN radio Audio
    14 March Child marriages: What can be done? – UN radio Audio
    13 March Women survivors of sexual violence in DRC face "Triple tragedy": Makeba – UN radio Audio
    13 March Workshop considers contribution of forest insects to the human diet – UN radio Audio
    12 March Drowning and road accidents - Leading causes of death for children in Asia – UN radio Audio
    12 March Inuit and Eskimos face the challenge of climate change on World Polar Day - UN radio Audio
    11 March African Steering Group assesses progress on the Millennium Development Goals – UN radio Audio
    11 March FAO calls on countries to report on forests – UN radio Audio
    11 March IOM opens centre for stranded migrants in Libya – UN radio Audio
    11 March UNICEF begins to reunite "Orphans" with parents in Chad – UN radio Audio
    11 March Oil price instability affects the poor – UN radio Audio
    10 March Special Adviser for MDGs urges States to speed up efforts to achieve Goals – UN radio Audio
    10 March Secretary-General is optimistic about Development Goals in Africa – UN radio Audio
    10 March WFP says banditry and funding shortfall threaten food delivery to Darfur – UN radio Audio
    7 March UN anti-drug agency Chief welcomes arrest of "Merchant of Death" – UN radio Audio
    7 March Forum concludes with a call for action to address global health worker shortage – UN radio Audio
    7 March Internet word game generates enough rice to feed one million people – UN radio Audio
    7 March African "Orphans" in kidnap scandal to be reunited with their families – UN radio Audio
    7 March Nearly all countries still have anti-women laws: Arbour – UN radio Audio
    7 March More women work, but few are better off: ILO UNICEF urges – UN radio Audio
    7 March International Women's Day at the UN: Investing in women and girls – UN radio Audio
    6 March Secretary-General urges more investment in women – UN radio Audio
    6 March Political crisis in Kenya led to decline in tourism revenues – UN radio Audio
    6 March UNICEF urges countries to expand services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission – UN radio Audio
    6 March WFP to launch emergency wheat and flour distributions in Afghanistan – UN radio Audio
    5 March High-profile drug abusers should not be exempt from punishment – UN radio Audio
    5 March In observance of International Women's Day, Red Cross focuses on women with missing relatives – UN radio Audio
    5 March FAO says harmful wheat fungus detected in Iran – UN radio Audio
    4 March How men can share in providing family care – UN radio Audio
    4 March UNIFEM and Avon fight violence against women – UN radio Audio
    4 March New year sees steep increase in irregular migration toYemen: UNHCR – UN radio Audio
    3 March Kampala meeting focuses on global health care worker shortage – UN radio Audio
    29 February Extreme cold devastates livestock in Afghanistan : FAO – UN radio Audio
    29 February Situation in Madagascar difficult after Cyclone Ivan: UNICEF – UN radio Audio
    28 February A national campaign against child abuse in Zimbabwe – UN radio Audio
    28 February UN agencies urge protection for all regardless of sexual orientation or HIV status – UN radio Audio
    28 February UN agencies launch appeal to abandon female genital mutilation – UN radio Audio
    27 February Bird flu could strike again in India : FAO – UN radio Audio
    26 February UNICEF announces US$17 million funding for education in Liberia – UN radio Audio
    26 February Half of world population to live in cities by end of 2008: United Nations – UN radio Audio
    26 February WHO warns that drug-resistant types of TB are on the rise – UN radio Audio
    25 February Secretary-General Launches Campaign to End Violence Against Women – UN radio Audio
    21 February UNESCO Calls for Mother Languages Not to Be Forgotten – UN radio Audio
    21 February 2008 UNEP Launches Climate Neutral Network to Reduce Greenhouse Gases – UN radio Audio
    20 February Environment Ministers Discuss Financing Needed to Meet Climate Challenge – UN radio Audio
    20 February Women and Children in Afghanistan Get Literacy Training Despite Insecurity: UNICEF – UN radio Audio
    19 February FAO Holds Meeting on Nutritional and Commercial Value of Bugs – UN radio Audio
    19 February UN Experts Welcome Australia's Apology to Indigenous Peoples – UN radio Audio
    19 February Climate Change Will Lead to More Migration: UN Agencies – UN radio Audio
    15 February First Global Anti-Human Trafficking Forum Concludes in Vienna – UN radio Audio
    14 February UNICEF Appeals for Urgent Funds to Prevent Starvation of Children in Somalia – UN radio Audio
    14 February General Assembly Wraps Three-Day Debate on Climate Change – UN radio Audio
    14 February Investors Look for Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change – UN radio Audio
    13 February UN Forum to Launch Action Against Human Trafficking – UN radio Audio
    12 February Sir Richard Branson Proposes Creation of an "Environmental War Room" – UN radio Audio
    11 February Ban Urges Concerted Action on Climate Change – UN radio Audio
    11 February Rising to the Challenge: Partnerships on Climate Change – UN radio Audio
    8 February WHO Reports 13 Deaths from Yellow Fever in Brazil – UN radio Audio
    8 February Ban Ki-moon Urges US Business Leaders to Support 'Green' Economics – UN radio Audio
    8 February UN Group Says Increased Incidents of Severe Weather Call for Disaster Response Readiness - UN radio Audio
    7 February Brazilian Footballer Kaka Helps Launch a WFP Campaign to Feed Schoolchildren – UN radio Audio
    7 February Staying "Fresh and Alive": WHO Provides a Roadmap to a Tobacco-free Environment – UN radio Audio
    6 February UNICEF and Other Agencies Assess Needs of Chadian Refugees in Cameroon – UN radio Audio
    6 February World Climate Conference Is Planned for 2009 – UN radio Audio
    6 February Poor Nations Can Benefit from Information and Communication Technologies – UN radio Audio
    6 February Afghanistan Record Opium Crop to Drop Only Slightly in 2008: UNODC – UN radio Audio
    6 February UN Population Fund Calls for Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation – UN radio Audio
    5 February UNICEF Defends the Rights of a Child Soldier Held in Guantanamo – UN radio Audio
    5 February WFP Makes Food Deliveries to Kenya – UN radio Audio
    4 February UNICEF Is Concerned About Plight of Children in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    4 February Experts predict an explosion of cancer within next two decades – UN radio Audio
    4 February UN Agencies Helping Earthquake Victims in DRC - UN radio Audio
    4 February WFP and UNHCR warn of dire consequences for refugees in Chad – UN radio Audio
    1 February UN Helps Over 17,000 Flood Victims in Mozambique – UN radio Audio
    30 January Japan Donates $12 Million to WFP to Rebuild Roads in South Sudan – UN radio Audio
    29 January UNICEF Is Concerned About Plight of Children in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    29 January UN Agencies Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    28 January On Holocaust Day Ban Ki-moon Calls for Education to Prevent Intolerance – UN radio Audio
    28 January UN Expert on Violence against Women Visits Saudi Arabia – UN radio Audio
    25 January UN and World Bank Launch Campaign for Safer Hospitals – UN radio Audio
    24 January UN Secretary-General Highlights Challenges of Securing Safe Water for All – UN radio Audio
    24 January ILO Says Global Unemployment Will Increase in 2008 – UN radio Audio
    23 January UN Food Agency Says Bandits Threaten its Food Deliveries in Darfur – UN radio Audio
    23 January British Football Star David Beckham in Sierra Leone Helps UNICEF Bring Attention to Child Survival – UN radio Audio
    22 January Red Cross expresses concern about the ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza – UN radio Audio
    22 January UN Aid Agencies Say Thousands of Displaced Kenyans Face Malnutrition – UN radio Audio
    21 January UN agency concerned about humanitarian implications of Gaza blockade – UN radio Audio
    21 January Climate change and recent unrest in Kenya and Gaza affecting public health: WHO – UN radio Audio
    21 January Red Cross and Red Crescent appeal for 326 million Swiss Francs – UN radio Audio
    21 January UN experts question women's rights in Saudi Arabia – UN radio Audio
    18 January UNHCR flies tonnes of humanitarian supplies to Kenya – UN radio Audio
    18 January UNICEF concerned about children in camps in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    18 January UN says floods outnumbered all other disasters combined in 2007 – UN radio Audio
    18 January Space agencies agree on enhanced use of satellites to monitor climate change – UN radio Audio
    17 January Humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza – UN radio Audio
    17 January UN launches emergency appeal for Kenya – UN radio Audio
    16 January The UN's Economic and Social Council has a new President – UN radio Audio
    16 January Slowdown in world economy protected by performance in developing market economies – UN radio Audio
    16 January UN Launches $41 Million Humanitarian and Recovery Appeal for Kenya – UN radio Audio
    16 January First Alliance of Civilizations Forum Ends in Madrid – UN radio Audio
    15 January UN seeks $8M in Emergency Aid for Malawi – UN radio Audio
    15 January Ban calls for constructive dialogue among cultures and between Nations – UN radio Audio
    15 January UNHCR to aid thousands of Kenyans who fled to Uganda – UN radio Audio
    15 January IOM assisting Iraqis displaced by Turkish shelling – UN radio Audio
    15 January Devastating floods cause death and displacement in Mozambique – UN radio Audio
    14 January Development should be a right for all - Ban – UN radio Audio
    14 January UN assisting flood-ravaged Southern Africa – UN radio Audio
    11 January News update-WMO to use satellites to track global warming – UN radio Audio
    11 January WFP distributes food in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    9 January UNICEF Appeals for $2.4M for Mozambique Flood Relief – UN radio Audio
    9 January UNCTAD Says Economic Recession Appears Inevitable – UN radio Audio
    9 January New Study Finds Childhood Pneumonia Can Be Safely Treated At Home – UN radio Audio
    9 January UN Food Agency Says 80 Percent of Gaza Population Now Requires Food Aid – UN radio Audio
    9 January First Alliance of Civilizations Forum to be Held Next Week in Madrid – UN radio Audio
    9 January News Update-The World Food Program Aid to Gaza – UN radio Audio
    9 January News Update-UNICEF Head Makes First Working Trip to Haiti – UN radio Audio
    9 January News Update-Alliance of Civilizations Conference – UN radio Audio
    9 January UN Aids Flood Victims in Southern Africa – UN radio Audio
    9 January Secretary-General Says UN Will Focus on the Poorest of the Poor in 2008 – UN radio Audio
    4 January UN Food Agency Feeding Thousands Displaced by Violence in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    4 January UNICEF Establishing "Safe Spaces" for Mothers and Children in Kenya – UN radio Audio
    3 January UN Food Agency to Feed One Million Displaced Iraqis in 2008 – UN radio Audio
    3 January International Year of the Potato – UN radio Audio
    2 January Another Person Dies of H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu in Egypt – UN radio Audio
    2 January UNICEF Welcomes International Year of Sanitation 2008 – UN radio Audio
    2 January The Impact of the Bali Agreement on Climate Change – UN radio Audio
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