UN Criticizes Polish Abortion Laws, Reopens Debate
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Poland's strict anti-abortion laws may lead women from the predominantly Roman Catholic country to risk their lives as some are forced to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, a United Nations report says.
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The Vatican used the stage of  the United Nations on Wednesday to try to make amends for  remarks by Pope Benedict that drew fury from Muslims worldwide.
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A government minister in Poland has been reprimanded for making critical remarks about the relationship between the Catholic Church and domestic violence.
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United Nations: The UN Staff Union, representing over 5,000 employees, has strongly criticised senior management of the world body for exonerating top investigator Dileep Nair of Singapore, who is accused of misconduct, and regretted Secretary-General
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ELEANOR HALL: The United Nation&#39;s chief is facing intense criticism on another issue today too. UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is under increasing pressure to resign over the corruption allegations surrounding
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The UN secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict
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A U.S.-led campaign to ban all  cloning of human embryos, including for stem-cell research, was  rejected by a divided United Nations on Friday as a General  Assembly committee opted for a nonbinding declaration against  human cloning.
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Some countries have taken major strides to improve the rights and reproductive health of women but more must be done to meet goals set at a UN conference a decade ago, according to a report released Tuesday.
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The UN children&#39;s agency has come under fire from critics who say it has prioritized children&#39;s &quot;rights&quot; over their survival.
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The United Nations has abandoned efforts to devise a global treaty banning the cloning of human beings. While there was near universal support to ban reproductive cloning of babies, the international community
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Poland formally told its European  Union partners it could not accept a reformed voting system  enshrined in the defunct EU constitution, raising the prospect  of a crisis at a crucial summit later this week.
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The United Nations is facing criticism over claims that a star-studded fundraising event hosted by Madonna at its headquarters last night was used to promote the controversial Kabbalah Centre and a new Gucci store
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s declaration that the invasion of Iraq contravened the UN charter greatly annoyed the countries participating in the war, especially the US.
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Even under Poland's strict laws, Alicja Tysiac says she should have been allowed an abortion.
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The Vatican, in its first speech ever to the U.N. General Assembly, called Wednesday for a total ban on human cloning and criticized the war in Iraq and unilateral responses to terrorism.
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Poland vowed on Friday to reopen debate  on an EU treaty deal to ensure it gets the concessions it wants  on voting rights, clashing again with European partners who say  those discussions are over.
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VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican cardinal said yesterday that Roman Catholics shouldn't contribute to Amnesty International because the group adopted a policy calling for access to abortion services for women under certain circumstances.