United Nations

  • Nov 17, 2010
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HAITI: Political factors drive cholera unrest

UN peacekeepers yesterday were attacked in civil unrest in the northern cities of Cap-Hatien and...

Haiti
  • Nov 16, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Cancun will bring marginal progress

The annual Conference of Parties begins in Cancun on November 29.

International
  • Nov 16, 2010
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PROSPECTS 2011: EU politics

The EU will be tested on several policy fronts in 2011 -- enlargement, budget, external...

Eu
  • Nov 11, 2010
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PROSPECTS 2011: World trade

In recent decades, trade volumes usually have increased faster than world output, supporting GDP...

  • Nov 8, 2010
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HAITI: Humanitarian crisis resists amelioration

Despite rapid humanitarian aid mobilisation following the January earthquake, recent evaluations...

Haiti
  • Nov 5, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: QE2 could fuel protectionist pressures

The WTO, OECD and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday warned that...

International
  • Nov 5, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Response erodes conflict warning effect

The importance of conflict early warning systems has increased significantly in the last decades,...

  • Nov 5, 2010
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LEBANON: Hizbollah moves worsen prospects for solution

Hizbollah, as well as its Christian ally Michel Aoun, boycotted yesterday's National Dialogue...

Lebanon