United Nations

  • Dec 24, 2012
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Syria conflict set to intensify and endure

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi today met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, discussing the current...

Syria
  • Dec 21, 2012
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Gender-peace links gain global prominence

In 2000 the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 1325, which recognised the...

International
  • Dec 21, 2012
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UN Security Council move shows continued Mali caution

The UNSC yesterday adopted a further resolution on the Mali crisis.

Mali
  • Dec 19, 2012
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Divisions derail global internet agency

Delegates at the Dubai World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) on...

International
  • Dec 10, 2012
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UN climate meeting resolves little but clears agenda

The two-week long meeting ended on December 8.

International
  • Dec 6, 2012
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Food prices tend to relative short-term stability

The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fell...

International
  • Dec 3, 2012
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'Rich-poor' gap undermines Doha climate talks

The executive director of the International Energy Agency, Maria van der Hoeven, today urged...

International
  • Nov 29, 2012
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Serbs still think Kosovo's Haradinaj a war criminal

Judge Bakone Justice Moloto today released Haradinaj for lack of evidence connecting him with...

Kosovo