United Nations

  • Sep 5, 2008
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Financial stability needs coordination

The UN Conference on Trade and Development yesterday released its 2008 Trade and Development...

International
  • Sep 3, 2008
  • 2 min read

CYPRUS: Negotiations face daunting list of issues

Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat today...

Cyprus
  • Aug 29, 2008
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GEORGIA: Villagers accuse Ossetians of intimidation

About 2,300 Georgians have fled villages bordering South Ossetia, Helene Caux of the UN High...

Georgia
  • Aug 27, 2008
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UK/ANTARCTICA: London presents territorial claim to UN

The United Kingdom will today formally present its claim to the United Nations for extending its...

United Kingdom
  • Aug 26, 2008
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Sudan raises Security Council tensions

The request has opened a rift within the Council over both the appropriateness of actions to end...

International
  • Aug 26, 2008
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Drug trade still strong despite curbs

Recent expert reports on global drug markets have stressed that the markets for opiates and...

International
  • Aug 26, 2008
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Sudan raises Security Council tensions

The request by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an arrest...

International
  • Aug 20, 2008
  • 2 min read

PACIFIC/UN: New agency will help islands at risk

The UN and Samoa are to set up an Inter-Agency Climate Change Centre addressing the threat posed...

Pacific