United Nations

  • Jul 18, 2011
  • 7 min read

Arms Trade Treaty likely to miss 2012 target

The UN preparatory committee (PrepCom) to establish an international arms trade treaty (ATT)...

International
  • Jul 18, 2011
  • 2 min read

Aid re-entry in Somali rebel areas tests al-Shabaab

UNICEF confirmed yesterday that it had delivered its first shipment to Baidoa, where senior...

Somalia
  • Jul 8, 2011
  • 2 min read

G20 could reduce food price volatility, but not now

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) yesterday reported that its food price index rose...

International
  • Jun 30, 2011
  • 6 min read

Mikati caught between competing pressures in Lebanon

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

Lebanon
  • Jun 28, 2011
  • 6 min read

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
  • 2 min read

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
  • 2 min read

G20 drive could increase FAO's political weight

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

International