United Nations

  • Oct 4, 2007
  • 7 min read

LIBERIA: UNMIL key to medium term security

Liberia has remained generally stable since the election of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at...

Liberia
  • Sep 28, 2007
  • 10 min read

TAJIKISTAN: Drug-trafficking presents major challenge

Tajikistan has emerged as a frontline state in the war on drugs and is bearing the brunt of the...

Tajikistan
  • Sep 25, 2007
  • 7 min read

ASIA: Region will be key player in carbon market

Singapore is in a position to become a major carbon-trading hub, an official said in comments...

Asia
  • Sep 6, 2007
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: UNCTAD urges regional cooperation

UNCTAD released yesterday its annual report on trade and development. Once a high-profile...

International
  • Aug 30, 2007
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Exporters face stiff challenges

Asia's increasing economic integration and Latin America's own slow progress in this field are...

Latin America
  • Aug 15, 2007
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: North Pole claims raise concerns in the Arctic

Moscow hopes that the geological data collected in the Arctic will allow it to claim an...

Russia
  • Aug 6, 2007
  • 7 min read

IVORY COAST: Delayed Ouagadougou process moves forward

Gbagbo had not visited the rebel-held north of the country since before the civil war broke out...

Ivory Coast
  • Jul 30, 2007
  • 13 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Poverty, inequality challenges remain

A report released by the United Nations in early July concludes that Latin America and the...

Latin America