Investing in people the smartest way to eradicate poverty, UN says
17 October 2011 –
The recent announcement by Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas to exchange prisoners is a welcome step that should generate positive momentum for ongoing efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
Israel and Hamas
announced last week that they had agreed that Hamas would
release the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held captive since June 2006, and Israel would
release more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Media repo ....
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