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New York: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an appeal for more than $23 million to assist the return of some 200,000 Sri Lankans uprooted by the recent conflict between Government forces and separatist Tamil rebels in the north of the Indian Ocean nation.

New York: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started relocating hundreds of people fleeing an upsurge in fighting and tightened access to humanitarian aid in southern and central Somalia to a camp in neighbouring Ethiopia.

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday praised Uzbekistan for its strong support for regional cooperation, saying that improved trade and transport links will help Central Asia reap the benefits of its strategic location.

New York: A landmark agreement to protect shark species threatened with extinction was reached today by over 100 countries signed up to a United Nations-supported wildlife treaty, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of Burundi's economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The completion of the review was on a lapse of time basis, effective February 10, 2010, and enabled the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 6.6 million (about US$10.1 million) under the arrangement. This will bring total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 26.4 million (about US$40.5 million).

The Design Clinic Scheme, for Design expertise to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, is part of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) during the 11th Plan Period is being implemented by the office of Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.

New Delhi: Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, during his meeting with Mr. Sergei Sobyanin, Deputy Prime Minister and Mr. Victor Khrihtenko, Minister of Industry & Trade, Russia here today, referred to the strategic relationship that exists between the two countries and expressed confidence that the bilateral cooperation in trade and other areas will continue to register healthy growth.

New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 468 cases during December 2009 referred to it for advice. The Commission advised initiations of major penalty proceedings against 70 officers. Of these, 20 were from public sector banks, 17 from M/o Railways, 11 from Northern Coalfields Ltd., 4 from Western Coalfields Ltd., 3 from MCD, 2 each from Ministry of Home Affairs and Central Board of Excise and Customs. The remaining 9 cases pertained to different departments of the Government of India and PSUs.

Meeting of the Executive Committee of Partners in Population and Development (PPD) was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka on the 15th of February, 2010.

New Delhi: The Cabinet Secretary of India, Shri K.M. Chandrashekhar has called for bench marking of public services in the SAARC region and to make them user friendly by adopting e-governance.