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Special Rapporteur on safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina Albuquerque.
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UN rights expert warns that all Brazilians must have access to water, sanitation

20 December 2013
Brazilian authorities need to give further priority to the poorest and most marginalized, to ensure that inequalities in the country are progressively eliminated and all receive access to sanitation and water, an independent United Nations human rights expert today urged.
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ILO’s “Red Card” campaign aims to end child labour

10 October 2013
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday launched a global campaign to end child labour.

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UN humanitarian chief remembers Sérgio Vieira de Mello

21 August 2013
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UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has wrapped up a two-day visit to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where she took part in events to observe World Humanitarian Day.

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A ‘The World Needs More ___’ blimp flies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on World Humanitarian Day 2013.
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UN official stresses the importance of protection of civilians, aid workers in conflict situations

21 August 2013
On a visit to Brazil, the United Nations humanitarian chief honoured Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the esteemed Brazilian diplomat who was killed in 2003 while serving as the UN envoy for Iraq, and stressed the importance of protection of civilians and aid workers in conflict situations.
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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UN calls on Brazilian authorities to exercise restraint as protests flare

18 June 2013
Brazilian authorities must exercise restraint in dealing with spreading social protests in the country, the United Nations human rights office said today in the wake of reported clashes between demonstrators and police in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.
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Reintegrating ex-prisoners in Rio back to normal life

8 May 2013
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UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov during his first official visit to Brazil.

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Study finds BRICS countries increasingly investing in Africa

29 March 2013
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The five countries collectively known as the BRICS continue to rise in global influence, according to a study released this week by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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UN chief saddened by tragic fire at Brazil nightclub

28 January 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was saddened to learn of the tragic fire that occurred at a nightclub in Brazil on Saturday night, which led to the death of hundreds of people.