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Needs of Haiti�s disabled must not be forgotten, says UN expert body
A group of United Nations experts today stressed that the needs of Haitians with disabilities must be included in the relief, recovery and reconstruction processes following the earthquake that battered the small Caribbean nation last month.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

In Kenya, UN partners with MTV to dramatize stories of love - and HIV infection
The United Nations and MTV are reaching out young Kenyans to highlight that HIV is not a death sentence though a new three-part television series exploring the lives and love of a group of friends in Nairobi.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Humanitarian crisis for Pakistan�s displaced far from over - UN official
The top United Nations humanitarian official in Pakistan has called on the international community not to forget the vulnerable civilians displaced in the country�s northwest, urging donors to contribute to a $537 million appeal launched to meet immediate relief needs.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

UN seeks to restore Haiti�s quake-shattered weather services to prevent further disasters
With the rainy season and its flood risks due in April and hurricanes shortly after, Haiti urgently needs operational meteorological services to forestall further disasters after last month�s devastating earthquake, the United Nations weather agency reported today.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Pacific island nations at UN meeting call on world to fulfil aid commitments
Fourteen island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean wrapped up a United Nations-backed meeting today with a call to the global community to honour its commitments to help them weather the fallout from global economic crises and recent natural disasters.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

UN uses nuclear technology to improve child nutrition
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is working to boost the nutrition of children at risk of malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases through state-of-the-art nuclear technology.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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