RIVERS' GARBAGEMAN: IT'S TOUGH & MISERABLE

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

·         Chad Pregracke is dedicated to cleaning the Mississippi River and other U.S. waterways

·         He and his staff organize community cleanups across the country

·         They have a fleet of boats to get the job done, and they try to make cleanup fun for volunteers

Picking up garbage, it's tough, miserable and hot. We try to make it fun.
CNN Hero Chad Pregrac

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UN News Focus: 

Democratic Republic of Congo

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Newly-arrived refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the Nyakabande Transit Centre in south-west Uganda. Photo: UNHCR/L. Beck

The Envoys urge both parties to conclude the political process by signing a principled agreement that ensures the timely disarmament and demobilization of the M23 and accountability for perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Joint statement by the Great Lakes Envoys on the announced end of the M23 rebellion, Kinshasa (DRC), 6 Nov '13

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