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<description><![CDATA[France has circulated a draft U.N. resolution that would authorize a U.N. peacekeeping force to stabilize key towns in northern Mali and help promote a return to democracy and extend government authority throughout the conflict-wracked country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765077-un-peacekeeping-force-proposed-for-mali</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765077-un-peacekeeping-force-proposed-for-mali</guid><category>un</category><category>world-news</category><category>mali</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bosnian activist says UN meeting was biased</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bosnian activist Munira Subasic lost 22 close family members in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of thousands of Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, yet she was barred from speaking at a U.N. meeting where Serbia's ultranationalist president attacked the international body's war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia which has been prosecuting leaders of the genocide.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17680235-bosnian-activist-says-un-meeting-was-biased</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17680235-bosnian-activist-says-un-meeting-was-biased</guid><category>un</category><category>justice</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-criminal-justice</category><category>munira-subasic</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:12:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN panel: Libyan weapons spread at alarming rate</title>
<description><![CDATA[Libyan weapons are spreading at "an alarming rate" to new territory in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean including Syria and the Gaza Strip where they are fueling conflicts and increasing the arsenals of armed groups and terrorists, a U.N. panel said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17676745-un-panel-libyan-weapons-spread-at-alarming-rate</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17676745-un-panel-libyan-weapons-spread-at-alarming-rate</guid><category>un</category><category>libya</category><category>gaza-strip</category><category>world-news</category><category>sanctions</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:16:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>5 UN troops, 7 others killed in South Sudan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Armed rebels that South Sudan believes are backed by Sudan opened fire on a United Nations convoy on Tuesday, killing five U.N. peacekeepers from India and at least seven civilians, officials said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlton Doki]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Charlton Doki]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17670365-5-un-troops-7-others-killed-in-south-sudan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17670365-5-un-troops-7-others-killed-in-south-sudan</guid><category>un</category><category>attack</category><category>sudan</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><category>af</category><category>south-sudan</category><category>indian-united-nations</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:45:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN chief urges Syria to OK expanded chemical probe</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is urging the Syrian government to accept an expanded U.N. probe into alleged chemical weapons use, saying he has concluded that an alleged attack in Homs in December warrants investigation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17670070-un-chief-urges-syria-to-ok-expanded-chemical-probe</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17670070-un-chief-urges-syria-to-ok-expanded-chemical-probe</guid><category>eu</category><category>un</category><category>syria</category><category>world-news</category><category>chemical-weapons</category><category>secretary-general-ban-ki-moon</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:20:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN whistleblower asks US to withhold UN payments</title>
<description><![CDATA[A United Nations whistleblower who won his case alleging corruption in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Kosovo but received only 2 percent of the $2.2 million he sought in damages and costs asked the U.S. government Monday to withhold 15 percent of its payments to the global organization.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17658937-un-whistleblower-asks-us-to-withhold-un-payments</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17658937-un-whistleblower-asks-us-to-withhold-un-payments</guid><category>us</category><category>un</category><category>whistleblower</category><category>united-nations</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 20:55:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN staff continuing work in North Korea</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. says its staff is continuing to work in North Korea while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon studies a message from North Korea saying the world body should consider evacuating U.N. personnel from the country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17617998-un-staff-continuing-work-in-north-korea</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17617998-un-staff-continuing-work-in-north-korea</guid><category>un</category><category>north-korea</category><category>world-news</category><category>secretary-general-ban-ki-moon</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:29:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN: 1.2 million Syria refugees in Jordan this year</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations is predicting that the number of Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan will more than double to 1.2 million by the end of this year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17617040-un-12-million-syria-refugees-in-jordan-this-year</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17617040-un-12-million-syria-refugees-in-jordan-this-year</guid><category>eu</category><category>un</category><category>refugees</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><category>syria-refugees</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:40:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN rights chief presses US to shut Guantanamo</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations' top human rights official pressed the U.S. on Friday to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, strongly criticizing the indefinite detention of inmates at the facility.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616739-un-rights-chief-presses-us-to-shut-guantanamo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616739-un-rights-chief-presses-us-to-shut-guantanamo</guid><category>eu</category><category>un</category><category>guantanamo</category><category>guantanamo-bay</category><category>world-news</category><category>united-nations'</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:09:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN says food distribution centers reopen in Gaza</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations says it has reopened food distribution centers in Gaza that closed last week following a violent protest at a U.N. compound.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17602690-un-says-food-distribution-centers-reopen-in-gaza</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17602690-un-says-food-distribution-centers-reopen-in-gaza</guid><category>un</category><category>palestinians</category><category>gaza-strip</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2013 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN chief fears North Korea on 'collision course'</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. chief says he fears North Korea is on a collision course with other nations that could lead to war.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17567504-un-chief-fears-north-korea-on-collision-course</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17567504-un-chief-fears-north-korea-on-collision-course</guid><category>eu</category><category>un</category><category>korea</category><category>north-korea</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:29:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN adopts treaty to regulate global arms trade</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Tuesday, after a more than decade-long campaign to keep weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists, warlords, organized crime figures and human rights violators.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17562859-un-adopts-treaty-to-regulate-global-arms-trade</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17562859-un-adopts-treaty-to-regulate-global-arms-trade</guid><category>un</category><category>trade</category><category>north-korea</category><category>treaty</category><category>world-news</category><category>arms-trade</category><category>arms-trade-treaty</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:28:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8833f10d-961f-45c3-9fce-e4885eb34b42.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8833f10d-961f-45c3-9fce-e4885eb34b42.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2005 file photo, the flags of member nations fly outside the General Assembly building at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first U.N. treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, April 2, 2013, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands of terrorists, insurgent fighters and organized crime. The resolution adopting the landmark treaty was approved by a vote of 154 to 3 with 23 abstentions. Iran, North Korea and Syria voted &quot;no&quot; on Tuesday's resolution. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Departing UN official blasts Haiti's rights record</title>
<description><![CDATA[The former United Nations human rights monitor in Haiti is taking a swipe at the Caribbean nation's legal system as he leaves his post.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trenton Daniel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Trenton Daniel]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17506402-departing-un-official-blasts-haitis-rights-record</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17506402-departing-un-official-blasts-haitis-rights-record</guid><category>haiti</category><category>un</category><category>human-rights</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><category>cb</category><category>haiti-un</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:20:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN authorizes intervention force for Congo</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against rebel groups to help bring peace to the country's conflict-wracked east.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504261-un-authorizes-intervention-force-for-congo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504261-un-authorizes-intervention-force-for-congo</guid><category>un</category><category>security-council</category><category>congo</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:30:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN: Syria, rebels must ensure UN safety in Golan</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. Security Council called on the Syrian government and rebel fighters Wednesday to ensure the safety and freedom of movement of the U.N. peacekeeping force that has monitored a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria for nearly four decades.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490063-un-syria-rebels-must-ensure-un-safety-in-golan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490063-un-syria-rebels-must-ensure-un-safety-in-golan</guid><category>un</category><category>israel</category><category>syria</category><category>security-council</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:54:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN chief proposes peacekeepers as option for Mali</title>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.N. force that would conduct major combat and counter-terrorism operations against Islamic extremists Tuesday as one option to maintain security after French forces leave the crisis-wracked West African nation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17477872-un-chief-proposes-peacekeepers-as-option-for-mali</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17477872-un-chief-proposes-peacekeepers-as-option-for-mali</guid><category>un</category><category>west-african</category><category>world-news</category><category>mali</category><category>secretary-general-ban-ki-moon</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:17:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN to vote Tuesday on treaty regulating arms trade</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on what would be the first U.N. treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked its adoption by consensus.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17460767-un-to-vote-tuesday-on-treaty-regulating-arms-trade</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17460767-un-to-vote-tuesday-on-treaty-regulating-arms-trade</guid><category>un</category><category>trade</category><category>north-korea</category><category>treaty</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><category>arms-trade</category><category>arms-trade-treaty</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:37:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN backs Guyana Amerindians control of land</title>
<description><![CDATA[A United Nations agency is urging Guyana to review the practice of granting mining permits and concessions in indigenous communities before obtaining consent from Amerindians who live there.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429921-un-backs-guyana-amerindians-control-of-land</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429921-un-backs-guyana-amerindians-control-of-land</guid><category>un</category><category>united-nations</category><category>guyana</category><category>world-news</category><category>amerindians</category><category>cb</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:12:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NKorea condemns UN call for human rights probe</title>
<description><![CDATA[North Korea has condemned a U.N. resolution approving a formal investigation into its suspected human rights violations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17422281-nkorea-condemns-un-call-for-human-rights-probe</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17422281-nkorea-condemns-un-call-for-human-rights-probe</guid><category>un</category><category>nkorea</category><category>north-korea</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:29:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7dee2bb6-c192-493a-95a9-36d4bff53f0e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7dee2bb6-c192-493a-95a9-36d4bff53f0e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People walk through Kim Il Sung Square, in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The writing on top of the building reads Hurrah to the DPRK, the acronym for North Koreas formal name, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8c688487-f54e-4423-870b-a3b544fc170b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8c688487-f54e-4423-870b-a3b544fc170b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Two North Korean soldiers look at the southern side while they patrol at the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UN chief warns of growing water scarcity</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that by 2030, nearly half the world's population could be facing a scarcity of water, with demand outstripping supply by 40 percent.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17419633-un-chief-warns-of-growing-water-scarcity</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17419633-un-chief-warns-of-growing-water-scarcity</guid><category>un</category><category>world-news</category><category>world-water-day</category><category>secretary-general-ban-ki-moon</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN reducing international staff in Damascus</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations said Monday it was temporarily reducing its international staff in Damascus following mortar fire that damaged a hotel and a U.N. vehicle.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416573-un-reducing-international-staff-in-damascus</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416573-un-reducing-international-staff-in-damascus</guid><category>un</category><category>syria</category><category>security-council</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:41:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Haiti president seeks UN funds to rebuild country</title>
<description><![CDATA[Haiti President Michel Martelly has urged the United Nations to divert some of the billions of dollars it spends yearly on peacekeeping efforts to infrastructure projects, job creation and poverty alleviation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416501-haiti-president-seeks-un-funds-to-rebuild-country</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416501-haiti-president-seeks-un-funds-to-rebuild-country</guid><category>haiti</category><category>un</category><category>united-nations</category><category>world-news</category><category>peacekeeping</category><category>cb</category><category>michel-martelly</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:35:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN rights body criticizes Israel over settlements</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.N.'s top human rights body has passed five resolutions critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians in what has become a regular condemnation of Israeli policy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416225-un-rights-body-criticizes-israel-over-settlements</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416225-un-rights-body-criticizes-israel-over-settlements</guid><category>eu</category><category>un</category><category>israel</category><category>rights</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:09:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sri Lanka criticizes UN resolution on war abuses</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Sri Lankan government minister criticized a United Nations resolution that calls on the island nation to thoroughly investigate war crimes allegedly committed during its civil war, saying Friday that it attempts to divide the country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bharatha Mallawarachi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bharatha Mallawarachi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415210-sri-lanka-criticizes-un-resolution-on-war-abuses</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415210-sri-lanka-criticizes-un-resolution-on-war-abuses</guid><category>un</category><category>sri-lanka</category><category>united-nations</category><category>sri-lankan</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:05:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN: Finding a phone easier than finding a toilet</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations says six billion of the world's seven billion people have mobile phones &#8212; but only 4.5 billion have access to toilets or latrines.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Edith M. Lederer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17407217-un-finding-a-phone-easier-than-finding-a-toilet</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17407217-un-finding-a-phone-easier-than-finding-a-toilet</guid><category>un</category><category>united-nations</category><category>improving</category><category>world-news</category><category>sanitation</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:04:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>