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'Green GDP' gauge slowly gaining ground
Assessing development by measuring GDP growth leaves out of account changes in the natural...
InternationalUN policy contradictions will prolong Syria conflict
The UN announced the closure of its observer mission in Syria yesterday.
SyriaDiplomacy could still secure solution for Syria
Annan resigned from his post yesterday, blaming international disunity for the failure to achieve...
SyriaNeglected diseases threat requires global cooperation
Neglected diseases, a group of tropical illnesses especially endemic in low-income countries,...
InternationalCereal rise could halt fall in global food prices
The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fell 1.8% last...
InternationalSyria refugees create humanitarian, security crisis
UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is attempting to secure international agreement on a transition plan...
SyriaAnnan's Syria peace efforts could work in longer term
The Syrian National Council said today that it would not be prepared to join a transitional...
SyriaRio+20 takes incremental approach
World leaders, businesses, international organisations and civil society representatives convened...
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