United Nations

  • May 30, 2012
  • 2 min read

Food security concerns will boost governance changes

Efforts to achieve sustainable development will be unsuccessful without policies to eradicate...

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
  • May 25, 2012
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Economic pressures keep Iran nuclear talks on track

International talks on Iran's nuclear programme concluded in Baghdad yesterday with an...

Iran
  • May 23, 2012
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Global oil prices could fall further

Global oil prices lost further ground today, with the Brent front-month contract traded at near...

International
  • May 22, 2012
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ILO says youth unemployment here to stay

The International Labour Organization (ILO) today forecast that the global youth unemployment...

International
  • May 18, 2012
  • 6 min read

FAO guidelines could reduce global land tenure risks

The Committee on World Food Security (CFA), organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...

International
  • May 17, 2012
  • 2 min read

Global economy braces for sluggish performance

The OECD and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today urged G20 leaders to put...

International
  • May 11, 2012
  • 2 min read

Food security gains momentum in the global agenda

The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) today approved voluntary guidelines to govern the...

International