The report will be discussed at a U.N.biodiversity meeting set for October in Nagoya,Japan.

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While the military has not publicly set a date for any major operation in the area, U.N.officials say some 80,000 civilians have fled the region in anticipation of a new offensive.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

The PML-N administration set itself apart from other provincial governments with initiatives that critics called populist gimmicks but that gained public attention.

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Russia and China both also likely fear the U.N. vote could set a precedent for U.N. and international intervention in their own internal disputes.

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Picco then left the U.N. and set up a private consulting business in midtown Manhattan.

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