MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS
29 May 2011 The tragedies that have befallen United Nations peacekeepers already this year are a sobering reminder of the risks entailed in their important work for peace. As we mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we pay tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police and civilians serving worldwide under the blue [...]
Dengue
Dengue is a debilitating tropical disease which is currently endemic in more than 110 countries. It is predominantly found in urban areas and is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Obama Urges Europe Not to Support Palestine’s U.N. Statehood Bid
The US is worried that a unilateral support would isolate Israel, as British Prime Minister David Cameron is vague about the Palestine’s statehood bid. President Barack Obama launched a campaign to convince the European leaders not to bid for a separate Palestinian state. But the only response he got from Cameron was noncommittal.
The law of the road
One of my first posts was about the vendors on the streets of Accra. As I am writing this, the streets of Accra are no longer littered with vendors wending their way between cars selling everything under the sun. The government began enforcing the ban on street vending, successfully clearing the streets of hawkers. They [...]
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Community Notice Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to come and find out their HIV status at what is expected to be the biggest ever National Testing Day on Friday, June 24 at Prince’s Street, Basseterre, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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