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UNGA Passes Resolution Condemning Syria for Human Rights Violations
The 193 Members of the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a Resolution on Thursday that strongly condemns human rights violations in Syria and calls on the Syrian government to "immediately put an end to all human rights violations and attacks against civilians.” The Arab-sponsored Resolution took in 137 votes, calling on Syria's President, Bashar Assad to step down.
2012.02.18

UN Daily News

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South-South Interviews

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  • Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for...

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  • Robert Zuber, Director - Global Action...

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  • Josephine Bourne, Associate Director...

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  • Israel Idonije

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"We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality often fails to meet minimum standards. Under current trends, future demands for water will not be met." -United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon's message on the International Day of Biological Diversity 2013.

"Intensive efforts to achieve the MDGs have clearly improved health for people all over the world," said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

Giant pandas, tigers, gorillas, marine turtles, polar bears, rhinos, whales and elephants are among the endangered warns the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).