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UN Top Headlines Updated for Europe Senior UN official in Eastern Europe to highlight poverty reduction programmesThe head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is visiting Montenegro and Moldova to highlight the two countries' poverty reduction and social development efforts ahead of the UN summit to review global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UN agency urges European nations not to deport Iraqi refugees to unsafe areasThe United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should continue to benefit from international protection. Ban ‘encouraged' by start of direct peace talks between Israelis, PalestiniansSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "very much encouraged" that direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders have been launched today and called for those talks to tackle core issues so that a lasting peace can be reached in the Middle East. UN-backed anti-corruption academy inaugurated in AustriaAn anti-corruption academy co-sponsored by the United Nations opened today in Austria with the aim of filling the rising global need for training, research and contemporary measures and techniques in the fight against corruption. Peacekeeping and disarmament focus of Ban's talks with Austrian officialsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with senior Austrian officials today in Vienna and discussed a range of issues, including peacekeeping and disarmament. Today's global challenges require nations coming together as partners - BanNo one nation, however large or powerful, can solve all problems on its own, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing that it is vital for countries to work together in partnership to tackle common challenges. Cyprus leaders to intensify UN-led reunification talksThe leaders of Cyprus' Greek and Turkish communities will hold intensive talks next week as part of United Nations-led reunification negotiations, a senior official with the world body announced today. Secretary-General to visit Austria and LiechtensteinSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads tomorrow to Austria and Liechtenstein for a week-long official visit that will focus on global governance, European issues and United Nations affairs. UN agency signs cooperation deal with European nuclear research organizationThe United Nations agency tasked with helping to protect intellectual property has struck a cooperation agreement with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), known as the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Turkey, a major ship recycling nation, signs UN conventionTurkey, one of the five major ship recycling nations in the world, has signed the United Nations-backed treaty promoting the environmentally friendly recycling of ships. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
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