W.H.O.Director-General Margaret Chan declared the sickness a pandemic a disease that has spread to many nations.

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Jewish settlement councils have declared a general strike to protest the Israeli government's freeze on construction in West Bank communities.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the ??United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation?. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services.

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"I condemn the murders of Romeo Sanchez and of Arnulfo Villanueva, " the Director-General declared.

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"I condemn the killing of Paul Douglas and James Brolan, " the Director-General declared.

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