United Nations
Security Council polarisation will hinder new UN chief
Guterres inherits the top UN job amid several crises and an institution in need of reform
United NationsUN politics could undermine Canada peacekeeping push
Ottawa wants to send more Canadian peacekeepers abroad, but Beijing and Moscow are angling for key UN posts
CanadaIsrael will step up West Bank settlement
A housing crunch in Israel is driving up house-building in the West Bank, despite international criticism
IsraelNew humanitarian crisis looms in Syria's Aleppo
Intense fighting in the past week has damaged critical electricity and water infrastructure
SyriaStabilisation initiatives will falter in Iraq
Western donors are increasing efforts to rehabilitate areas recaptured from Islamic State group
IraqWorld Bank may shift global financing model for LICs
More funding for the World Bank's IDA would help LICs finance their infrastructure projects
InternationalGlobal trade and shipping will long remain subdued
Slow global trade growth will impair investment in new tonnage and infrastructure
InternationalProspects for emerging economies to end-2016
Risks linked to commodity prices and China's growth are receding, but the outlook for emerging economies remains cloudy
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