STEENOKKERZEEL, Belgium, May 2 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency and the Belgian government are increasingly alarmed at the rising number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the Western European country and at how young many of them are.
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2 May 2011 – The death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind some of the world’s most notorious terrorist attacks, represents a “watershed moment” in the fight against the scourge of terrorism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
What? Press Briefing on the importance of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk
Reduction: “Invest today for a safer tomorrow: Increase investment in local
action,” that will take place in Geneva on 08-13 May. 
The Third Session of the Global Platform will include the first World
Reconstruction Conference (hosted by the World Bank). The sessions of
the World Reconstruction Conference have been integrated into the
overall Global Platform programme and schedule.
Joint efforts by UNISDR and the World Bank to organize
the event are a reflection of our continued collaboration and
recognition of the importance of disaster risk reduction. Participants
will find a rich array of events and topics on which to engage. 
28 April 2011 – Greater efforts to support girls and young women to acquire skills in information and communications technologies (ICTs) could help address projected shortages of manpower in those professions, the United Nations telecommunications agency said today, marking the first “
