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Former minister lost his life at age of 74
Kemal Derviş, Türkiye's former economy minister, has died at the age of 74 in the hospital in Washington where he received treatment.
The former minister had been receiving Parkinson's treatment in the U.S. for a while.
Derviş served as the Economy Minister during an economic crisis in 2000 and 2001, and then was elected as a deputy of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
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Ukrainian Charitable Fund supporting Children starts Operations in Bulgaria
The international foundation Stand with Ukraine, which supports Ukrainian mothers and children, has started activities in Bulgaria. The foundation aims to provide future generations of Ukrainians with an opportunity to grow up to behealthy, strong, and successful, whilst alsoprotecting their rights to happy and peaceful lives.
Bulgaria - The 45th Suitable Country for Raising a Child
Bulgaria is ranked 45th in the world as a country suitable for child-rearing. The report was prepared by experts at the World Health Organization, the Lancet medical journal and the United Nations Children's Fund.
As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health
Macedonian diplomat seeks Turkish support to succeed Ban Ki-moon
Former Macedonian foreign minister and the U.N. General Assembly's 62nd president, Srgjan Kerim, has requested Turkey's support for his candidacy to succeed Ban Ki-moon as U.N. secretary general.
Bulgaria's Bokova to Attend UN Top Job Hearings in New York
Eight candidates to take over as the next UN Secretary General are due to attend a first-of-a-kind informal hearing starting April 12, Tuesday.
World nations to hear candidates make pitch to lead UN
For the first time in the United Nations' 70-year history, candidates vying to become secretary-general will make their pitch for the job to world governments in hearings beginning next week.
New Zealand's Ex-PM Also Running for UN Top Job
Helen Clark, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, has officially announced she is running for the UN Secretary-General's office.
Clark, who at the moment heads the UN Development Program, is seen as a strong rival to UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova. To date, the latter has been described as a "frontrunner" in the race.
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Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Russia Unlikely to Endorse Georgieva for UN Top Job
Two Bulgarians might turn out to be the main rivals for the United Nations Secretary General's seat that will be vacated by Ban Ki-moon late next year, Russian news outlet Nezavisimaya Gazeta has said.
Top UN official calls for helping Syria refugees make living
Aid to Syria's millions of refugees must "go beyond relief" and help them make a living close to home, a top U.N. official said Nov. 8, as key international decision-makers gathered to find a new approach to the Syria refugee crisis.
Two Turkeys in the Syria crisis
As Russia and the United States work on formulas as inclusive as possible to find a solution to the Syrian crisis, without letting the Islamist factions take over the entire country, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the European Union on Sept. 28 to do more to confront the migration crisis stemming from the four-year-old Syrian civil war.
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