Articles written by Christian Strohmann
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Crises Threatens Recent Development Gains
A comprehensive United Nations report warns that, despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Jul 7, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Most of Road Deaths Occur in Poor Countries
The United Nations Word Health Organization (WHO) called for stricter traffic rules to reduce the number of road accidents that kill more than a million people a year.
Jun 16, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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What does Phase 6 of Influenza A (H1N1) Mean?
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, decided to raise the level of swine flu alert from phase 5 to phase 6, meaning start of a pandemic.
Jun 13, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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What Does Phase 6 of Influenza A(H1N1) Mean?
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, decided to raise the level of swine flu alert from phase 5 to phase 6 meaning start of a pandemic.
Jun 12, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Women Peacekeepers at the UN on High Demand
With women joining national military and police in greater numbers, it is critical that Member States contribute even more female personnel to the United Nations.
Jun 5, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Economic Crisis Hits E.U. and U.S. Clean Energy
Despite difficult market conditions 2008's investment in clean energy topped 2007 record investments by 5%, in large part as a result of emerging economies' investments.
Jun 4, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Smart Card to Protect Patients from Radiation
There are laudable advances in imaging technology to detect hidden diseases, however scanning procedures may unnecessarily expose patients to increased radiation levels.
Jun 2, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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AIDS Work in Africa Not Focused on Actual Cause
Authorities in African countries need to demonstrate more leadership to undertaken analysis as first step towards building effective prevention strategies, says UNAIDS.
Jun 1, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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UN to Combat Drug Trafficking in West Africa
A lucrative cocaine trade is flooding West Africa, which is fast becoming a key transit hub for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine smuggled to Europe.
May 31, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Poland a Destination for Human Trafficking
While Poland was already struggling with trafficking in human beings the scale of that crime has become aggravated due to joining the EU and the Schengen zone.
May 30, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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UN Climate-Pact for Copenhagen is on the Table
With only 200 days before Copenhagen, time gets tighter but the world is not standing still on climate change, says top UN greenhouse gas convention official.
May 23, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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When Imported Rats Extinguish Native Birds
Adding to the main causes of biodiversity loss such as deforestation, changes in habitat and land degradation are now alien species harming native ecosystem services.
May 21, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Tourism Suffers From Crisis and Influenza Threat
Swine influenza A (H1N1) is starting to affect the tourism sector which experts expect to decline further in 2009. It is now crucial to remove obstacles, e.g. taxation.
May 19, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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Fighting Piracy on Land and Sea
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime options for bringing piracy suspects to justice have created some confusion among countries and captains with warships in the region.
May 16, 2009
- Christian Strohmann
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