Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses 13th UN Crime Congress in Doha, Qatar. UN Photo/Eskinder

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Crime Congress Focuses on Crime Prevention Issues

April 18, 2015April 20, 2015 RMN News Congress, Crime, UN

Inequality, poverty and weak rule of law are linked to violence and crime, according to the UN. “There can be

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Actor Daniel Craig, known for playing James Bond, is named UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

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James Bond Daniel Craig Gets UN ‘Licence to Save’

April 15, 2015April 16, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Daniel Craig, James Bond, UN

After designating the renowned actor Daniel Craig as the first United Nations (UN) Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre left) and Sam Kutesa (centre right), President of the General Assembly, cut the ribbon at the unveiling ceremony of “The Ark of Return,” the Permanent Memorial to honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

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UN Unveils Memorial to Victims of Slave Trade

March 26, 2015March 27, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Memorial, Slave, Trade, UN

United Nations (UN) officials welcomed Wednesday the unveiling at the world body’s New York Headquarters of a permanent memorial to

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A view of journalists covering the opening of the twenty-eighth session the Human Rights Council in Geneva. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

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Political Consensus Urgent to Protect Human Rights: UN

March 4, 2015March 6, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Geneva, Human Rights, UN

The United Nations (UN) has the mandates and tools it needs to prevent human rights violations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told

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Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan. UN Photo/Cia Pak

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Mosque Attacked in Pakistan: 19 Killed, 60 Injured

February 13, 2015February 15, 2015 RMN News Mosque, Pakistan, Peshawar

At least 19 people were killed and over 60 injured in a major attack today on an Imambargah (a congregation

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No To FGM is the message greeting visitors of the Islamic Gathering Association, an NGO in Siflaq, Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt. The UNFPA-supported NGO provides counselling to the residents of Siflaq and the surrounding villages, both Muslim and Christians, on the detrimental effects of FGM. Photo: Omar Gharzeddine / UNFPA

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Say “No” to Female Genital Mutilation: UN

February 7, 2015February 9, 2015 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Female, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, UN

On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), marked every year on February 6, and this

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