United Nations

  • Oct 16, 2012
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Lack of skills for young workers hits global growth

Two hundred million people aged 15-25 (20% of the total) have not completed primary school in...

International
  • Oct 5, 2012
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Gender takes centre stage in development policy

International institutions and aid agencies increasingly regard tackling gender inequalities as a...

International
  • Sep 25, 2012
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UN will probably opt for Mali dialogue over force

Ahead of a UN General Assembly meeting on Sahelian issues tomorrow, Security Council members have...

Mali
  • Sep 19, 2012
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Regulation of commodity financial markets will grow

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday argued that financialisation of...

International
  • Sep 14, 2012
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Revolution not intervention counts in the new Libya

The 2011 revolution came amid the Arab uprisings and ended the 42-year rule of Colonel Muammar...

Libya
  • Sep 11, 2012
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Prospects for global climate policy in fourth quarter

The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...

International
  • Sep 6, 2012
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Food price rise halts, but a crisis is still possible

The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization fell 0.1%...

International
  • Sep 5, 2012
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Rapid LAC urbanisation calls for policy remedies

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has become the most urbanised region in the world.

Latin America