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Togo Poses Innovative Solutions to Water Sanitation
Access to clean water for drinking and washing is a critical part of sustainable development, but in many regions it remains a luxury. International institutions have begun targeting children as a way to solve this problem, and teach them about the importance of clean water.
2012.07.16

UN Daily News

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  • Landmark Arms Trade Treaty Passed at UN

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  • 12th Indigenous Peoples Session Opens...

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South-South Interviews

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  • Henry L. MacDonald, Permanent...

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  • Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for...

    2013-05-13 00:04:07

  • Pamela S. Falk, President of UNCA

    2013-04-19 00:20:09

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  • Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Head of...

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  • Michael Landau, Chairman MAP...

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  • Jean Krasno, Lecturer, Department of...

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  • Robert Zuber, Director - Global Action...

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  • Tom Plate, Professor - Loyola...

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  • Josephine Bourne, Associate Director...

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  • Israel Idonije

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  • Jack Brewer Foundation Uses Sports,...

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  • Chad Health Center to Save Refugee Lives

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  • Rising Peace & Development in Sri Lanka

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    2013-04-15 00:02:02

  • Water at Core of Sustainable Development

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  • Frequent Floods hit Indonesia

    2013-02-19 00:01:45

  • Program Promotes Recycling in Haiti

    2013-02-19 00:02:00

  • Palm Oil Production Threatens Great Apes

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In the wake of a disaster that left more than 1,200 dead and still more buried and missing amid rubble, Bangladesh, and the international community, are left searching for answers. The collapse of Rana Plaza, a nine story building in the capital city of Dhaka, has raised new questions about the necessity of effective building codes and regulation in low-income countries, and the true costs of cheap manufacturing.

"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).

New York April 2013, UNODC – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes – released a new report entitled ‘’Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific’’. The study highlights the evolution of transborder crimes alongside the noticeable economic and social changes experienced by the area in recent decades. These important changes bring new challenges for public authorities on both national and regional levels to fight contraband...