United Nations

  • Jun 30, 2011
  • 2 min read

Mikati caught between competing pressures in Lebanon

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has today issued four arrest warrants.

Lebanon
  • Jun 28, 2011
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Global governance of commodity markets is changing

The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week announced the release of 60 million barrels from...

International
  • Jun 28, 2011
  • 2 min read

Opposition unlikely to enter talks with Syrian regime

Members of Syria's opposition in exile are visiting Moscow today to urge the government to...

Syria
  • Jun 28, 2011
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UN force in Abyei may facilitate Sudanese dialogue

The UN Security Council unanimously approved the 4,200-strong Ethiopian force yesterday,...

Sudan
  • Jun 27, 2011
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G20 drive could increase FAO's political weight

Former Brazilian Minister of Food Security Jose Graziano da Silva was yesterday elected...

International
  • Jun 24, 2011
  • 2 min read

G20 fosters food stability, but challenges abound

G20 agriculture ministers yesterday closed a two-day meeting in Paris with the announcement of a...

International
  • Jun 21, 2011
  • 1 min read

Gaining EU candidate status will help Serbian reform

Ratko Mladic's extradition to the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...

Serbia
  • Jun 21, 2011
  • 2 min read

Global cooperation needed to recover stolen assets

The World Bank and UNODC today recommended a number of steps governments can implement to...

International