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Afghanistan is for tourists

Matthew Cordell - Nov 3, 2009 - 12:48 pm
Development - World Heritage
A video produced by UN TV shows the wonders that await future tourists in Afghanistan.

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Snows of Kili no more

Matthew Cordell - Nov 3, 2009 - 9:35 am
Climate
According to a report released today, the icon snow atop Kilimanjaro is melting at the predicted rate and could be completely gone as early as 2022.

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Phones unfortunately more widespread than food

Matthew Cordell - Oct 27, 2009 - 12:22 pm
Development - Food
The WFP announces a new twist in its successful program using mobile phones to alert Iraqi refugees in Syria about available food aid.

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Video: Seal the Deal with Don Cheadle

Matthew Cordell - Oct 22, 2009 - 11:48 am
Climate
Don Cheadle, Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, and the President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed ask nations to "Seal the Deal" in Copenhagen this December.

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All that hubbub for nothing

Matthew Cordell - Oct 20, 2009 - 1:52 pm
Security - Afghanistan
So, in the end, the hubbub surrounding UNAMA and Galbraith was all for naught. After quietly doing its job for months, the UN-led ECC has triggered a recount that Karzai has accepted.

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What the future might look like

Matthew Cordell - Oct 20, 2009 - 10:54 am
Climate
In a very clever publicity stunt, ministers from the Maldives held a cabinet meeting at a table bolted to the floor of the Indian Ocean. Are they being heard?

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Stand Up Against Poverty

Matthew Cordell - Oct 17, 2009 - 11:30 am
Development
Last year, over 116 million people – nearly two percent of the world population – took action in the Stand-UP.

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Ban Ki-moon Stands Up against poverty

Matthew Cordell - Oct 17, 2009 - 11:24 am
Development
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon got full rock star treatment when he visited the United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York to lead the students in a Stand Up Action.

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The UN aspect of Obama's Prize

Matthew Cordell - Oct 9, 2009 - 11:15 am
Security - Nobel Prize
The Secretary General: "His commitment to work through the UN gives the world's people fresh hope and fresh prospects," as we enter a new era that demands "common cause" and "uncommon global effort."

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The *New* UN Dispatch

Matthew Cordell - Sep 29, 2009 - 5:56 pm

Over the past few months, the editors of UN Dispatch have been taking a hard look at the experience that you have visiting our site. Today we're proud to launch a new site designed to deliver our content to you quicker and better. What's new:

  • Streamlining our content - Our main content is now arranged in this box -- featured post on the left, quick teasers for three others on the right. Surrounding the box are filters designed to deliver the content you're looking for quickly. Also note our top navigation boxes for posts on Security, Health, Climate, Women, Development and Rights. 
  • Email alerts and Morning Coffee - Sign up for our new periodic updates and our daily global issues news brief. 
  • Diplotweets - Curated tweets from diplomatic twitter feeds
  • The Forum - An easy and immediate way for you to debate points made in our posts.
  • UN Direct - Pure, unadulterated news and opinion about the United Nations

Poke it, prod it, and tell us what you think.


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