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South Korea to build defenses against nuclear EMP waves by 2014
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July 4, 2009: South Korea will spend tens of millions of US dollars by 2014 to protect against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) waves unleashed by a nuclear blast, Yonhap News reported o.. READ MORE

Palestinian cause among Indonesian President's priorities: presidential spokesperson
5:07:00 AM   GMT   

June 4, 2009: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gives special consideration to relations with Arab countries. Yudhoyono calls for stronger political, economic and strate.. READ MORE

WFP provides aid to returnees in northwest Pakistan
5:13:00 PM   GMT   

July 2, 2009: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started providing regular food rations to families returning home to tribal areas in Pakistan's northwest that they h.. READ MORE

Investing in agriculture key to brighther future in Africa: UN
3:59:00 PM   GMT   

July 2 ,  2009: The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today urged for investing in agriculture as the key to a brighter future for Africa and its people."Since time .. READ MORE

Princess Haya urges donations for Pakistan
3:58:00 AM   GMT   

June 29th, 2009: Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussein, United Nations Messengers of Peace, Chairman of Dubai Humanitarian City and Wife of Vice President and Prime Minis.. READ MORE

RCA distributes humanitarian aid to displaced in South Sudan
4:37:00 AM   GMT   

Jun 28th, 2009 (WAM)--The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has distributed huge quantities of food stuff, clothes, blankets, shelter materials and children devices to the needy people in Bor town, .. READ MORE

Free trade can help combat global warming, finds UN report
7:11:00 PM   GMT   

June 27, 2009 (WAM) - Contrary to conventional wisdom, further liberalization of international trade can help combat climate change and support a low carbon economy, said a joint Un.. READ MORE

UN refutes reports on large-scale return of displaced families in NW Pakistan
2:46:00 PM   GMT   

June 27th, 2009: United Nations on Friday refuted local media reports in Pakistan of widespread returns of some of the 2 million people uprooted by the conflict between Government f.. READ MORE

Princess Haya calls for the support for women at 2009 Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva.
3:58:00 AM   GMT   

Jun 26th, 2009 (WAM): United Nations Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid .. READ MORE

S. Korea confirms 7 additional flu cases
12:19:00 PM   GMT   

June 24th, 2009: South Korea has confirmed seven additional cases of new flu, including five Americans, bringing the total number of infections here to 128, according to South Korean health authori.. READ MORE

FACO workshop explores coordination for Humanitarian Emergency Field Response
6:46:00 AM   GMT   

Jun 24, 2009 (WAM): The workshop organised by the UAE Foreign Aid Coordination Office (FACO), in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aff.. READ MORE

President of Djibouti decorates Dhahi Khalfan with the highest medal of the Republic
6:40:00 AM   GMT   

Jun 24, 2009 (WAM): President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh decorated Commander General of Dubai Police Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim with the 'Djibouti National Order of June 2.. READ MORE

S. Korea mulls undersea pipeline to import Russian gas
3:42:00 PM   GMT   

June 23 (WAM) -- South Korea may consider laying an undersea pipeline to import natural gas from Russia's Far East if plans to bring the resource through North Korea fall through, Y.. READ MORE

UNHCR sponsors study of Islamic influence on international refugee law
3:35:00 PM   GMT   

June 23,  2009 (WAM) - A new study published by UNHCR in cooperation with Naif Arab University and the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) says Islam's 1,400-year-old tradition of generos.. READ MORE

African civil society organizations hold meeting in Libya
4:20:00 PM   GMT   

June 22, 2009: African civil society organizations today staretd their 2-day meeting in Tripoli, Libya as a prelude to the 13th summit of the African Union (AU) planned for July in .. READ MORE

ARSC to discuss common security matters
12:37:00 PM   GMT   

June 22st, 2009: Representatives of member states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) next Tuesday will hold a meeting in Vienna to discuss security c.. READ MORE

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