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Entries by Kiyotaka Akasaka from 05/2010

Remembering World Press Freedom Day

| Posted 05.03.2010 | World
Read More: World Press, Freedom of the Press, Un, Press, World Press Day, United Nations, Video, World News

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. This day on the UN calendar gives us an opportunity to re-focus attention on the sad fact that in dozens of nations around the globe censorship remains a fact of life.

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Talks Symbolize Hope

| Posted 05.10.2010 | World
Read More: Start Treaty, Un, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ban Ki-Moon, Semipalatinsk, World News

Recent steps toward nuclear non-proliferation are encouraging, but will the momentum hold?

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From Russia With Thoughts on 'the Right Kind of Advertising'

| Posted 05.18.2010 | World
Read More: Mdg, Ban Ki-Moon, Nicole Kidman, International Advertising Association (IAA), Russia, UNiTE to End Violence, UN TV, World News

Why advertising? Because to prevent violence and discrimination against women we need to defy destructive gender stereotypes.

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UN Peacekeeping: 'Blue Helmets' Wear New Hats as Challenges Grow

| Posted 05.27.2010 | World
Read More: United Nations, Peacekeeping, Un Peacekeepers, Peace, Haiti, Ban Ki-Moon, Drc, Palestine, George Clooney, Secretary-General, Democratic Republic of the Congo, International Day, Security Council, Blue Helmets, Un, World News

When an author I met today during an overseas visit gave me a copy of his recently published book, he said writing it was very special since it recoun...

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