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New agenda may reinvigorate UN reforms
Timing appears propitious for a renewed push to complete the 'unfinished business' of UN reforms
InternationalLatin America poverty progress leaves many vulnerable
Governments will be tested in finding solutions to rising social vulnerability in a context of lower growth
Latin AmericaGloom deepens as ECLAC cuts Latin America outlook
The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) now anticipates the...
Latin AmericaSyria crisis confounds international aid efforts
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2165 on July 14 authorising the UN to deliver...
SyriaWeakened Hamas will struggle to reverse Gaza fortunes
Israel's offensive on Gaza, 'Operation Protective Edge', entered its seventh day today with the...
Middle EastBrazil will weigh on Latin America FDI outlook
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 rose for the fourth...
Latin AmericaPost-2015 UN development goals face financing gap
Negotiations in New York suggest that the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will...
InternationalEU-US loophole undercuts 'conflict minerals' controls
This week the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidated part of the 2010...
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