United Nations

  • Aug 20, 2012
  • 6 min read

'Green GDP' gauge slowly gaining ground

Assessing development by measuring GDP growth leaves out of account changes in the natural...

International
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • 7 min read

Neglected diseases threat requires global cooperation

Neglected diseases, a group of tropical illnesses especially endemic in low-income countries,...

International
  • Jun 29, 2012
  • 7 min read

Syria refugees create humanitarian, security crisis

UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is attempting to secure international agreement on a transition plan...

Syria
  • Jun 26, 2012
  • 6 min read

Rio+20 takes incremental approach

World leaders, businesses, international organisations and civil society representatives convened...

International
  • Jun 25, 2012
  • 6 min read

Global food price decline is temporary

Amid increasing high-level political concern over global food security, volatile food prices in...

International
  • Jun 20, 2012
  • 7 min read

Yemen-style transition deal is conceivable in Syria

US President Barack Obama said yesterday that he hoped work could start soon on a political...

Syria
  • Jun 14, 2012
  • 6 min read

Rio+20 could kick off environmental governance changes

World leaders, businesses, international organisations and civil society representatives will...

International
  • May 29, 2012
  • 6 min read

Rio+20 will have little impact on mining

In under a month the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place, involving...

International