United Nations

  • Dec 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

Russian UN manoeuvre will not shake support for Syria

Russia's UN ambassador yesterday introduced a draft resolution condemning Damascus's...

Russia
  • Dec 12, 2011
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Durban Platform sets global climate mandate

Delegates met in Durban for the 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on...

International
  • Dec 9, 2011
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New sanctions should delay Israeli attack on Iran

President Barack Obama said yesterday that the United States would work with Israel and other...

Israel
  • Dec 8, 2011
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Food prices will witness further moderate declines

Global food prices remained near stability in November, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...

International
  • Dec 6, 2011
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UN sanctions reflect Eritrea's regional isolation

Measures included in Gabon's draft resolution that would have targeted the mining sector and...

Eritrea
  • Dec 6, 2011
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Greece may continue excluding Macedonia from NATO, EU

When Greece vetoed Macedonia's NATO application in 2008, it violated the 1993 UN-mediated Interim...

United Nations
  • Dec 5, 2011
  • 1 min read

Governance improvements set to boost cash transfers

A new study on the relationship between food prices and political unrest will be presented today...

International
  • Dec 2, 2011
  • 2 min read

Investment key for developing-country long-term growth

Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN Confederence on Trade and...

International