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UN Enable - International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December 2009

www.un.org — The United Nations Programme on Disabilities works to assist in the promotion of effective measures for prevention of disability, rehabilitation, and the realization of the goals of full participation of disabled persons in social life and developmen
99 days ago
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India’s all-female UN police unit serves as inspiration for Liberian women

www.un.org — Liberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to join law enforcement agencies in the service of their own nation, the top UN official in the West Af
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111 days ago
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Iran: Ban troubled by reports of violent extinction of election protests in latest report

www.un.org — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was “deeply troubled” by reports of excessive force, arbitrary arrests and possible torture in the suppression of protests over the disputed Iranian presidential elections, in a report to the General Assembly on
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147 days ago
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UN rights chief speaks out against use of death penalty in Iran

www.un.org — The United Nations human rights chief today called for changes to Iranian laws to end the death penalty for juvenile offenders, and also voiced serious concern about the death sentences handed down to three people for their involvement in the recent
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