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Palestinian refugee agency warns of funding gap (AP)

Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict: < 1 hour
AP - The head of the U.N. agency aiding Palestinian refugees is warning of a looming funding shortfall and appealing for another $100 million. ...read article

UN says needs $100 in 2010 for Palestinian refugees (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict: < 1 hour
AFP - The cash-strapped UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday it needs at least 100 million dollars this year to continue its services for millions of refugees in the Middle East. ...read article

Macedonia row to hit UN bid

The Australian: World: 1 hour ago
MACEDONIA'S vote on Australia's bid for a Security Council seat will hinge on an apology for a pro-Greek speech by SA Premier Mike Rann. ...read article

Iran says starts making 20 percent nuclear fuel

Reuters : Top News: 1 hour ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its nuclear program. ...read article

Iran Claims Further Uranium Enrichment

CBS NEWS : Politics: 1 hour ago
State TV Report says U.N. Nuclear Agency Monitoring Enrichment, Which Flies in Face of Western Demands ...read article

U.S. Defense Secretary Seeks Iran Sanctions Groundwork 'Within Weeks'

Radio Free Europe: 2 hours ago
The United States wants the UN Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, the Pentagon has said. ...read article

Defiant Iran starts uranium enrichment to 20%

BangkokPost : News: 2 hours ago
The UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that a team of its inspectors was in place in Iran to monitor Tehran's plans to start enriching uranium to higher levels. ...read article

U.N. seeks $537 mln in aid for war-zone Pakistanis

Reuters : South Asia: 2 hours ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Tuesday for $537 million in aid for hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis affected by military offensives against al Qaeda-linked militants. ...read article

M'sia to continue cooperating with UN body over refugee issues

The Star Online : Malaysia: 2 hours ago
Malaysia will continue to cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) in addressing international refugee issues although the country is not a state party to the 1951 Convention and its Protocol Relating to the Status of ... ...read article

Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti with UN refugee body (AP)

Yahoo! News : Entertainment: 3 hours ago
AP - The U.N. refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading to Haiti to meet with earthquake victims. ...read article

UN slams Haitian hospitals for charging patients (AP)

Yahoo! News : International: 3 hours ago
AP - The United Nations has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine to any Haitian hospitals that it finds are charging patients. ...read article

Iran takes another step towards weapons-grade uranium

Mail & Guardian: International: 4 hours ago
Iran began making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, and the Pentagon said the US wanted a UN Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks". ...read article

Iran 'enriching higher grade uranium'

Guardian Newspaper : World: 4 hours ago
Russia may back further UN sanctions after Tehran announces Natanz plant has begun production of 20% enriched uraniumIran began enrichment of higher grade uranium today, state TV said, ignoring the threat of further UN sanctions by the US and its ... ...read article

UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid

The Jakarta Post: International: 4 hours ago
Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the UN said in an international appearead more ...read article

Help us bail out millions of Pakistanis: UN

Rediff.com : News: 4 hours ago
The requirement was laid out in the Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan for 2010 that would cover a period of six months, the UN said in a statement. ...read article

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