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A United Nations official says that violence against children is on the rise in Afghanistan, warning that children are being used as suicide bombers

The UN official in charge of coordinating efforts to stop the spread of avian influenza says progress is being made.

The new study warns that global arms proliferation is fueling violence, crime and insurgency.  VOA's United Nations correspondent Margaret Besheer

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The U.N. says it needs more than $300 million to assist the hardest hit victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma.

A replica of one of the first ships to sail to America is in New York for the United States' independence day celebration on July 4th.

In India, half a million women work as scavengers removing human waste from the streets with only bowls and brooms.

An estimated 3.5 million displaced people live with disabilities in refugee camps around the world.  The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and

New York's Hudson River Park is about to undergo a surge of construction to mark its 10th anniversary.

American actor and activist Ben Affleck has teamed-up with the United Nations releasing a short film highlighting the plight of refugees in the