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United Nations Environment Programme

10 Feb 2012

Geneva, 10 February 2012 ? West Africa faces a rising tide of e-waste generated by domestic consumption of new and used electrical and electronic equipment, according to a new United Nations report.

UN envoy in Maldives, ex-president urges fresh polls

9 Feb 2012

MALE (AFP) - A United Nations (UN) special envoy arrived on Friday for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president Mohamed Nasheed called for fresh elections after being ousted in what he called a coup d'etat. Related Stories Facebook 'defriending' leads to double murder Europe's Danube freezes over, cold snap toll at 460 World Bank chief expects tension over Egypt aid ...

Cautious welcome for UN-Arab League mission in Syria

9 Feb 2012

UNITED NATIONS: The major powers gave a cautious welcome on Thursday to proposals to send a joint Arab League-United Nations mission to monitor Syria's deadly crackdown on protests.