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UN seeks multi-level approach in fighting piracy

Piracy on the high seas cannot be fought by international naval fleets alone, but requires a regional approach that also deals with its root causes, the UN Special Representative for Somalia said Wednesday. Full story

91 Filipino peacekeepers in Darfur honored

The United Nations has awarded peacekeeping medals to 91 Philippine police officers who serve as advisers with the UN-African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (Unamid), the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York said in a statement Monday.

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3,000 Filipinos in jail overseas—DFA

Some 3,000 Filipinos are in jail in different countries around the world, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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