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UNSC hears closer UN-European security block call
A closer partnership between the United Nations and the 56-member Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world's largest regional security grouping, is vital, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday.Eamon Gilmore, Ireland's Foreign Minister and the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, told a Council meeting on Thursday afternoon in New York that the two institutions share

Rapper 50 cent visits Horn of Africa with UN agency
The rap star Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, was able to see first-hand the food crisis in the Horn of Africa region during a field visit to Somalia and Kenya this week that was hosted by the United Nations food relief agency.

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Northern Mali: Ban concerned over outbreak of fighting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the outbreak of fighting between Government forces and Tuareg rebel groups in northern Mali, stressing that he was particularly troubled by the large-scale humanitarian consequences of the conflict.

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Somali famine over: UN
The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia on Friday, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help people resume normal lives.

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UN steps up help as renewed fighting in Mali uproots 20,000 people
The United Nations refugee agency has deployed staff to assist some 20,000 people who have been forced to flee fighting between Government troops and rebel Tuareg groups in Mali.

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