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Diplomacy could still secure solution for Syria
Annan resigned from his post yesterday, blaming international disunity for the failure to achieve...
SyriaNeglected diseases threat requires global cooperation
Neglected diseases, a group of tropical illnesses especially endemic in low-income countries,...
InternationalCereal rise could halt fall in global food prices
The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fell 1.8% last...
InternationalSyria refugees create humanitarian, security crisis
UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is attempting to secure international agreement on a transition plan...
SyriaAnnan's Syria peace efforts could work in longer term
The Syrian National Council said today that it would not be prepared to join a transitional...
SyriaRio+20 takes slow, incremental approach
World leaders, businesses, international organisations and civil society representatives convened...
InternationalGlobal food price decline is temporary
Amid increasing high-level political concern over global food security, volatile food prices in...
InternationalYemen-style transition deal is conceivable in Syria
US President Barack Obama said yesterday that he hoped work could start soon on a political...
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