United Nations

  • Jan 30, 2013
  • 6 min read

Mali woes may revitalise Western Sahara resolution

UN Special Envoy to the region Christopher Ross arrives in Moscow today as part of his drive to...

Western Sahara
  • Jan 28, 2013
  • 7 min read

Pyongyang's nuclear test threat sinks engagement hopes

On January 22, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously condemned Pyongyang's December 12...

North Korea
  • Jan 21, 2013
  • 6 min read

Globalisation far from entirely negative for labour

Globalisation's critics have often warned against a 'race to the bottom', in which competitive...

International
  • Jan 11, 2013
  • 7 min read

Mladic trial will set seal on international court

The Mladic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on...

International
  • Jan 3, 2013
  • 10 min read

Post-MDGs development framework will be very different

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to expire in 2015. Since they have achieved...

International
  • Dec 21, 2012
  • 6 min read

Gender-peace links gain global prominence

In 2000 the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 1325, which recognised the...

International
  • Dec 19, 2012
  • 6 min read

Divisions derail global internet agency

Delegates at the Dubai World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) on December 14...

International
  • Dec 10, 2012
  • 6 min read

UN climate meeting resolves little but clears agenda

The two-week-long 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate...

International