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Vicky Liu obtained a master's degree in technological systems management from Stony Brook University in 2010. She is an intern at UNA-USA's Business Council for the United Nations.

Land Mines' Random Acts of Cruelty

By Vicky Liu | Apr 18, 2011

Land mines and explosive remnants of war affect more than 70 countries, and though incidents related to unexploded ordnance have dropped significantly in the last few years, they still kill or maim more than 4,000 people annually.

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Racing Virtually Around the World While Stopping for a Quiz or Two

By Vicky Liu | Mar 24, 2011

A new computer race-car game from Unesco that focuses on HIV-AIDS lets users travel on circuits across continents without ever receiving a speeding ticket. Geared to people 16 to 24 years old, players can race the car – a variety of models – through Unesco’s World Heritage sites without damaging an artifact let alone a shrub.

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We Are UN Women

By Vicky Liu | Feb 28, 2011

The United Nations formally celebrated the debut of UN Women in the General Assembly on Feb. 23, at an event attended by 1,800 people and hosted by Michelle Bachelet, the under secretary-general and executive director of the newest UN agency, which began operating on Jan. 1.

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Antarctica and the Arctic, Revealing the Planet's  Health

By Vicky Liu | Feb 17, 2011

Have you ever tried to imagine what the windiest, coldest and driest places on earth look like?

A United Nations dual photography exhibition through mid-April on the Arctic and Antarctica helps you visualize just how incredibly still and beautiful these two regions are through pictures by two Swedes of both the rough landscapes and active animal life.

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If It's January, Time to Plant the Banana Trees

By Vicky Liu | Jan 12, 2011

In Africa, 1 child in 10 suffers from severe malnutrition, while 1 in 10 infants die within the first year of life because they don’t have adequate access to food. Given that the world food price index has shown an increase of 32 percent in the last six months, a reaction to weak grain harvests and weather-related influences, these ratios could climb higher.

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