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UN Dispatch

July 16 2012

Today, the UN announced that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Dr.Asha-Rose Migiro as Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and Gordon Brown as UN Special Envoy for Global Education.

News

Support grows for restarting Israel-Palestinian peace talks
Kenya office opened by U.S. cookstove manufacturer
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United Nations Foundation and United Nations Association of the USA announce global UN advocate honorees for annual dinner

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