United Nations
Emerging-market links are mixed blessing for LDCs
GDP in LDCs will grow by an annual average of 5.8% in the medium term, almost 1.5 percentage...
LDCsEmergency response cannot fix chronic crisis in Africa
The UN in August announced an official famine status for parts of central and southern Somalia.
AfricaIAEA report signals Iranian advances on nuclear arms
Iran today dismissed a new UN report that claimed to have credible evidence of a military...
IranGlobal food price volatility hurts poor importers
Global food prices declined by 4.0% between September and October, the UN Food and Agriculture...
InternationalSomali arms allegations raise Eritrean sanctions fears
Kenya's military alleged again yesterday that shipments of arms are reaching al-Shabaab fighters,...
EritreaClimate change will increase need for aid to LDCs
Norway has the highest human development level in the world, while the Democratic Republic of...
LDCsWeakened G20 lacks magic bullet against global crisis
The International Labour Organization (ILO) today warned that 80 million jobs must be created in...
InternationalLibyan security issues risk stalling economic recovery
A meeting of the UN Security Council is today expected to end NATO's seven-month campaign in...
Libya