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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...
InternationalGender takes centre stage in development policy
International institutions and aid agencies increasingly regard tackling gender inequalities as a...
InternationalUN will probably opt for Mali dialogue over force
Ahead of a UN General Assembly meeting on Sahelian issues tomorrow, Security Council members have...
MaliRegulation of commodity financial markets will grow
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday argued that financialisation of...
InternationalRevolution not intervention counts in the new Libya
The 2011 revolution came amid the Arab uprisings and ended the 42-year rule of Colonel Muammar...
LibyaProspects for global climate policy in fourth quarter
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...
InternationalFood price rise halts, but a crisis is still possible
The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization fell 0.1%...
InternationalRapid LAC urbanisation calls for policy remedies
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has become the most urbanised region in the world.
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