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UN Launches $2.27 Billion Appeal to Stem Cholera Epidemic in Haiti

By Makini Brice | Dec 12, 2012 12:47 PM EST

The United Nations has launched a $2.27 billion appeal in order to stop the cholera epidemic in Haiti.

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U.N.'s Ban Launches Bid to Stamp Out Cholera in Haiti

By Michelle Nichols | Dec 12, 2012 09:23 AM EST

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a $2.2 billion initiative to stamp out cholera over the next decade in impoverished Haiti.

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U.N. Says an End to AIDS in Sight

By Kate Kelland | Nov 20, 2012 09:21 AM EST

A United Nations report said that eradicating AIDS was in sight, owing to better access to drugs that can both treat and prevent HIV.

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Family Planning Could Save $11.3B Annually: UN

By Amber Moore | Nov 15, 2012 09:46 AM EST

Access to family planning to everyone in developing countries would save $11.3 billion per year that are now being spent on maternal and newborn care, says a new report by the United Nations.

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176 Countries Adopt Global Deal to Fight Illegal Tobacco Trade

By Christine Hsu | Nov 12, 2012 12:49 PM EST

Health officials from 176 countries on Monday agreed to a deal to combat the illegal tobacco trade at WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

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One in Eight of World Population Going Hungry: U.N.

By Catherine Hornby | Oct 09, 2012 08:52 AM EDT

One out of every eight people in the world is chronically undernourished, the United Nations' food agencies said on Tuesday.

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UN: Haiti Struggling to Cope With Cholera as Aid Withdrawn

By Michelle Nichols | Sep 01, 2012 09:58 AM EDT

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday that Haiti was struggling to cope with a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands.

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