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Somali aid 'goes to UN staff'

The Australian: World: < 1 hour
HALF the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from the poor to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN staff members, according to a new Security Council report. ...read article

First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday (AP)

Yahoo! News : International: < 1 hour
AP - The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to know as soon as possible what is the outcome of their choice." ...read article

First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N.

The Star Online : International: 1 hour ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a United Nations official said on Wednesday. ...read article

Food Aid Bypasses Somalia’s Needy, U.N. Study Finds

New York Times : International: 1 hour ago
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, a report found. ...read article

Israel allows UN bomb squad into Gaza (AP)

Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict: 2 hours ago
AP - Israel has allowed a U.N. bomb disposal unit into the Gaza Strip to defuse unexploded munitions left over from last year's fighting. ...read article

UN Sappers Enter Gaza

Arutz Sheva : News: 2 hours ago
United Nations sappers entered Gaza Wednesday to find and explode the duds remaining from last year's counter-terrorist Operation Cast Lead. ...read article

IFFCO sells CO2 offsets to Spanish fund

Reuters : India Top News: 3 hours ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative, the country's biggest fertiliser producer, has sold U.N. carbon credits worth 40 million rupees ($880,000) to a Spanish fund, a company statement said on Wednesday. ...read article

Food Aid Bypasses Somalia’s Needy, U.N. Study Finds

New York Times : International: 3 hours ago
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, a report found. ...read article

UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti

Los Angeles Times : International: 4 hours ago
An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to "the 101 heroes" working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss for the world body in its 64-year history. ...read article

UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted

The Boston Globe : International: 4 hours ago
Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report. ...read article

UN, Biden condemn Israeli settlement plans

Alarabiya.net: 4 hours ago
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek their own state, echoing comments made earlier by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. "The ... ...read article

PA says new building plan aims to derail negotiations

Albawaba : News: 4 hours ago
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned an Israeli decision to build 1,600 homes on occupied Palestinian lands, echoing comments made earlier by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. ...read article

North Korea trade falls for first time in decade - report

The Star Online : International: 5 hours ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's international trade dropped last year for the first time in more than a decade after the destitute state was hit by U.N. sanctions to punish it for a nuclear test in May, a South Korean think tank said. ...read article

Israeli settlement plan illegal, UNsecretary general says

The Earth Times: 5 hours ago
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned an Israeli plan to build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem as incompatible with international law. The plan also hampers any realistic peace process, a spokesman for the secretary ... ...read article

Israeli settlement plan illegal, UN secretary general says - Summary

The Earth Times: 5 hours ago
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned an Israeli plan to build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem as incompatible with international law. The secretary general reiterates that settlements are illegal under international law, ... ...read article

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