United Nations

  • Aug 12, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL: BLIHR spawns new rights initiatives

BLIHR concluded its activities in April 2009. Three major initiatives have already emerged: the...

International
  • Aug 12, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL: BLIHR spawns new rights initiatives

The Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR) concluded its activities in April.

International
  • Jul 27, 2009
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EUROPEAN UNION: Ministers meet for more climate talks

EU environment ministers held a two-day informal meeting ending on Friday, one of a series...

  • Jul 21, 2009
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SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab targets UN operations

Fighters from the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab yesterday raided two UN compounds, in Baidoa...

Somalia
  • Jul 9, 2009
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AFRICA: UN to take on West African crime syndicates

Three United Nations organisations, in cooperation with Interpol, yesterday announced the...

  • Jul 7, 2009
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LIBERIA: TRC calls for president to barred from office

Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) yesterday called for President Ellen...

Liberia
  • Jul 6, 2009
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AFRICA: Botswana breaks ranks with AU over ICC

Botswana yesterday signaled its dissent from the decision by the 53-member African Union (AU) on...

Botswana
  • Jul 3, 2009
  • 1 min read

BURMA/UN: Ban seeks political concessions

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met the leader of Burma's junta, Senior General Than Shwe, in...

Burma