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NY mayor slams attack on Muslim driver

syria-welcome@googlegroups.com (PressTV) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:26:00 +0000

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called for an end to racial violence in the streets of the United States after a Muslim taxi driver was stabbed in Manhattan.

"It is disgraceful. We should feel safe on our streets," Bloomberg said.

UN: Indigenous need intl. support

syria-welcome@googlegroups.com (PressTV) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:40:00 +0000

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for more international commitment to the welfare of the indigenous people across the globe.

In a message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on August 9, the UN chief urged governments and civil societies to fulfill their commitment to advancing the status of indigenous peoples everywhere.

UN urges more for indigenous welfare

syria-welcome@googlegroups.com (PressTV) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:12:00 +0000

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for more international commitment to the welfare of the indigenous, the UN Information Service says.

In a message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on August 9, the UN chief urged governments and civil societies to fulfill their commitment to advancing the status of indigenous peoples everywhere.

UN chief calls for nuclear disarmament

syria-welcome@googlegroups.com (PressTV) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:15:00 +0000

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged all nuclear-armed countries to completely eliminate their "indiscriminate weapons."

"The only way to ensure that such weapons will never again be used is to eliminate them all," he said during his visit to Nagasaki, one of two Japanese cities demolished by US atomic bombs.

Don't let 1 billion go hungry, FAO says

syria-welcome@googlegroups.com (PressTV) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:08:00 +0000

The UN has established an online petition to tackle the world's hunger epidemic that updates signatories on their impact.

So far, over 280,000 people have signed the petition.

Amano hopeful about fuel swap talks

syria-welcome@googlegroups.com (PressTV) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:24:00 +0000

Head of the UN nuclear agency Yukiya Amano says positive signals from the Vienna Group have given rise to hopes about nuclear fuel swap talks with Iran.

"I am working on that. I have a positive reaction from member states ... and why not," the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said when asked if he intended to push for the talks to start in September, Reuters reported.