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Fears for Iranian Nobel peace laureate in regime crackdownDoes the world really want another Aung San Suu Kyi?" Dr Ebadi herself has demanded that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visit Iran and appoint a special UN envoy for Iran. Tehran hit back at Norway yesterday following Oslo's... In this article: Shirin Ebadi, Iran, Tehran, Islamic, Jonas Gahr Stoere, UN, Nobel Prize, Tax, Uranium, and International Federation for Human Rights |
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L.A. Times - Asia | November 05, 2009
U.S. officials meet with Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi
...and Development Council, have been largely unsuccessful. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tried to meet with Suu Kyi this year but was rebuffed by the government. David Steinberg, a Myanmar expert at Georgetown University,...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, U.S., Yangon, Washington, Democracy, State Department, and Madeleine Albright
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washingtonpost.com | November 19, 2009
U.N. committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights
...ELECTIONS Myanmar's U.N. envoy Than Swe rejected the resolution on his country, which said the assembly "strongly condemns the ongoing systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Myanmar." It also...
In this article: Burma, North Korea, China, European Union, and Aung San Suu Kyi
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Deseret News | November 04, 2009
U.S. official visits Myanmar, Suu Kyi
...Shwe. Suu Kyi, 64, has been detained for 14 of the past 20 years and until recently was allowed regular visits only from her doctor, and very occasional ones from visiting U.N. emissaries seeking to mediate with the government. For...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, United States, Thein Sein, Yangon, Washington, Democracy, and E mail
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Guardian Unlimited | November 03, 2009
Top US diplomats begin Burma junta talks
...democracy protests led by Buddhist monks. The last senior US diplomat to visit the country was Madeleine Albright, who went in her role as Bill Clinton's US ambassador to the UN in 1995. Five years earlier the regime drew international...
In this article: US, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Washington, Thein Sein, and Democracy
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NPR | November 04, 2009
U.S. Officials In Myanmar Granted Access To Suu Kyi
...Gen. Thein Sein. Campbell and his deputy, Scot Marciel, are the highest-ranking American diplomats to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, since 1995, when then-U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright made an official visit. It was the second...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, United States, Thein Sein, Washington, U.N., and Democracy
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Seattle Times | November 03, 2009
Senior US officials visit Myanmar
...for Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party. Campbell is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Myanmar since a September 1995 trip by then-U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright. The American diplomats flew Tuesday from neighboring...
In this article: Myanmar, United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nyan Win, Washington, National League for Democracy, U.S. Air Force, and Madeleine Albright
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The United Nations Organization (UNO) or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
- Founding Date:
- June 26, 1945
- Head:
- Ban Ki-moon
- Current members:
- 192 member states
- Language:
- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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