North Korea's deputy U.N.Ambassador Pak Tok Hun categorically rejected the resolution, saying it was a U.S.initiative intended to destroy North Korea.

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U.N.International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Deputy Director Helena Molin-Valdes told VOA health facilities need to be at the center of disaster relief.

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The U.N.Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Juba,South Sudan,Lise Grande, says the number of internal conflicts in the semi-autonomous region has risen from last year's levels.

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Amid the violence, a five-member U.N. team with expertise in politics, peacekeeping and mediation was on the ground in Syria, according to Eduardo del Buey, deputy spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general.

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Charles Duelfer, 51, the former deputy executive chairman of the U.N.

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