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Haitian Plaintiffs Ask US Judge to Set Aside UN Immunity in Cholera Case

27 Oct 2014- 10:34 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW YORK, NY, United States A lawyer representing five Haitian cholera victims and their families last week asked a US district court judge to lift the United Nations’ legal immunity so that the international body can be held responsible for the cholera
UN Has “Moral Responsibility” to Help Haiti Tackle Cholera Outbreak: Secretary-General

14 Jul 2014- 10:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW YORK, NY, United States The United Nations has “a moral responsibility” to help Haiti fight the cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 9,000 people and sickened more than 700,000 over the past four years, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said this
Asian Countries Among Those With Most Economic Risk Due to Flooding: Maplecroft

19 Feb 2014- 07:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent LONDON, United Kingdom The fourth annual Natural Hazards Risk Atlas, developed by global risk analytics company Maplecroft, identifies the United States, China, India, Bangladesh, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom as the seven countries with the

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