United Nations

  • Jan 11, 2013
  • 7 min read

Mladic trial will set seal on international court

The Mladic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on...

International
  • Jan 3, 2013
  • 10 min read

Post-MDGs development framework will be very different

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to expire in 2015. Since they have achieved...

International
  • Dec 24, 2012
  • 2 min read

Syria conflict set to intensify and endure

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi today met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, discussing the current...

Syria
  • Dec 21, 2012
  • 6 min read

Gender-peace links gain global prominence

In 2000 the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 1325, which recognised the...

International
  • Dec 21, 2012
  • 2 min read

UN Security Council move shows continued Mali caution

The UNSC yesterday adopted a further resolution on the Mali crisis.

Mali
  • Dec 19, 2012
  • 6 min read

Divisions derail global internet agency

Delegates at the Dubai World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) on December 14...

International
  • Dec 10, 2012
  • 6 min read

UN climate meeting resolves little but clears agenda

The two-week-long 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate...

International
  • Dec 6, 2012
  • 2 min read

Food prices tend to relative short-term stability

The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fell...

International