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Children play in a camp for displaced people in southern Idlib, Syria.

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News in Brief 21 February 2020

21 February 2020

News in Brief

Fleeing violence in Syria, families now forced to burn clothes to stay warm
Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
UN chief offers sympathy to German people after racist shooting

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Agricultural leaders urged to act now to avert global water crisis

19 January 2017

General News

With agriculture currently accounting for 70 per cent of global water usage, decision makers in the industry are being urged to strengthen efforts to tackle a looming water crisis.

The warning comes from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which says a rise in global population together with an increase in food demand means water scarcity will become more widespread.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) with Foreign Minister of Germany Guido Westerwelle

Ban holds talks with German foreign minister ahead of Middle East meeting

4 February 2011

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed Germany’s strong commitment to the United Nations, noting that it the third-largest financial contributor and provides peacekeepers in Lebanon, Sudan and elsewhere.

Tunnel, not bridge, should be constructed at German World Heritage site – UN

7 March 2008

An expert team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today is recommending that a tunnel be constructed – and not a bridge, as currently planned – to preserve the World Heritage status of the Dresden Elbe Valley in German.

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World Heritage site in Germany may be de-listed if bridge is built – UNESCO

14 November 2007

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned today that a German court’s decision to authorize the construction of a bridge could lead to the removal of the Dresden Elbe Valley from the World Heritage List of the planet’s outstanding natural and cultural sites.

Annan with President Johannes Rau (file photo)

Annan mourns death of late German President Johannes Rau

30 January 2006

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan reacted today with sadness to the recent death of Johannes Rau, the former Federal President of Germany, and paid tribute to his legacy of reconciliation with Israel and Poland.

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