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File - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the General Assembly on what the UN and Member States have achieved together over the past year and “where concerted action today can yield great gains tomorrow.” Among the challenges and priorities he cited for 2013 were the situations in Syria, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Africa   Mali   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)		  Middle East Online 
Ban: 11,200 peacekeepers could be needed for Mali
Wed 27 Mar 2013
Up to 11,200 troops could be needed for a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali but a "parallel" military force will have to battle radical Islamists, UN leader Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday. The 11,200 troops... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Soldiers of the Sierra Leone army wearing UN peacekeeping uniform march through the streets of Freetown.
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UN chief proposes peacekeepers as option for Mali
Wed 27 Mar 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.N. force that would conduct major combat and counter-terrorism operations against... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme addresses during the Press Conference on Syrian Refugees in Turkey, Palais des Nations. Wednesday 16 January 2013. Photo by Violaine Martin  The Examiner  Tue 26 Mar 2013
WFP continues hunger relief in war-torn Mali (Photos)
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, says its emergency operation in Mali intends to feed 564,000 people. WFP's director, Ertharin Cousin, visited Mali last week and is... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin)
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Chadian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao, northern Mali, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.  BBC News  Sun 24 Mar 2013
Islamist rebels attack Mali town
Islamist rebels have attacked Gao in northern Mali, officials say. The rebels were repelled after two hours of fierce fighting, a Malian army official said. He said the insurgents had slipped past... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
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Nigerian police officers stand guard in the area were the military are battling gunmen in Kano, northern Nigeria, Wednesday April 18, 2007. The Times of India Sat 23 Mar 2013
Suspected Islamists kill 25 in northeast Nigeria: Police
KADUNA/KANO: Suspected Islamist gunmen have launched a series of gun and bomb attacks in a remote town along Nigeria's border with Cameroon, killing at least 25 people,... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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Today is World Water Day from Africa to Nepal, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Mali to the Great Lakes Axis of Logic Fri 22 Mar 2013
Today is World Water Day from Africa to Nepal, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Mali to the Great Lakes
Source: Al Jazeera The International Year of Water Cooperation Restore Our Water International aims to make a global issue local World Water Day is held annually on March... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
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In this May 16, 2012 photo, Islamist rebels from the Ansar Dine faction prepare to pray in the desert just outside Gao, Mali. News24 Fri 22 Mar 2013
US puts Mali rebel group on terror blacklist
Washington - The United States on Thursday placed Mali's Islamist Ansar Dine on its terror blacklist, accusing the group of close links with al-Qaeda and of torturing and... (photo: AP / Diakaridia Dembele)
Mali   Photos   Terrorism   USA   Wikipedia: Ansar Dine
Mali army: Suicide bomber kills 1 in Timbuktu The Tribune San Luis Obispo Thu 21 Mar 2013
Mali army: Suicide bomber kills 1 in Timbuktu
Mali army: Suicide bomber kills 1 in Timbuktu 14 minutes ago UN rights body urges more thorough Sri Lanka probe 39 minutes ago Syria hands over seized... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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French President Francois Hollande speaks as he visits housing construction at the urban redevelopment site in Ermont-Eaubonne, near Paris, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. President Francois Hollande says he’ll discuss when France will reduce troop levels in Mali during a trip there Saturday, nearly four weeks after a French-led operation against Islamic extremists began in the vast West African nation. Middle East Online Thu 21 Mar 2013
Hollande vows to restore Mali sovereignty in few days
PARIS - Mali's sovereignty over almost all of its territory will be restored within "a few days", French President Francois Hollande promised as French troops prepare to... (photo: AP / Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
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Teachers’ strike will worsen Ghana’s fallen education standards – Education coalition Joy Online Wed 20 Mar 2013
Teachers’ strike will worsen Ghana’s fallen education standards – Education coalition
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition is calling on government and teacher unions to work out their differences to ensure that striking teachers rescind their... (photo: UN/UN)
Education   Ghana   Photos   Teachers   Wikipedia: Ghana


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People on the street, building , Bank, iranian girls on the street, street telephone and ordenary life of the Iranian people working and doing shopping in Tehran capital AP Interview: Egypt says Iranian pose no risk The Guardian
This photo taken Thursday Oct. 7, 2010 in Johannesburg shows copies of the book "Conversations With Myself" compiled with Nelson Mandela's blessing by a team of archivists, editors and collaborators who worked from decades of notes, letters, recorded conversations and other material. Mandela hospitalized for lung infection Newstrack India
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, center, is flanked by Joseph Demarest, left, head of the FBI's New York office, and Robert Khuzami, the Securities and Exchange Commission's director of enforcement, during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Eritrean man gets nine years in prison for aiding Somalia's al Shabaab The Star
Pope Francis is driven through the crowd during his general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Pope's 1st peace appeal: Central African Republic Herald Tribune
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Egypt elections may be held in October, Morsi says France24
Soccer game Soccer Fans Return in Egypt The New York Times
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with (from left): Jose Beraún, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru; Héctor Marcos Timerman, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina; Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba; and Luis Almagro, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, 26 March, 2013. UN chief to visit five nations in Europe CNTV
Martin Nesirky new Spokesman for the Secretary-General holds his first noon briefing UN temporarily relocates some staff out of Syria owing to insecurity United Nations
Afghan protesters gather outside Forward Operating Base Nijrab and throw rocks at the base in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2012, to protest the improper disposal of Qurans and other religious material at Bagram Airfield. US cedes full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan Deutsche Welle
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Kosovo Organ Trafficking Defendants Face New Charges Kosovo Organ Trafficking Defendants Face New Charges The Inquisitr
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