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	UN Promotes Clean Energy In Africa - Less than 1 per cent of all patent applications relating to clean energy technology have been filed in Africa.
	UN Combats Human Trafficking - Nearly one-third of all victims of human trafficking officially detected around the world between 2007 and 2010 were children.
	UN Chief Ban Condemns Car Bomb Attack In Turkey - Ban Ki-moon condemned the car bomb attack that reportedly killed 40 people today in the town of Reyhanli, in Turkey's Hatay province.
	UN Condemns Atrocities In Syria - The international community must act to stop the conflict in Syria and ensure those responsible for human rights violations are held accountable.
	UN: Social Protection Measures Key in Fight Against Child Labor - The implementation of social protection measures can play a key role in rescuing minors from occupational bondage.
	UN Chief Ban Condemns Killing Of UN Peacekeeper In Abyei - Ban Ki-moon has called for calm in Abyei, an area contested by Sudan and South Sudan, following the killing of a top tribal chief and a UN peacekeepe.
	UN Concerned About Fighting In Nigeria - The UN reiterated its calls on Nigeria to abide by human rights principles during security patrols following reports 220 civilians were killed during clashes between military forces and the Islamist group Boko Haram.
	UN: Albinos Must Not Be Treated As Ghosts - A United Nations group of independent experts today drew attention to discrimination against persons with albinism in Tanzania.
	UN: April Deadliest Month in Iraq in Five Years - More people were killed and wounded in violent attacks across Iraq in April than in any month since June 2008.
	UN Chief Ban Urges Political Solution To Syrian Crisis - In a statement from Tripoli, the UN Support Mission said it stresses the basic right of all Libyans to express their demands by peaceful means.
	Ban Calls For Chemical Weapons Probe In Syria - Ban Ki-moon renewed his appeal for unfettered access to Syria for the UN team probing the alleged use of chemical weapons.
	UN: Syrian Refugees Straining Health Services In Region - The refugee crisis sparked by the conflict in Syria is increasingly straining health services in surrounding countries.
	UN Urges Israel and Palestinians To Restart Peace Talks - The desire for peace must be cultivated by early measures to reverse negative trends on the ground and build trust.
	UN Chief Ban Pleads For Political Solution To Syrian Conflict - Mr. Ban reiterated his call on the Security Council to find unity and put all of its weight behind a political solution in Syria.
	UN Chief Ban Speaks At World Bank-IMF Meeting - Ban discuss financing energy, poverty and sustainable development projects at World Bank-IMF meeting.
	Ban Welcomes Agreement Between Serbia and Kosovo - Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a landmark agreement between leaders of Serbia and Kosovo.
	UN Endorses Measures to Improve Sustainable Forest Management - The UN Forum on Forests concluded its tenth session in Istanbul Saturday after agreeing on a series of measures to improve the sustainable management of forests.
	UN Promotes 'Immunization Week' - There is an urgent need to improve vaccination supplies and to better communicate the health benefits provided by vaccines.
	UN Calls for Humanitarian Access to Southern Darfur - The UN called for immediate humanitarian access to areas of southern Darfur.
	UN Chief Ban Praises Talks Between Sudan And South Sudan - Ban Ki-moon said he was encouraged by the positive dialogue between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir

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