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World Refugee Day focuses on families torn apart by war
Today is United Nations World Refugee Day, a reminder that the UN refugee agency's excellent work must be supplemented by private organizations, governments and citizens, Elizabeth Ferris writes. Meanwhile, the UN refugee agency, along with IKEA Foundation and others, has developed a prototype of a durable refugee shelter for use in camps. Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.)/Up Front blog (6/20), Yemen Times (6/20), The Guardian (London) (6/20)
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@UNDP: #UNSG Ban Ki-moon says attacks will not deter UN or weaken resolve to stand by people of #Somalia ow.ly/mdCiy
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"Standing before the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, President Obama ... proposed a further one-third reduction in nuclear arms above what was agreed to in New START [in 2010]. Beyond that, he is directing the defense establishment to pro-actively reduce the role that nuclear weapons play in America's defense strategies." UN Dispatch (6/19)
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Ban decries attack in Somalia, declares UN won't "be deterred"
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the attack on the UN Development Programme office in Somalia "despicable" and said the UN "would not be deterred from delivering its mandate" there. The UN Security Council also condemned the attack. France 24/Agence France-Presse (6/20), The Huffington Post/The Associated Press (6/20)
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Adding value is focus of Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Executive Director Radha Muthiah says that adding value to people's lives is the main focus for the organization and its 700 partners. Devex.com (6/20)
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Somali militants vow to keep up attacks
Somali Al Shabaab Islamists say they will continue to attack "disbelievers," while Abdirashid Hashi of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies says the group's recent attacks show that the Somalia government has neglected security in the capital. Reuters (6/20), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (6/19)
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Syrian rebel leader seeks to quell unrest
Gen. Salim Idriss of the Syrian rebel Supreme Military Council is seeking to unify rebel troops amid reports of unrest. "Idriss has done well as an interlocutor with the West and the Gulf, but the military situation is degenerating. ... It is not too late to save it, but he does not have much time," a source within the Syrian opposition told Reuters. Reuters (6/20), Reuters (6/20)
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Refugees and internally displaced reach highest levels in 20 years: Ban. UN Radio (6/20)
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