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World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International Say Dementia Must be a Global Health

-     New Report Calls on Nations to Recognise Dementia as a Public Health ...

Clinton urges NKorea not to launch rocket

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged nuclear-armed North Korea not to go ahead with its planned ...

UN convoy targeted in explosion in east Libya - source

A United Nations convoy was targeted on Tuesday when unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at it in Libya`s ...

RI, UNFPA to hold int`l youth conference

The Indonesian government in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will organize an ...

Indonesia launches national theme for world environment day

The Indonesian government has coined a national theme for World Environment Day; "Green Economy: Change the Habit, ...

Syria envoy lashes Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia

Syria`s UN envoy on Thursday demanded that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Western nations not undermine Kofi Annan`s ...

Indonesia delegation to attend UN population meeting

An Indonesian delegation will attend the United Nations annual session on population issues scheduled to convene in ...

UN leader praises "courage" of Myanmar President

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed the "courage" of Myanmar`s President Thein Sein after an election which saw ...

Syria accepts april 10 peace deadline: Annan

Syria has agreed to "immediately" start pulling troops out of protest cities, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said ...

Tuareg rebels seize Timbuktu, say Malian `occupation` over

The Tuareg rebel movement Sunday said it had wrested control of the legendary desert town of Timbuktu, the last ...

UN to replace judge who quit troubled KRouge court

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he will appoint a replacement for a Swiss judge who quit Cambodia`s Khmer Rouge war ...

16 dead in tribal clashes in Libya's sabha

At least 16 people were killed on Saturday in new clashes between the Toubou people and Arab tribesmen in the southern ...

Turkey urges political reform in Syria

Syria should heed the will of its people by implementing political reforms and allowing free elections, Turkish Prime ...

UN says one million Syrians need humanitarian help

At least one million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, a UN spokesman said Thursday at the end of an assessment ...

UN Council concerned by new political troubles in Yemen

The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed concern over recent events in Yemen, where followers of former strongman ...