United Nations
Palestinians' UN status may restrict US climate funds
Senate Republicans seek to block climate funding using US legal provisions related to the UN status of Palestinians
InternationalHunt for yield will boost global farmland demand
Farmland provides high returns and reduces portfolio volatility, though it is exposed to high political risk
InternationalNuclear governance may slide from the policy agenda
The final Nuclear Security Summit has ended, but the risks of nuclear terrorism, arms races and proliferation persist
InternationalSyria may spur global rise in unilateral intervention
The nature of external intervention in the conflict risks eroding the internationally accepted norms for war
SyriaNew GCF strategy could unlock frozen funds globally
The GCF has made slow progress in financing climate change projects ahead of the COP22
InternationalWar crimes trials will add to Bosnian Serb instability
Though voting is still half a year off, election campaigns already under way will make use of the ICTY verdicts
Bosnia-HercegovinaMorocco will aim to limit UN Western Sahara mandate
A diplomatic crisis with the UN could strengthen Morocco's position over Western Sahara
MoroccoAppeal may reject UN tribunal's Yugoslav acquittal
The verdict on Serbian ultra-nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj overturned 20 years of jurisprudence
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