United Nations

  • Nov 9, 2012
  • 7 min read

Liberia's post-UN era will see raised governance risks

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's office announced in late October her intention to reshuffle the...

Liberia
  • Nov 1, 2012
  • 7 min read

Kigali rebuffs pressure over Rwanda's regional role

The High Court on October 30 sentenced senior opposition politician Victoire Ingabire to eight...

Rwanda
  • Nov 1, 2012
  • 2 min read

Post-2015 global development agenda faces thorny path

The UN High Level Panel (HLP) on the post-2015 global development framework --...

International
  • Oct 31, 2012
  • 6 min read

Momentum for international arms trade treaty has grown

The international arms trade is largely unregulated. Last year a record 85.3 billion...

International
  • Oct 29, 2012
  • 2 min read

Palestinians will gain little from UN statehood bid

The PLO is to request observer status as a full member state at the UN General Assembly next...

Palestinians
  • Oct 25, 2012
  • 2 min read

Global slowdown hits trade in services

Global trade in services recorded zero year-on-year growth in the second quarter, the WTO and the...

International
  • Oct 24, 2012
  • 2 min read

FDI shrinks amid global concerns

Global FDI flows fell by 8.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2012, to 668 billion dollars, the...

International
  • Oct 24, 2012
  • 2 min read

Syria's fragmentation reduces ceasefire prospects

The Foreign Ministry said today that the military was still assessing a ceasefire proposal from...

Syria