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'Green GDP' gauge slowly gaining ground
Assessing development by measuring GDP growth leaves out of account changes in the natural...
InternationalNeglected diseases threat requires global cooperation
Neglected diseases, a group of tropical illnesses especially endemic in low-income countries,...
InternationalSyria refugees create humanitarian, security crisis
UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is attempting to secure international agreement on a transition plan...
SyriaRio+20 takes incremental approach
World leaders, businesses, international organisations and civil society representatives convened...
InternationalGlobal food price decline is temporary
Amid increasing high-level political concern over global food security, volatile food prices in...
InternationalYemen-style transition deal is conceivable in Syria
US President Barack Obama said yesterday that he hoped work could start soon on a political...
SyriaRio+20 could kick off environmental governance changes
World leaders, businesses, international organisations and civil society representatives will...
InternationalRio+20 will have little impact on mining
In under a month the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place, involving...
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