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Mali woes may revitalise Western Sahara resolution
UN Special Envoy to the region Christopher Ross arrives in Moscow today as part of his drive to...
Western SaharaPyongyang's nuclear test threat sinks engagement hopes
On January 22, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously condemned Pyongyang's December 12...
North KoreaGlobalisation far from entirely negative for labour
Globalisation's critics have often warned against a 'race to the bottom', in which competitive...
InternationalMladic trial will set seal on international court
The Mladic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on...
InternationalPost-MDGs development framework will be very different
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to expire in 2015. Since they have achieved...
InternationalGender-peace links gain global prominence
In 2000 the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 1325, which recognised the...
InternationalDivisions derail global internet agency
Delegates at the Dubai World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) on December 14...
InternationalUN climate meeting resolves little but clears agenda
The two-week-long 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate...
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