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UN unveils latest list of ‘10 Stories the World Should Hear More About’

27 March 2008
From the hidden world of stateless people to the often overlooked advances in malaria protection to the steps taken to bring peace after separate conflicts in southern Sudan and Uganda, the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) has compiled its fourth annual list of stories it believes deserve greater public and media attention.

Media campaign to save North Sea from litter wins UN-sponsored award

24 August 2005
A media relations-led awareness campaign to reduce the amount of litter in the North Sea, casting a spotlight on birds being turned into “living dustbins” because of the amount of plastic waste they consume, has been chosen for the 2005 United Nations Grand Award for outstanding achievement in public relations.