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| WORLD LEADERS DEMONSTRATED ENERGY, DYNAMISM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS BAN
September 22, 2009 at 6:10 pm
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| WORLD LEADERS DEMONSTRATED ENERGY, DYNAMISM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS BAN
New York, Sep 22 2009 6:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon <"http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=585">commended the world leaders who addressed the opening of today's United Nations climate change gathering – including the leaders of the United States, China, Japan and the Maldives – for displaying "energy and dynamism" on the issue.Some 100 heads of State and government have converged on UN Headquarters in New York for the largest-ever summit on climate change. Mr. Ban said he appreciated the leaders' demonstration of leadership "so that negotiators will get clear guidelines and directions" ahead of this December's conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, where negotiations on an ambitious new climate change agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions are set to conclude. The opening session of today's summit heard from eight world leaders, with the officials from Japan, the European Union and other developed countries having reaffirmed their pledges to slash emissions by 25 per cent by 2020. "It was an historic and strong commitment… particularly from Japan," the Secretary-General pointed out. To achieve the 2020 target, Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister vowed in his address to introduce a domestic emission trading system and a tariff for renewable energy, as well as considering a global warming tax. "You should remember how difficult it might have been for you, Prime Minister [Yukio Hatoyama] – who has been in his office only six days – and has changed the whole dynamic!" Mr. Ban exclaimed. For his part, Mr. Obama noted that the world has been too slow to act or even recognize the magnitude of the global warming threat. "It is true of my own country as well. We recognize that. But this is a new day. It is a new era," he added. "And I am proud to say that the United States has done more to promote clean energy and reduce carbon pollution in the last eight months than at any other time in our history." Also speaking at the opening session of the summit was Chinese President Hu Jintao, who emphasized the unique situation of developing countries. He said their top priorities are to grow their economies and wipe out poverty. "The international community should pay close attention to the predicament of developing countries," he emphasized. "It is important to listen to their voice and respect their wishes, and combine our efforts to address climate change with those to promote the growth of developing countries and build up their own dynamism for development and ability for sustainable development." The leader of the Maldives – which consists of some 1,200 tropical coral islets, none of which rises more than 1.8 metres above sea level, leaving the 400,000 inhabitants at great risk of rising sea levels and storm surges – issued an impassioned plea for urgent action today. President Mohamed Nasheed expressed hope that this summit will not fall into the predictable pattern whereby nations pledge action at international gatherings, only to forget about their commitments. "We at the Maldives desperately want to believe that one day our words will have an effect, and so we continue to shout them even though, deep down, we know that you are not really listening," he said. Other leaders who addressed the opening session were President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, President Óscar Arias Sánchez of Costa Rica, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France.
Sep 22 2009 6:10PM
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| FAILURE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NOT AN OPTION, BAN TELLS BUSINESS LEADERS
September 22, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| FAILURE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NOT AN OPTION, BAN TELLS BUSINESS LEADERS
New York, Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
Climate change presents a choice between sustainable economic growth and turmoil, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told business leaders today, stressing that failure to 'seal the deal' on an ambitious new agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions is not an option.Negotiations are set to conclude in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December on a new climate agreement to go into effect when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period ends in 2012. "An agreement in Copenhagen will help to fundamentally transform the global economy. It can spur innovation, unleash investments on an unprecedented scale and power green growth across the planet," Mr. Ban <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4082">said at the UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change, organized jointly by the UN Global Compact and other members of the UN family. The lunchtime event was attended by dozens of heads of State and government, as well as nearly 200 leaders of business and civil society organizations, including Cisco Systems, Deutsche Bank, and Oxfam International. Many of these leaders have already made strides in the fight against climate change, the Secretary-General said in his remarks. "They understand, you understand, that the short-term cost of action is far outweighed by the long-term price of inaction," as well as boosting global competitiveness and prosperity. Although the road ahead is complex, he highlighted that the choice is clear. "It is a choice between sustainable growth, a choice between inclusive global markets and trade anarchy, a choice between a healthy planet and environmental catastrophe." The forum also heard from, among others, former United States Vice-President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore. Participants engaged in interactive discussion sessions on mitigating and adapting to climate change, focusing on such areas as food security, energy solutions, water, financing and disaster preparedness. Also taking place today at UN Headquarters is the largest-ever gathering of world leaders on climate change. Convened by the Secretary-General, it has drawn some 100 heads of State and government to engage in direct discussions in small groups, each co-chaired by a leader from a developing and developed country, with the aim of finding a common understanding on a path forward. At the end of the day-long summit, this understanding will be captured in a summary presented by Mr. Ban.
Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
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| UN ENDEAVOURS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN HAVE A SAY IN CLIMATE CHANGE MOVES
September 22, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| UN ENDEAVOURS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN HAVE A SAY IN CLIMATE CHANGE MOVES
New York, Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
As negotiations wind down for a new climate change agreement to be reached in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the end of the year, the United Nations is continuing its push to ensure that the voices and needs of children – among the most vulnerable to global warming – are not ignored.Some 100 heads of State and government are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York today for a meeting on global warming convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who hopes that the event will generate political momentum towards 'sealing the deal' in the Danish capital in December on an ambitious agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions. "But the issue of children is very easily overlooked," according to Ken Maskall, a special advisor for the UN Children's Fund (<"http://www.unicef.org/">UNICEF). Texts being negotiated by nations, he said, include "scant reference to children." Characterizing climate change as an issue of "intergenerational justice," which exacerbates already existing problems such as poverty, inequity and degraded environments, he emphasized that "if we're failing to act, we're doing harm and infringing upon the rights of future generations." According to the World Health Organization (<"http://www.who.int/ceh/en/">WHO), children bear a disproportionate burden of disease caused by environmental factors, exacerbated by social and economic conditions such as conflict, poverty and malnutrition. Although they account for only 10 per cent of the global population, children under the age of five are victims of over 40 per cent of serious health risks resulting from environmental hazards, WHO said. Diarrhoeal diseases also claim almost 2 million children's lives yearly, with most cases related to environmental conditions, such as contaminated water and inadequate conditions. Global warming poses health risks – triggering catastrophic weather events, affecting food and water supplies, increasing air pollution and leading to the emergence of new infectious disease outbreaks – and will likely have the greatest impact on developing nations, which are the least able to cope and respond, according to the agency. UN experts, however, point to health indicators as only one benchmark of measuring global warming's impact on children. "You have to look at the cumulative impact of climate change, which sets off a chain of reactions," including aggravating poverty and malnutrition, said Maaike Jansen, who works as a Programme Officer for the UN Environment Programme (<"http://www.unep.org/">UNEP). These, in turn, she said, could potentially interfere with a child's mental development and educational achievements, leaving lasting effects. Mitigation measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions are vital, Ms. Jansen pointed out. Equally crucial are adaptation strategies, ranging from improving disaster risk reduction activities, such as teaching children how to swim, improved water management and creating drought-resistant crops. An end to "development as usual" is necessary to tackle climate change, said Lucy Stone, Climate Change Project Manager for UNICEF in the United Kingdom. "All development now will have to factor in how to adapt to the changing climate" by erecting homes away from flood zones and hurricane-proofing buildings, among other measures, as well as how to move towards a low-carbon society, where renewable forms of energy replace fossil fuels as the main sources of energy, she noted. World leaders are discussing the future of the war against global warming today and nations are gearing up towards Copenhagen, but children hold the "moral card" in the climate debate since they are the ones who will live with the decisions made now, Ms. Stone underscored. Behavioural change can only be brought about by children, Mr. Maskall said, stressing the value of empowering kids and of environmental education targeted for young people. "Children want to be taken seriously, and there is a new generation of young activists using all available media technology and increasingly are going to play a more forceful role in changing direction of debate," he predicted. UN agencies, including UNICEF, UNEP and the UN Development Programme (<"http://www.undp.org/">UNDP), are supporting an initiative called <"http://unite4climate.org/">Unite for Climate, which seeks to heighten youth actions in finding solutions to global warming. That scheme aims to swell the number of children involved in the fighting climate change, as well as bring together various climate campaigns from around the world. Last month, the largest-ever youth climate change conference, organized by UNEP, was held in the Republic of Korea, with the 800 young participants pledging to plough ahead with efforts to ensure that global warming remains an international priority. During the week-long Tunza International Youth Conference on Climate Change, young people agreed on regional action plans calling for, among other measures, reaching out to other environmental groups, educating others about the upcoming Copenhagen conference and utilizing social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, to spread the message. "There are a lot of indigenous cultures that are losing, because nobody wants to hear what we want to say, what we know about mother earth, and it is frustrating for us because we have so many things to share and the world doesn't listen to us," said Yaiguili Alvarado Garcia from the Kuna indigenous group in Panama. "There are many things we asked the governments to do and we know it is hard, but we want to work with them. We just want to make a better place for the children, for the animals and plants. It is about time we stop thinking just for us and think also for other beings that cannot speak for themselves. It is time to stop being selfish," she added.
Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
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| GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT AND US LEADER HOLD WIDE-RANGING TALKS AT UN
September 22, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT AND US LEADER HOLD WIDE-RANGING TALKS AT UN
New York, Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
The new President of the General Assembly, Ali Treki, held wide-ranging talks with United States President Barack Obama today, broaching peace and security, climate change, the Middle East conflict, the Darfur conflict in Sudan, disarmament and African development.Dr. Treki voiced appreciation for Mr. Obama's speech in Cairo earlier this year to the Muslim world, which he said opened the door for promoting more effectively the dialogue among civilizations, his spokesperson said in a statement. He expressed support for the US President's efforts to promote peace in the Middle East and noted that progress on this front will be extremely encouraging for international peace and security. Praising Mr. Obama's recent speech in Accra, Ghana, he noted that with its vast resources, the African continent has great potential and needs to be supported through trade and foreign investment. Mr. Obama said in Accra that his administration was giving priority to developing a partnership with the African continent, with special focus on food security, development and governance, today's statement said. The two leaders discussed the efforts for the maintenance of peace and security in Africa, particularly the cooperation between all sides with regard to the situation in the western Sudanese region of Darfur. Mr. Obama said a special meeting organized by the US with the top troop-contributing countries to the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation in Darfur (known as UNAMID) aimed to acknowledge the important contribution of peacekeepers and to discuss ways of making UN peacekeeping more effective. The two also exchanged views on the Security Council summit meeting on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament to be held on 24 September under the current US presidency of the Security Council. Dr. Treki expressed support for Mr. Obama's new approach to missile defence and disarmament. The two also discussed the important role of women in promoting the objectives of peace and security and development, the statement concluded.
Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
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| UN TREATY ON MARITIME GOODS TRANSPORTATION SET TO BE SIGNED IN ROTTERDAM
September 22, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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| UN TREATY ON MARITIME GOODS TRANSPORTATION SET TO BE SIGNED IN ROTTERDAM
New York, Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
A new United Nations treaty governing the movement of commercial cargo by sea is slated to be signed on Wednesday in Rotterdam, UN spokesperson Michele Montas announced today.Ms. Montas told reporters that the Dutch city will host a signing ceremony for the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, also known as the "Rotterdam Rules." The Convention, adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2008, creates a set of contemporary and uniform rules for the transportation of containers that include an international sea leg, but is not limited to port-to-port shipping of goods. Describing the rights and obligations of all parties involved in shipping goods by sea, the treaty aims to bring clarity regarding who is responsible and liable for what, when, where and to what extent. Among the innovations contained in the Convention, which updates and replaces three obsolete treaties, are provisions covering electronic transport records and container shipping as well as regulations for combined sea and land transport. The UN estimates that the shipping industry hauled 8 billion tons of cargo in 2007, or 80 per cent of the volume of world trade. The movement of oil constituted 33 per cent; dry bulks – iron ore, grain, coal, bauxite/alumina and phosphate – made up 25 per cent; and other dry cargos, including consumer goods, 42 per cent of the total goods shipped.
Sep 22 2009 4:10PM
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| SOMALIA'S PARTNERS MUST DO MORE TO FOSTER PEACE, SAYS UN OFFICIAL
September 22, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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| SOMALIA'S PARTNERS MUST DO MORE TO FOSTER PEACE, SAYS UN OFFICIAL
New York, Sep 22 2009 3:10PM
A senior United Nations official has called on the international community to do more to plant seeds of durable peace in Somalia, while paying tribute to the African Union peacekeepers who last week gave their lives while supporting the people of the strife-torn nation.The suicide bomb attacks on the Mogadishu headquarters of the AU mission in Somalia (<"http://www.africa-union.org/root/AU/AUC/Departments/PSC/AMISOM/amisom.htm">AMISOM) on 17 September reportedly killed at least 21 people, including the outgoing deputy force commander, Gen. Juvenile Niyoyunguriza from Burundi. The Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, Charles Petrie,
spoke on behalf of the UN at a funeral service held on Sunday in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, for the officers and soldiers from that country who were killed in the attacks. "Our presence today in Burundi is to express our deep gratitude and our unwavering admiration for these soldiers," he said, paying tribute to those who paid the ultimate price in supporting peace in Somalia. He called on the international community to do more to foster peace, saying "it is our duty to accompany Somalia in this long process." A full investigation is under way into the circumstances of last week's attacks, which were strongly condemned by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and several of Somalia's international partners.
Sep 22 2009 3:10PM
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| UN HELPS DELIVER FUGITIVE RWANDAN GENOCIDE INDICTEE TO CRIMINAL COURT
September 22, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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| UN HELPS DELIVER FUGITIVE RWANDAN GENOCIDE INDICTEE TO CRIMINAL COURT
New York, Sep 22 2009 2:10PM
A high-level Rwandan rebel indicted by the United Nations war crimes tribunal for his role in the 1994 genocide in the tiny Central African country has been handed over to the court after being arrested in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Grégoire Ndahimana, a high-level figure in the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR), was arrested in eastern DRC by the Congolese Army on 10 August 2009, and handed over by the Congolese Government to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (<"http://www.ictr.org/default.htm">ICTR) on Sunday in a transfer facilitated by the UN Mission in the DRC, known as <"http://monuc.unmissions.org/">MONUC. Mr. Ndahimana was one of 13 fugitives still at large out of the 81 people indicted by the ICTR for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994, when an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and Hutu moderates were killed by Hutu militants, mainly by machete, during a period of less than 100 days. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the fugitive's transfer, his spokesperson said in a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4081">statement.
Sep 22 2009 2:10PM
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| DIGITAL ADVANCES THREATEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, UN OFFICIAL WARNS
September 22, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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| DIGITAL ADVANCES THREATEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, UN OFFICIAL WARNS
New York, Sep 22 2009 2:10PM
With advances in digital technology playing into the hands of intellectual pirates, the head of the United Nations agency entrusted with protecting copyrights, patents and trademarks today called for a "global consultation" on how to finance culture in the 21st century.Governments must reflect on "how we can make copyright work in a digital environment where there is no difference in quality between the original and the copy and where the means of reproduction and distribution are available to everyone at insignificant cost," UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry told his agency's annual meeting in Geneva. "Tumultuous developments" are occurring, signalling "a fundamental challenge for the institution of copyright," he said. The objective of copyright is to "provide a market-based mechanism that extracts some value from cultural transactions to enable creators to lead dignified economic existence while at the same time ensuring the widest possible availability of affordable content," but the problem is "how to realize that objective amid the convergence of the digital environment," he added. "If we are to retain in this Organization our relevance in rule making we must be able to deal with all the frequencies of the spectrum of technological development," he said, urging Member States to find common ground in advancing the agency's normative work. Failure to do so would damage multilateralism and open the way to bilateral and pluri-lateral arrangements at a time when use of technologies is increasingly global, he warned, adding: "Global use of technology calls for a global architecture of norms to ensure that technologies are indeed available everywhere." WIPO needs to be able to make rules both for the latest developments in technology and for traditional knowledge systems. Member States need "to show flexibility and understanding" in renewing the mandate of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) on terms that will allow tangible results at the international level, he added.
Sep 22 2009 2:10PM
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| ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN DRAWS CONDEMNATION FROM UN
September 22, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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| ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN DRAWS CONDEMNATION FROM UN
New York, Sep 22 2009 2:10PM
United Nations officials in Sudan have strongly condemned a deadly attack at the weekend on a village in the south of the country that has claimed dozens of lives and is the latest in a series of ethnically-based attacks against civilians that have provoked mounting international concern.Media reports say around 80 people were killed, nearly 50 others wounded and around 2,000 homes were burned when gunmen attacked the village of Duk Padiet in Jonglei state on Sunday morning. Last month tribal militiamen attacked residents of the village of Wernyol, killing numerous civilians, and many other attacks have been reported across the south since the start of the year. The UN Mission in Sudan (<"http://unmis.unmissions.org/">UNMIS) issued a statement deploring the latest attack and voicing concern about the escalation of violence this year. "Some of the more recent attacks have deliberately targeted women and children and have had little or nothing to do with cattle rustling, a traditional cause of violence between neighbouring tribes and ethnic groups in the region," the statement noted. "This will become a source of mounting concern as the country heads towards the April 2010 national election and the referenda in southern Sudan and the Abyei region scheduled for 2011." The mission said it was concerned "that there may be elements that are directing attacks against institutions of the state. UNMIS urges the Government of Southern Sudan [GoSS] and other duly constituted authorities to further strengthen their efforts to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of these crimes." The mission flew the Governor of Jonglei and the GoSS Minister of Internal Affairs to the Duk Padiet area yesterday and offered its support to "all efforts to contain violence, promote reconciliation and address the humanitarian needs of the affected population in the coming days." UNMIS added that it was by the efforts of the Jonglei state Government to restore order and deter retaliatory attacks following Sunday's killings and to pursue dialogue among all parties.
Sep 22 2009 2:10PM
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| BAN VOWS SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN EFFORTS TO BUILD STATE INSTITUTIONS IN TWO YEARS
September 22, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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| BAN VOWS SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN EFFORTS TO BUILD STATE INSTITUTIONS IN TWO YEARS
New York, Sep 22 2009 1:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his strong support for Palestinian efforts to complete the building of state institutions in two years, and pledged the full assistance of the United Nations towards this goal.The plans to build up Palestinian institutions were announced last month by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, and reportedly include disentangling the Palestinian economy's dependence on Israel and foreign aid, trimming the size of the government, increasing the use of technology and unifying the legal system. "I strongly support the Palestinian Authority's plan to complete the building of the state apparatus for Palestine in two years, and pledge the UN's full assistance," Mr. Ban said in a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4079">message to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee that was delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. "The significance of this goal should not be lost on any of us. Nor can we underestimate the urgency of the moment," he told the gathering, which was attended by Mr. Fayyad and other officials. "Either we move forward, towards two States living side-by-side in peace, or backwards towards renewed conflict, deeper despair and long-term insecurity and suffering for Israelis and Palestinians alike. The status quo is untenable." Mr. Ban said he hoped it will be possible to immediately launch negotiations for an end of occupation and an end of conflict, based on clear commitments to and implementation of the Middle East Roadmap, including a settlement freeze. In addition, efforts on the political track must be accompanied by work on the ground, including continued engagement by the Palestinian Authority with the challenges ahead, as well as broader action by Israel to ease movement and access restrictions and to enable Palestinian growth. For donors, this means continued support to the Palestinian Authority, including budget support, and the alignment of programming behind Palestinian national priorities, he added. The Secretary-General also noted that the long-term impact of what is happening currently in Gaza can only undermine efforts to build a Palestinian State and achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The UN has proposed in concrete terms how to kick-start civilian reconstruction in Gaza, under its auspices, and Mr. Ban appealed once again to Israel to allow the entry of material into the area to make a meaningful start in addressing the massive civilian recovery needs following the conflict there earlier this year. Today's gathering comes ahead of a meeting slated for Thursday of the diplomatic Quartet – comprising the UN, European Union, Russia and the United States.
Sep 22 2009 1:10PM
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| HUMANITARIAN ISSUES TOP TALKS BETWEEN SECRETARY-GENERAL AND PAKISTANI LEADER
September 22, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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| HUMANITARIAN ISSUES TOP TALKS BETWEEN SECRETARY-GENERAL AND PAKISTANI LEADER
New York, Sep 22 2009 1:10PM
Humanitarian conditions in north-western Pakistan, the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan and the inquiry into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto topped the agenda during talks between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.Mr. Ban and Mr. Zardari also discussed this Thursday's meeting of the Group of Friends of Democratic Pakistan, issues of regional cooperation and Pakistan's troop contributions to UN peacekeeping operations during their talks yesterday in New York, according to a read-out provided by a UN spokesperson. Yesterday's discussions were one of a series of bilateral talks Mr. Ban is holding with world leaders this week as they gather at UN Headquarters for the summit on climate change and the start of the annual high-level segment of the General Assembly. Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (<"http://ochaonline.un.org/">OCHA) has revised upwards its flash appeal for aid to Pakistan, where hundreds of thousands of people remain uprooted by conflict in the northwest of the country. The appeal has been revised from $542 million to $680 million, according to Elisabeth Byrs, a spokesperson for OCHA, and as of today some $308 million is still needed.
Sep 22 2009 1:10PM
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| UN-BACKED REPORT OUTLINES SOCIAL, POLITICAL FACTORS DRIVING AIDS PANDEMIC
September 22, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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| UN-BACKED REPORT OUTLINES SOCIAL, POLITICAL FACTORS DRIVING AIDS PANDEMIC
New York, Sep 22 2009 12:10PM
Violence against women, the transition from war to peace and the criminalization of drug use and homosexuality are among the political, economic and social factors driving the HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to a United Nations-backed report released today."These findings underscore the importance of aligning efforts to prevent sexual violence and HIV prevention," Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Executive Director Michel Sidibé said of the report – <i>HIV/AIDS, Security and Conflict: New Realities, New Responses</i> – produced by the AIDS, Security and Conflict Initiative (ASCI), a global research programme supported by UNAIDS. "These connections have yet to be well established within the global context of HIV prevention, treatment, cure and support." Among 10 specific ways in which peacekeeping, peacebuilding and humanitarian responses may be better attuned to the risks of HIV, ASCI called for greater attention to the links between violence against women, forced sex, and increased risk of infection, citing groups of men who control sex workers and trafficking as a "core group" influencing transmission rates. It also highlights the transition from war to peace as a factor that increase transmission as refugees go hone, soldiers leave the army and relief agencies wind down, urging international donors to provide funds to cover the gap in HIV services between relief and development. HIV prevention, treatment, care and support should be integrated into disarmament and demobilization programmes, it adds. The report stresses that in many countries laws and law enforcement drive the AIDS epidemic underground by criminalizing injecting drug use, sex work and homosexuality, thus ruling out proven HIV prevention methods such as needle exchange and the promotion of condom use. It called for a new international effort involving lawmakers and law enforcement agencies to draw up HIV-sensitive laws and policing.
Sep 22 2009 12:10PM
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| QUEEN RANIA JOINS UNICEF IN URGING US SCHOOLGIRLS TO 'SHOUT OUT' FOR LESS FORTUNATE
September 22, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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| QUEEN RANIA JOINS UNICEF IN URGING US SCHOOLGIRLS TO 'SHOUT OUT' FOR LESS FORTUNATE
New York, Sep 22 2009 12:10PM
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has visited a girls' school in New York to shine the spotlight on the crucial role that quality education plays in improving children's lives, in her official role with the United Nations Children's Fund (<"http://www.unicef.org/">UNICEF).Joining UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, Queen Rania met with students and staff at the highly successful Young Women's Leadership School in East Harlem – a public school serving low-income minority students – on Monday. "I want you, girls with voices, to speak up and shout out for girls whose cries fall silent," <"http://www.unicef.org/media/media_51182.html">said Queen Rania, who has served as UNICEF's Eminent Advocate for Children since 2007. "I want you to pull up another girl, and help her stand tall and strong," she added. "I want you to be great, and inspire greatness in others. If anyone can do it, you can." Queen Rania – UN Girls' Education Initiative's (<"http://www.ungei.org/">UNGEI) Honorary Global Chair since July – and Ms. Veneman visited classrooms and spoke to a student assembly at the school, which has sent 100 per cent of its graduates on to higher education for nine consecutive years. Despite a 16 per cent global drop in the total number of out-of-school children since 1999, there are still approximately 100 million worldwide who remain outside an education system – the majority of them girls. UNGEI was established in 2000 to provide the extra support that girls in many countries need to enter and stay in school. "Providing quality education to girls is a sound investment that helps build a brighter future for their communities and their countries," said Ms. Veneman. "Her Majesty Queen Rania is a strong voice promoting access to a quality education for children around the world."
Sep 22 2009 12:10PM
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| UN AGENCY VOICES CONCERNS AS FRANCE DISMANTLES MIGRANT CAMP
September 22, 2009 at 11:10 am
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| UN AGENCY VOICES CONCERNS AS FRANCE DISMANTLES MIGRANT CAMP
New York, Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
The United Nations refugee agency has appealed to French authorities to consider the protection needs of individuals who had been staying in a makeshift camp in the northern city of Calais which the Government began to dismantle today.The people living in the camp, known as the 'jungle,' are mainly Afghans waiting to move to the United Kingdom. "As far as we know, only relatively few of them are still there this morning, most having moved to other locations," Andrej Mahecic, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (<"http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home">UNHCR), told a news conference in Geneva today. "We trust that the operation will be carried out in a correct and humane manner," he <"http://www.unhcr.org/4ab8a65a9.html">said, noting that UNHCR recognizes the need to combat smuggling and trafficking of persons, and the right of the French Government to maintain public order.
"Closing the so-called jungle camp does, however, not address the phenomenon of mixed and irregular migration, nor does it solve the problems of the people concerned, amongst whom there may be many with protection needs," said Mr. Mahecic. Therefore, UNHCR appealed to the French authorities to look for the best solution in each individual case. In particular, French authorities should ensure that those who wish to apply for refugee protection are given access to a full and fair asylum procedure, with an effective right of appeal. They should also be given proper accommodation pending the determination of their asylum claim, the agency stated, adding that special measures need to be taken for unaccompanied minors. "The situation in Calais underscores, once again, the need for governments in Europe to intensify efforts to arrive at a common European asylum system not only on paper but also in practice," said Mr. Mahecic.
Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
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| TWO CANDIDATES VIE IN FINAL ROUND OF VOTING FOR NEXT UNESCO CHIEF
September 22, 2009 at 11:10 am
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| TWO CANDIDATES VIE IN FINAL ROUND OF VOTING FOR NEXT UNESCO CHIEF
New York, Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
A fifth and final round of voting will take place later today to determine which of the remaining two candidates will be selected as the next Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Agency (<"http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29008&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html">UNESCO).Irina Gueorguieva Bokova, Bulgaria's former foreign minister and its current permanent delegate to UNESCO, and Farouk Hosny, Egypt's current Culture Minister, are the only candidates left in the field after four, inconclusive rounds of voting since last Thursday. The final round of <"http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46368&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html">voting will start about 6:30 p.m. local time in Paris, the headquarters of UNESCO and the site of the meeting of the agency's 58-member Executive Board. Voting is by secret ballot and the winner is chosen by a simple majority of the board. Seven other candidates were competing to be Director-General but have withdrawn from the race as the voting has progressed. They are Mohammed Bedjaoui (Algeria), Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Austria), Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos (Benin), Ivonne Juez de A. Baki (Ecuador), Ina Marciulionyte (Lithuania), Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko (Russia) and Sospeter Mwijarubi Muhongo (Tanzania).
The person elected will serve an initial four-year term. The current Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, ends his second term in November and is not eligible for another stint.
Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
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| DARFUR REFUGEES IN CHAD SET TO MOVE AWAY FROM UNSTABLE BORDER WITH SUDAN – UN
September 22, 2009 at 11:10 am
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| DARFUR REFUGEES IN CHAD SET TO MOVE AWAY FROM UNSTABLE BORDER WITH SUDAN – UN
New York, Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the decision to move a makeshift camp in eastern Chad, which shelters 28,000 people driven from their homes in neighbouring Darfur, further away from the volatile border area with Sudan.The Oure Cassoni refugee camp, currently located just seven kilometres from the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan, has increasingly become a recruiting ground by rebel Sudanese militia of child soldiers, Andrej Mahecic, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (<"http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home">UNHCR), <"http://www.unhcr.org/4ab8a6d99.html">told reporters in Geneva. Mr. Mahecic added that in addition to an absence of protection and security guarantees, residents in the Oure Cassoni camp suffer from severe water and firewood shortages. UNHCR together with Chadian Government officials is considering the suitability of a new site 45 kilometres north of the town of Bahai and away from the border with Sudan, as well as an option to move the refugees into several smaller camps. "This week we will begin informing the residents of Oure Cassoni of plans to move the camp, which has been in operation for five years," said Mr. Mahecic. "Once a suitable site has been identified, planning the logistical aspects of the move will get underway," he added. "This will include designing the new camp, drilling boreholes and setting up tents to accommodate the refugees who will then construct their homes on their allocated spaces." Other UN agencies, such as the World Food Programme (<"http://www.wfp.org/">WFP) and the UN Children's Fund (<"http://www.unicef.org/">UNICEF), will collaborate in organizing the move, and the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad – known as MINURCAT – is expected to provide security and may supply logistical support. "Early estimates indicate that UNHCR will need to raise an additional $9 million to carry out the relocation operation," said Mr. Mahecic. UNHCR assists 250,000 Sudanese refugees in 12 camps in eastern Chad, and cares for around 70,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) in southern Chad.
Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
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| GLOBAL CAMPAIGN REACHES GOAL OF SEVEN BILLION NEW TREES, SAYS UN AGENCY
September 22, 2009 at 11:10 am
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| GLOBAL CAMPAIGN REACHES GOAL OF SEVEN BILLION NEW TREES, SAYS UN AGENCY
New York, Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
The campaign to plant seven billion new trees in a bid to push governments into reaching agreement on a climate change pact in Copenhagen this December has achieved its goal, the United Nations announced today.Today's milestone was reached with the news that China has planted 2.6 billion trees as part of the campaign, bringing the total to 7.3 billion trees planted in 167 countries, according to a news release issued by the UN Environment Programme (<"http://www.unep.org/">UNEP). The campaign was launched in 2006 with the aim of planting seven billion trees by the end of this year, coinciding with the UN Climate Change Conference, which aims to draw up a successor pact to the Kyoto Protocol and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. "Seven billion trees, seven billion commitments to action and seven billion reasons why governments should be inspired to 'seal the deal' at the crucial UN climate change convention meeting in Copenhagen in less than 80 days' time," <"http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=596&ArticleID=6319&l=en">said UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner. He noted that when the campaign was launched, there were those who said it could not be done. "But day after day and week after week, people have got out into their gardens, parks and cities and into the countryside and the rural areas to prove the doubters wrong," he said. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, the founder of the Kenyan Green Belt Movement and the campaign's co-patron, encouraged people to plant even more trees to celebrate today's achievement. "By making the Billion Tree Campaign such an incredible success, people from every continent are calling their governments to truly start caring for the planet and to find unity in the fight against climate change." Tree planting remains one of the most cost-effective ways to address climate change, according to UNEP. Trees and forests play a vital role in regulating the climate since they absorb carbon dioxide. Deforestation, in turn, accounts for over 20 per cent of the carbon dioxide humans generate, rivalling the emissions from other sources. Trees also play a crucial role in providing a range of products and services to rural and urban populations, including food, timber, fibre, medicines and energy as well as soil fertility, water and biodiversity conservation. The announcement of the milestone coincided with Global Climate Week, an event launched to mobilize global mass action around the UN high-level event on climate change which began in New York today.
Sep 22 2009 11:10AM
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| 'Pinwheels for Peace' Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Kindergartners and first-graders from Bowen Elementary form a giant peace symbol as they prepare to plant pinwheels in the ground as part of the international program "Pinwheels for Peace" outside the school in Bryan on Monday. It was the Internation ... | | 'She loved everybody' Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT The legacy of Mell Pruitt -- co-founder of the Brazos Valley African American Museum -- will be that she was a loving, selfless and tireless community activist, friends and family said Monday.The 79-year-old died Monday after spending several weeks ... | | Council to hear deannexation plea Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT The Bryan City Council is expected to hear a familiar voice Tuesday when a longtime opponent of annexation once again asks officials to let just over 100 acres be removed from within the city limits.Karen Hall, who owns property off East Texas 21 and ... | | St. Joseph's to offer free flu seminar Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT St. Joseph Regional Health Center will offer a free seminar on flu facts from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Education Annex.Coordinators will discuss the seasonal flu, the H1N1 virus and most available vaccines. Information regarding the latest facts ... | | Man robbed while walking in CS, police say Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT College Station police are searching for two men who robbed a man of his cell phone and attempted to take other belongings late Monday.Police responded at 10:22 p.m. to a robbery report in the 500 block of Cherry Street. Prince Varghese, 22, of Colle ... | | Man killed in motorcycle wreck on Texas 21, police say Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:46 AM PDT Police said they have identified the driver of a motorcycle killed in a wreck on Texas 21 just west of Texas 6 as 29-year-old Eric Barker. An Impala was traveling eastbound on Texas 21 around 9:40 a.m. Monday when the driver turned left and hit Bark ... | | Services pending for Mell Pruitt Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:08 AM PDT Longtime educator and community activist Mell Pruitt died Monday after a lengthy illness. She was 79. Services are pending at Jones and Washington Mortuary for the Bryan resident who first taught at Kemp High School before serving as a counselor at ... | | Woman arrested after toddler found unattended, police say Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:17 AM PDT A 21-year-old College Station woman was arrested after police said her young son got out of the house and darted onto a busy roadway. Shaunice Nicole Williams was arrested Sunday on a charge of abandoning or endangering a child, a state jail felony ... | | Murder case expected to go to jury Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT The trial of a Bryan man accused of stabbing to death a man with whom he was smoking crack is expected to go to a jury Tuesday after the defense wrapped up its case Monday. Closing arguments are expected to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the case involvi ... | | Census: U.S. life altered Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The recession is profoundly disrupting American life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools yet getting stuck in ever-worse traffic, staying put rather than moving to new cities.A broad array of U.S. cen ... | | Baucus revises health bill to calm Dems' concerns Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was adjusting his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fellow Democrats and a key Republican about insurance costs, part of his ongoing struggle to deliver on Pre ... | | A&M student found dead in Aston Hall Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT A 19-year-old Texas A&M University student was found dead over the weekend in his residence hall, authorities said. No foul play is suspected in the death of Robert Davis Briggs of Maple Valley, Wash., said A&M police Chief Elmer Schneider.Th ... | | Study tests for flu before first sneeze Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine -- with a mere drop of blood -- who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in. And they're turning to hundreds of dorm-dwellin ... | | Officials warn of possible attack Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT A judge ordered an Afghanistan-born Colorado man who allegedly received al-Qaida training and had bomb-making instructions on his computer to be held pending a detention hearing Thursday, as the government warned law enforcement around the nation Mon ... | | Group pleas for scent IDs to stop Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT The Innocence Project of Texas is calling on Texas prosecutors and the state's forensic science commission to ban the use of scent identification lineups, saying the technique has led to several false arrests.The group made its plea during a news con ... | | Ousted leader is back in Honduras Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Deposed President Manuel Zelaya defied threats of arrest and returned home to Honduras Monday, three months after he was forced into exile at gunpoint.Seeking safety at the Brazilian Embassy, Zelaya called on his countrymen to come to the capital for ... | | Giant squid caught off Louisiana coast Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- Government scientists off Louisiana's coast reached down more than 1,500 feet and pulled up a giant squid -- the first ever caught alive in the Gulf of Mexico.The last time scientists got a giant squid from the gulf to study was in 195 ... | | Hit man in Houston slayings of 3 set to die Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A convicted hit man is set for execution for a triple slaying related to drug deals in Houston almost 14 years ago.Christopher Coleman faces lethal injection Tuesday evening in the state death chamber in Huntsville.He was condemn ... | | Perry opens climate bill discussions Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas officials are gathering in Austin to discuss what the climate bill in Congress could mean for a state that emits more greenhouse gases than any other.Gov. Rick Perry has complained that efforts to drastically cut greenhouse emi ... | | Documents: Anna Nicole Smith's doctors were warned about prescription drugs Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles pharmacist told Anna Nicole Smith's internist that the drugs the internist prescribed to the model after her son died were "pharmaceutical suicide," according to unsealed documents written by state officials.Smith's docto ... | | NJ man, 82, charged with fondling Wal-Mart patrons Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. -- Police in New Jersey say an 82-year-old sex offender has been charged with fondling female Wal-Mart customers.Hector Castro of Hasbrouck Heights was arrested at a Wal-Mart in Secaucus on Sunday and charged with lewdness and four coun ... | | Ex-Ohio coach gets 4 years for arson at own home Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT TROY, Ohio -- A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been sentenced to four years in prison for setting fire to his home, which prosecutors said he had done to portray himself as the victim of a hate crime.Authorities who responded to the ... | | NY Gov. Paterson mum after lukewarm intro by Obama Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT TROY, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson had weathered a weekend in which veiled messages were sent to him from Washington Democrats to drop out of the gubernatorial race and make room for the more popular Andrew Cuomo to lead a critical 2010 ticket.Then, o ... | | Blood Test for Breast Cancer Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:06 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can help doctors assess treatment effectiveness for patients with metastatic breast cancer. "The current standard of care for metastatic disease involves the use of radiology s ... | | Majority of Breast Cancer Patients Don't Get Tested Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:06 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) Breast cancer patients may not be receiving the right medicine, a new study suggests. New studies reveal a lack of information about new testing technologies for breast cancer. According to standard care, women with early stage ... |  |
| PRINCESS MÁXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS NAMED NEW UN ADVOCATE ON INCLUSIVE FINANCE
September 22, 2009 at 10:10 am
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| PRINCESS MÁXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS NAMED NEW UN ADVOCATE ON INCLUSIVE FINANCE
New York, Sep 22 2009 10:10AM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Princess Máxima of the Netherlands has his new Special Advocate on Inclusive Finance, which he said can spur poverty reduction and advance development. "Your extensive knowledge and expertise makes you a perfect choice for this important undertaking," Mr. Ban said yesterday. "You will be able to work for the well-being of so many people who need our hands, who need your hands and who need the United Nations." Inclusive finance, he pointed out, has a key role to play in propelling efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline. Princess Máxima was a member of the Advisors Group to the 2005 International Year of Microcredit and a year later she joined the UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. She was a member of the Group's Executive Committee and chaired its Working Group on Advocacy. The Secretary-General voiced hope that Princess Máxima's "advocacy will make a tremendous difference."
Sep 22 2009 10:10AM
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| BAN EXHORTS WORLD LEADERS TO ACCELERATE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
September 22, 2009 at 10:10 am
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| BAN EXHORTS WORLD LEADERS TO ACCELERATE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
New York, Sep 22 2009 10:10AM
With the clock ticking towards this December's climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pressed world leaders gathered at the United Nations to speed up their action on global warming and preserve the planet for future generations.Today's summit at UN Headquarters in New York is the largest ever on climate change, with more than 100 heads of State and government in attendance. It takes place just under 80 days before the start of the Copenhagen conference, where nations are aiming to wrap up negotiations on an ambitious new agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions that would go into effect in 2012 when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period expires. But Mr. Ban, who visited the Arctic ice rim earlier this month and saw first-hand the rapid impact of climate change, today expressed regret over the "glacial" speed of negotiations and urged leaders to take "the long view" to meet their people's needs. "Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century," he stressed. "It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and security." The Secretary-General countered claims that addressing global warming comes at too high a price tag. "They are wrong," he said. "The opposite is true. We will pay an unacceptable price if we do not act now." He urged developed nations to take the first steps forward, with developing nations also needing to make strides. "All countries must do more – now." Success in Copenhagen will require all nations working in concert to limit global temperature rise, as well as boost the world's ability to cope with changes set in motion by climate change. Any deal reached in the Danish capital must "provide comprehensive support to the most vulnerable" who have contributed least to the crisis but are suffering the most, Mr. Ban underscored. Adaptation, he said, is both a moral obligation and a political imperative. "It is a smart measure in a more secure future." Financing is also a crucial component, as well as the establishment of an equitable global governance structure addressing developing countries' needs. Not 'sealing the deal' in Copenhagen would be "morally inexcusable, economically short-sighted and politically unwise," the Secretary-General said. A new climate pact has the potential to help 'green' global economic growth and lift billions out of poverty, as well as boosting cooperation on trade, energy, security and health issues, he added. The past year's multiple crises – financial, economic and food, among others – has proven that "our fates are intertwined," Mr. Ban stressed.
The day-long event opened with the recitation of a portion of late astronomer Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot by actor Djimon Hounsou, followed by a film both written and narrated by children from around the world.
United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are among the world leaders who will address the opening session of today's gathering. It will also feature a UN Leadership Forum Luncheon – to be addressed by former US Vice-President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore – which will mark the first time that global political leaders, as well as top business and civil society officials, will meet on such a large scale at the UN. While not a negotiating session, the summit will allow world leaders to engage in direct discussions in small round-table discussions, each co-chaired by a leader from a developing and developed country, with the aim of finding a common understanding on a path forward. At the end of the day-long event, this understanding will be captured in a summary presented by the Secretary-General. Meanwhile, World Food Programme (<"http://www.wfp.org/">WFP) Executive Director Josette Sheeran echoed Mr. Ban's call by challenging world leaders to focus on the human dimension of climate change. "Every day we at WFP see the effects of the ravages of weather-related hunger on the people we assist," she said in a <"http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/statement-wfp-executive-director-josette-sheeran-climate-change">statement issued today. "Every day we see people suffer from droughts and floods. Every year the situation gets worse." Ms. Sheeran underlined that climate change is a "crisis multiplier" – adding to the negative impact of the existing food and financial crises.
Sep 22 2009 10:10AM
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| AS FIGHTING RESUMES IN YEMEN, UN AGENCY RENEWS CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR
September 22, 2009 at 9:10 am
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| AS FIGHTING RESUMES IN YEMEN, UN AGENCY RENEWS CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR
New York, Sep 22 2009 9:10AM
The United Nations refugee agency today renewed its appeal to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians displaced and stranded by fighting in northern Yemen, where clashes renewed over the weekend despite an announced two-week suspension of military operations."This is the second failed ceasefire in less than a month," Andrej Mahecic, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (<" http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home">UNHCR), told reporters in Geneva. He <"http://www.unhcr.org/4ab8a6a39.html">said the relative calm that was reported in the city of Sa'ada at the end of last week was shattered over the weekend as clashes erupted between Government forces and Al Houthi rebels. UN officials have repeatedly called for the establishment of humanitarian corridors for the delivery of much-needed aid to the 150,000 uprooted by the latest round of fighting that began on 12 August. Mr. Mahecic reiterated that a corridor to Sa'ada remains a top priority for UNHCR as its stocks in the city are diminishing. In neighbouring provinces, the agency is assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) both inside and outside the camps. According to UNHCR, every day new families arrive in the Al Mazraq camp in Hajjah province, which is now sheltering some 5,000 IDPs. "Some walk for days before reaching the site. People in the camp are struggling to survive daily hardships as well as brutal weather," said Mr. Mahecic. In addition, heavy rain damaged more than 50 tents at the camp over the weekend, leaving hundreds of families without shelter. A team from UNHCR has rushed to repair or replace tents. Mr. Mahecic said that pending finalization of the layout of the newly identified camp site in Khaiwan in Amran province, UNHCR and its partners continue to register IDPs outside the camp, especially those who sought shelter in schools and with host families. It is also distributing aid to some 2,100 IDPs registered in the cities of Amran and Khamir.
Sep 22 2009 9:10AM
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| WORLD LEADERS GATHER AT UN FOR LARGEST-EVER SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
September 22, 2009 at 8:10 am
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| WORLD LEADERS GATHER AT UN FOR LARGEST-EVER SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
New York, Sep 22 2009 8:10AM
Nearly 100 heads of State and Government are converging on United Nations Headquarters today for a climate change summit convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the largest gathering ever on the issue.
The aim of the gathering is "for leaders to mobilize the political momentum that can accelerate the pace of negotiations and help strengthen the ambition of what is on offer," he said. Today's <"http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/climatechange/lang/en/pages/2009summit">summit comes less than 80 days before the start of the climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, where nations are set to wrap up negotiations on an ambitious new agreement on curbing the emission of harmful greenhouse gases. That agreement is set to go into effect in 2012, when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires. In <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4078">remarks yesterd
ay to the Alliance of Small Island Developing States, he emphasized that any deal reached in the Danish capital must be "equitable, effective and comprehensive," with today's summit serving as a "chance for national leaders to build bridges and dispel mistrust." Opening today's summit will be actor Djimon Hounsou, who will recite a portion of late astronomer Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot," followed by a film both written and narrated by children from around the world. United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are among the world leaders who will address the opening session of today's gathering. It will also feature a UN Leadership Forum Luncheon -- to be addressed by former US Vice-President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore -- which will mark the first time that global political leaders, as well as top business and civil society officials, will meet on such a large scale at the UN. While not a negotiating session, the summit will allow world lead
ers to engage in direct discussions in small roundtable discussions, each co-chaired by a leader from a developing and developed country, with the aim of finding a common understanding on a path forward. At the end of the day-long event, this understanding will be captured in a summary presented by the Secretary-General.
Sep 22 2009 8:10AM
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| A former police officer from a polygamous community has filed a lawsuit against Arizona officials, claiming he was defamed and his civil rights violated when they revoked his police certification. |
| Mom, 2 sons dead in suspected murder-suicide in Mesa
September 21, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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| The two brothers who were apparently shot to death by their mother late Saturday were students at Rhodes Junior High School in Mesa, police said Monday. |
| AZ Steps Up Surveillance for Swine Flu
September 21, 2009 at 1:07 pm
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| With Arizona among at least 21 states where swine flu is already widespread, state health officials are casting a surveillance net wider than normal to detect cases of illnesses and deaths as they try to learn how the outbreak is spreading and what can be done to help those at risk. | 
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Photos: U2
September 21, 2009 at 12:23 pm
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| U2, live at Gillette Stadium, September 20, 2009
U2, live at Gillette Stadium, September 20, 2009
The crowd at U2, live at Gillette Stadium, September 20, 2009. Photos by Richard McCaffrey.
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| Photos: The Walkmen
September 21, 2009 at 11:19 am
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| The Walkmen live at the Middle East downstairs, September 18, 2009
The Walkmen live at the Middle East downstairs, September 18, 2009
The Walkmen live at the Middle East downstairs, September 18, 2009. Photos by Sarah Viera.
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| The 100 greatest U2 songs of all time
September 21, 2009 at 9:51 am
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The 100 greatest U2 songs of all time
100) Get On Your Boots 099) Satellite of Love 098) No Line on the Horizon 097) The Saints Are Coming 096) Indian Summer Sky 095) An Cat Dubh 094) New York 093) I Fall Down 092) Miracle Drug 091) Gone
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| 9/22 KPHO.com - Most Popular Stories
September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Suit Seeks To Stop Snowbowl Expansion
September 21, 2009 at 6:51 pm
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| | Critics in a yearslong fight to block expansion of a ski resort on an Arizona mountain that American Indian tribes consider sacred are suing the U.S. Forest Service. |
| Supervisor Arrested On 93 Felony Counts
September 21, 2009 at 6:04 pm
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| | Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley faces 93 felony counts relating to fraud and seven misdemeanor counts. |
| Woman Gets 25 Years In Son's Death
September 21, 2009 at 5:58 pm
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| | A Glendale woman was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison in the death of her 8-year-old son at a Tucson hotel in 2007. |
| Toddler Among 5 Killed In Southeast Storms
September 21, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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| | A two-year-old boy is found dead in Georgia after floodwaters sweep him from his father's arms. |
| Panel Eyes School Tax Credit
September 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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| | Members of a legislative task force starting a review of an income tax break provided for donations for private school scholarships say they'd like to make the program more transparent and focus it on helping students who aren't wealthy. |
| Trial Date Set For Teen In Liberian Rape
September 21, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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| | A Phoenix court commissioner has set a trial date for a teenage suspect in the alleged gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl. |
| Kingman Couple Accused Of Child Abuse
September 21, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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| | A Kingman couple is under investigation for alleged child abuse. |
| FLDS Man Sues AZ Over Lost Job
September 21, 2009 at 12:35 pm
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| | A former police officer from a polygamous community claims he was defamed and his civil rights violated when officials revoked his police certification. |
| DPS Reopens I-40 WB West Of Seligman
September 21, 2009 at 10:42 am
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| | DPS reopens I-40 in both directions west of Seligman after a tractor-trailer that may have had hazardous materials on board burned. |
| Police Find Man Wielding 3-Foot Sword
September 21, 2009 at 10:34 am
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| | Officers responding to a domestic violence call on North Biltmore Drive found a man lying on the floor on top of a 3-foot sword, police say. |
| Ceaseless Deaths Of Famous Mark Summer '09
September 21, 2009 at 9:52 am
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| | We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens. |
| Colo. Terror Plot Suspect Due In Federal Court
September 21, 2009 at 6:50 am
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| | A Colorado man arrested as part of a terrorism investigation who admitted to receiving training from al-Qaida will be in court to hear the charges against him. |
| Online News May Soon Cost Money
September 21, 2009 at 6:11 am
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| | With their advertising revenue drying up, newspaper publishers spent much of the spring and summer debating whether to cut off free online access to some of the material they run in their shrinking print editions. | 
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Warren's Jazz Bistro, 3 stars
September 21, 2009 at 1:51 pm
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| | Warren's has putting some syncopation into the East Valley's normally staid beat for almost a year. | | |  |
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Tongue patch makes eating painful
September 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm
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| | CHICAGO - The most barbaric weight-loss treatment of the day goes to the ''Chugay Tongue Patch,'' a postage-stamp-sized piece of mesh that is surgically attached to your tongue to make eating painful. |
| White Philly officer told to get rid of cornrows
September 21, 2009 at 6:48 pm
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| | PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia say a White officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a Black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards. |
| Cheating girlfriend seeks 2nd chance by holding sign
September 21, 2009 at 1:30 pm
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| | SANDUSKY, Ohio – An Ohio woman who said she was unfaithful has chosen a very public way of asking her boyfriend not to break up their engagement. |
| St. Louis coffee spill costs campus $200,000
September 21, 2009 at 1:16 pm
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| | ST. LOUIS - St. Louis is perking up with jokes about the $200,000 cup of coffee. But officials at a college and its insurance company aren't laughing. |
| 91-year-old nude Fla. man makes arrest
September 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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| | LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Authorities say a 91-year-old South Florida man jumped out of bed naked and held an intruder at gunpoint until deputies arrived. |
| World's oldest man marks 113th birthday
September 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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| | GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A Montana resident who is considered to be the world's oldest man celebrates his 113th birthday Monday. | | | 
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| ASU football live chat - Tuesday
September 21, 2009 at 2:04 pm
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| | ASU football beat writer Jeff Metcalfe takes your questions Tuesday, Sept. 22 as the Sun Devils prepare for their first-ever visit to Athens to face the Georgia Bulldogs. | 
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| 9/22 NBA.com - Top Videos
September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| All Access: Chris Paul's Workout
September 21, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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| | Get your all-access look inside the summer workout of New Orleans Hornet star Chris Paul. |
| New Look Mavs
September 21, 2009 at 5:46 pm
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| | Jason Kidd and his new Maverick teammates show off their new uniforms for the upcoming season. |
| Keeping the Nucleus Together
September 21, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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| | Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle says new additions will only add to his core team from last season. |
| Together Again
September 21, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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| | Shawn Marion and Jason Kidd talk about what it's like to be wearing the same uniform again. |
| New Mavericks Uniforms
September 21, 2009 at 4:35 pm
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| | Dallas guard Jason Terry models the new Mavericks alternate uniforms. |
| Top 10 Jazz Plays
September 21, 2009 at 12:21 pm
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| | Deron Williams highlights the Jazz' best plays of the '08-'09 season. | | | 
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| Maupin gets 5 years' probation for making false statement to FBI
September 21, 2009 at 8:35 pm
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| | A former Phoenix mayoral candidate was sentenced Monday to five years of probation and 75 hours of community service for making a false statement to the FBI. |
| 18-year-old man arrested in Surprise attack and robbery
September 21, 2009 at 7:33 pm
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| | Johnny Hernandez was arrested Saturday after he assaulted and robbed another man, police said. |
| Man on bike steals pregnant woman's purse in Glendale
September 21, 2009 at 7:29 pm
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| | Woman walking near 67th and Maryland avenues when bicyclist approached her from behind. |
| Ex-Tolleson officer may lose certification over escort service
September 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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| | Former Tolleson Sgt. David Matta resigned in 2008 after being accused of using an escort service. |
| Glendale woman sentenced in son's 2007 death at hotel
September 21, 2009 at 4:30 pm
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| | Jennifer Jansma was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison in the death of her 8-year-old son. |
| Trial date set for suspect in Liberian girl's rape
September 21, 2009 at 3:02 pm
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| | A Phoenix court commissioner has set a trial date for a teenage suspect in the alleged gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl. | 
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Memorial Honors 2 Mesa Boys Killed In Murder-Suicide
September 21, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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| | An outpouring of grief is visible for two boys killed in a murder-suicide |
| 'Vindictiveness,' Stapley Attorney Says Of Rearrest
September 21, 2009 at 8:47 pm
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| | Don Stapley's attorney speaks out about the supervisor's arrest |
| Popular Valley Stores Fined For Over-Charging Customers
September 21, 2009 at 8:22 pm
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| | Some stores are scanning your items in the checkout line at a higher price than what you should be paying | 
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Glendale Mom Who Murdered Son Sentenced
September 21, 2009 at 9:44 pm
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| | Jennifer Jansma, 31, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and child abuse. |
| Former Mayoral Candidate Sentenced
September 21, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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| | A former Phoenix mayoral candidate was sentenced Monday to five years of probation and 75 hours of community service for making a false statement to the FBI. |
| Suit Seeks To Stop Snowbowl Expansion
September 21, 2009 at 6:51 pm
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| | Critics in a yearslong fight to block expansion of a ski resort on an Arizona mountain that American Indian tribes consider sacred are suing the U.S. Forest Service. |
| Supervisor Arrested On 93 Felony Counts
September 21, 2009 at 6:04 pm
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| | Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley faces 93 felony counts relating to fraud and seven misdemeanor counts. |
| Stapley Arrested On 100 New Charges
September 21, 2009 at 6:03 pm
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| Woman Gets 25 Years In Son's Death
September 21, 2009 at 5:58 pm
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| | A Glendale woman was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison in the death of her 8-year-old son at a Tucson hotel in 2007. |
| Panel Eyes School Tax Credit
September 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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| | Members of a legislative task force starting a review of an income tax break provided for donations for private school scholarships say they'd like to make the program more transparent and focus it on helping students who aren't wealthy. |
| Trial Date Set For Teen In Liberian Rape
September 21, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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| | A Phoenix court commissioner has set a trial date for a teenage suspect in the alleged gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl. |
| Kingman Couple Accused Of Child Abuse
September 21, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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| | A Kingman couple is under investigation for alleged child abuse. |
| FLDS Man Sues AZ Over Lost Job
September 21, 2009 at 12:35 pm
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| | A former police officer from a polygamous community claims he was defamed and his civil rights violated when officials revoked his police certification. |
| Yuma National Guard Unit Headed To Iraq
September 21, 2009 at 11:57 am
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| | Members of a Yuma National Guard police unit are heading for a yearlong stay in Iraq. |
| DPS Reopens I-40 WB West Of Seligman
September 21, 2009 at 10:42 am
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| | DPS reopens I-40 in both directions west of Seligman after a tractor-trailer that may have had hazardous materials on board burned. |
| Police Find Man Wielding 3-Foot Sword
September 21, 2009 at 10:34 am
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| | Officers responding to a domestic violence call on North Biltmore Drive found a man lying on the floor on top of a 3-foot sword, police say. | | | 
| 9/22 USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Census: 76% marry just once; new count for same-sex couples
September 21, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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| | Most Americans marry for keeps or, if it doesn't last, don't want to repeat the same mistake, according to new Census data that ... 
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| World's oldest man marks 113th birthday
September 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm
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| | A Montana resident who is considered to be the world's oldest man celebrates his 113th birthday Monday. 
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| Tots will require booster for H1N1
September 21, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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| | Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection but younger kids almost ... 
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| As farm incomes drop, grocery deals rise
September 21, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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| | Consumers are reaping some benefits as farmers take their biggest hit in 35 years: lower food prices at the supermarket. 
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| Pregnant women bare arms for H1N1 vaccine
September 21, 2009 at 6:49 pm
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| | As of Sept. 3, 6% of confirmed deaths from the H1N1 flu have been pregnant women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... 
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| Analyses: Heart attack rates fall 17% after smoking bans enacted
September 21, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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| | Community smoking bans have an immediate and dramatic effect on reducing heart attacks, according to two new analyses of laws ... 
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| Two dead, two missing as storms drench Southeast
September 21, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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| | Flooding from lines of thunderstorms and rain across the southeastern USA killed at least two people and left two others missing ... 
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| In New York, Obama touts economy
September 21, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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| | President Obama visited an Albany-area community college this morning to discuss the economy and promote hi-tech investments ... 
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| Kennedy successor bill nearing debate
September 21, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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| | Massachusetts could have a new U.S. senator by the end of the week. 
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| Crews at L.A. wildfire brace for Santa Ana winds
September 21, 2009 at 2:14 pm
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| | Crews expect to contain the largest wildfire in modern Los Angeles County history on Tuesday but they're keeping an eye on weather ... 
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| 9/22 Phoenix Arizona Real Estate Local News and Business Directory
September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Mesa to participate in The National Citizen Survey
September 21, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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| Mesa, AZ – Mesa is one of many cities in the United States to participate in The National Citizen Survey. Starting Sept. 25, questionnaires will be sent to a random sample of 3,000 Mesa...
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| Tour de Tempe
September 21, 2009 at 2:05 pm
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| Tour de Tempe Community Bike Ride October 25th at Kiwanis Park Tempe, Ariz. – More than 1,500 people are expected to participate in the 14th annual Tour de Tempe community bike ride on Oct. 25 from 7...
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September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
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| Obama mixes policy, humor with Letterman
September 21, 2009 at 10:00 pm
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| President Obama mixed policy discussion with personal reflections on his daughters and, yes, a few jokes in an appearance on CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman," taped Monday afternoon. |
| Obama faces week of foreign policy challenges
September 21, 2009 at 5:02 pm
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| Fights over the economy and health care may be dominating the headlines at home, but President Obama is turning his sights abroad this week. |
| Obama's global support put to the test
September 21, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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| President Obama, facing daunting domestic challenges, may have another tough battle on his hands: maintaining the United States' growing popularity throughout the world. |
| Afghan leader backs call for more troops
September 21, 2009 at 3:39 pm
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that he backs a recommendation from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to boost American troop levels in the embattled Islamic nation. |
| Feds asked to help probe family slaying
September 21, 2009 at 1:15 pm
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| Florida authorities have requested federal assistance in locating a man sought for questioning in the deaths of his wife and five children, as he is believed to be in Haiti, officials said Monday. |
| Facebook gets caught in Golan Heights dispute
September 21, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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| Logging onto Facebook as a resident in the Golan Heights, should you enter Syria or Israel as your home country? |
| Floods kill 2 in rain-soaked Atlanta area
September 21, 2009 at 12:44 pm
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| Torrential downpours overnight in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, led to floods that killed two people, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency said Monday. |
| Employee held in slaying at posh New York hotel
September 21, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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| An employee of a luxurious New York hotel has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a woman in one of the hotel's residential condominiums, police say. |
| U.S. racism 'everywhere,' says Dave Matthews
September 21, 2009 at 11:50 am
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| Watching the Dave Matthews Band moments before they take the stage is like watching a football team bursting out of the locker room before a big game. |
| Commentary: Is Obama overexposed?
September 21, 2009 at 11:22 am
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| One of the themes of the Sunday talk shows this week -- ironically, as they nearly all featured President Obama -- was whether the president is "overexposed," particularly on health care. |
| Terror plot suspects head to court
September 21, 2009 at 10:37 am
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| Three men charged with lying to federal agents during a terrorism probe are scheduled to make court appearances Monday. |
| Garrido claimed black box could speak his mind
September 21, 2009 at 10:35 am
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| The black box sat inside a cabinet. Philip Garrido had given it to a friend for safekeeping, and that's where the friend kept it. |
| Students use balloons to snap cool pics of Earth
September 21, 2009 at 10:27 am
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| Oliver Yeh is the kind of guy who cooks up ideas so kooky, so out-of-this-world, that even his fellow MIT students tend to roll their eyes when they hear them. |
| Cold? Flu? H1N1? Know the differences
September 21, 2009 at 10:02 am
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| When Tyra Smith's boyfriend, Chris Lewis, first suggested they be guinea pigs in a H1N1 vaccination study in August, she wasn't so crazy about the idea. But then she warmed to it: While she doesn't like needles, she thought she'd help out because she knew H1N1 was a serious virus. |
| The journey of carry-on contraband
September 21, 2009 at 9:21 am
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| Millions of items, including shampoo, saws, guns and meat cleavers, are confiscated from air travelers each year. Since the government expanded the list of items prohibited on airplanes after the 9/11 attacks, air travelers have few options but to surrender their Swiss army knives, cake cutters or whatever banned loot lies in their carry-on bags. Ever wonder where the items collected by the Transportation Security Administration go? |
| Report: General has warning about Afghanistan
September 21, 2009 at 9:01 am
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| America's top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post. |
| Alzheimer's cases may double every 20 years
September 21, 2009 at 7:15 am
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| The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released Monday for World Alzheimer's Day. |
| Commentary: Conservatism is far from dead
September 21, 2009 at 6:32 am
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| As the White House and Senate Democrats move toward Sen. Max Baucus' compromise on health care, there is a growing sense among Democrats that the political power of conservatism remains much stronger than some observers believed after Barack Obama's victory in November 2008. | | | 
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September 21, 2009 at 6:39 pm
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| Week 2 bests and worsts: Bears' and Jets' wins ensure a shakeup atop NFL hierarchy - The Huddle: Football News from the NFL - USATODAY.com
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| Stunned Georgians scramble to safety
September 21, 2009 at 9:14 pm
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| The incessant banging on the door finally roused Ted Jackson from a deep sleep. |
| CNN Student News Transcript: September 22, 2009
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| H1N1 pediatric trials bring good news, national institute says
September 21, 2009 at 7:45 pm
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| The first data from H1N1 vaccine trials in children reveal some good news, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Monday. |
| Why are some politicians forgiven in sex scandals?
September 21, 2009 at 7:25 pm
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| Damning new allegations about former Sen. John Edwards' extramarital affair are coming out -- this time, the claims could spell the end of Edwards' political career. |
| Online, campaigns take advantage of 'You lie!' storm
September 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm
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| When Rep. Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!" at President Obama, the South Carolina Republican's political team quickly launched an online strategy to capitalize on the incident. |
| Khloe Kardashian to wed NBA player Sunday
September 21, 2009 at 6:34 pm
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| Looks like Khloe Kardashian may be running down the aisle. |
| Report: U.S. general calls for more troops in Afghanistan
September 21, 2009 at 6:13 pm
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| America's top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post. |
| Transcript of September 'Money Summit: Money & Main St.'
September 21, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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| Anderson Cooper, Ali Velshi and the CNN Money Team hosted a special "CNN Money Summit: Money & Main St." Thursday night, September 17. Here's a transcript of the show: |
| New ways to survive cardiac arrest
September 21, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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