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UN Expects Subdued Asia-Pacific Growth in 2013

Growth in Asia-Pacific remains subdued due to the impact of persistent weaknesses and uncertainties in the developed economies, the United…

12 years ago

UN Report on International Investor Disputes

Foreign investors are increasingly resorting to investor-State arbitration to settle investment disputes, with a record number of cases filed last…

12 years ago

Millenium Goals: Ban Ki-Moon Calls our Hero Malala Yousafzai

The United Nations on April 5th called for accelerated action in the next 1,000 days from governments, international organizations and…

12 years ago

UNCTAD on Emerging Markets FDI Trends

Foreign direct investment (FDI) going into and out of the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa…

12 years ago

Michelle Bachelet and the Right of a Woman to Decide

When Chile’s government was ousted by Augusto Pinochet in 1973, Michelle Bachelet’s father (a supporter of the deposed Salvador Allende)…

12 years ago

Hugging Hero is Embracing the World

Mata Amritanandamayi is an Indian spiritual leader known as ‘Mother’ and many regard her as a saint. Her message is…

12 years ago

UN Initiative to Eliminate Energy Poverty

Supermodel and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen is joining former United States Vice President Al Gore to urge support…

12 years ago

Corruption: Eating at the Fabric of Afghan Society

The total cost of corruption in Afghanistan has significantly increased over the past three years to $3.9 billion, according to…

12 years ago

THE UN and Water Management

The United Nations has launched the International Year of Water Cooperation, which seeks to provide a platform for countries to…

12 years ago

Developing Countries Face Higher Trade Costs

Although the international economy has integrated considerably in recent decades, a new database developed jointly by the United Nations Economic…

12 years ago