United Nations

  • Nov 9, 2011
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IAEA report signals Iranian advances on nuclear arms

Iran today dismissed a new UN report that claimed to have credible evidence of a military...

Iran
  • Nov 3, 2011
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Global food price volatility hurts poor importers

Global food prices declined by 4.0% between September and October, the UN Food and Agriculture...

International
  • Nov 3, 2011
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Somali arms allegations raise Eritrean sanctions fears

Kenya's military alleged again yesterday that shipments of arms are reaching al-Shabaab fighters,...

Eritrea
  • Nov 3, 2011
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Climate change will increase need for aid to LDCs

Norway has the highest human development level in the world, while the Democratic Republic of...

LDCs
  • Oct 31, 2011
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Weakened G20 lacks magic bullet against global crisis

The International Labour Organization (ILO) today warned that 80 million jobs must be created in...

International
  • Oct 27, 2011
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Libyan 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
  • Oct 26, 2011
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G20 is ill-placed as bulwark against global protection

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

International
  • Oct 25, 2011
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National interest limits global options on population

On October 31, global population will reach 7 billion, according to the UN Population Fund...

International