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8@eight: ASX set to slide as dollar hits six month low
8@eight: ASX set to slide as dollar hits six month low Photo: Peter Braig ╳ exit Shares on the local stock market are set for a lower open on Tuesday, with futures suggesting an eight …
View ArticleMost prominent events of 2016: Election of Lebanese President, terror rocks...
NNA - The year 2016 was an eventful one. But, perhaps the prime event of the year was the election of General Michel Aoun as President, after a two and a half year vacancy at …
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Press Releases: Remarks at the U.S. Institute of Peace's Passing the Baton...
MS WOODRUFF: Thank you, Nancy. I’m delighted to be here and, Mr. Secretary, I understand you sprinted across the street. Is that right? SECRETARY KERRY: My sprinting days are reduced, but I came. I got …
View ArticleDivisions over Resolution on Settlements Deemed Illegal Risk Destroying Peace...
Israelis, Palestinians Must Create Conditions for Direct Final-Status Talks, He Stresses, as Each Side Takes Opposing View of TextDivisive positions among Israelis and Palestinians following last...
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PM's post-Brexit strategy includes energy storage and battery research centre
Theresa May's industrial strategy will include a move to make post-Brexit Britain a world leader in cutting-edge energy storage and battery technology with the creation of a new research institution....
View ArticleExeter more reliant on trading with EU than any other city in the…
Comments (0) Exeter is more reliant on trading with the EU than any other city in the country, according to a new report. Centre for Cities released a report today which reveals that 70 per …
View ArticleReport – Motion for a resolution accompanying the Framework Agreement on...
on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other...
View ArticleAmid Gains in Human Well-being, States Must Adapt National Plans, Forge Wide...
While the Copenhagen Declaration had helped countries make great strides in improving living conditions, the international community must now align its work with modern reality, speakers told the...
View ArticleNorth Korea test fires missile, apparently challenging Trump
NNA - North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, who stood with the …
View ArticleBelgian Contribution To WFP Supports People Affected By Hunger In South Sudan
JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is grateful to the Government of Belgium for contributing €3 million for WFP to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to communities...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly Marks Tenth Anniversary of Convention on Enforced...
Despite gains to end enforced disappearance and redress its harrowing legacy on families worldwide, the number of cases of one of the most egregious human rights violations was on the rise, parties to...
View ArticlePeacekeeping Must Be More Flexible in Adapting to Evolving Threats, Top...
The United Nations must be more flexible, nimble and pragmatic in creating and managing peacekeeping operations in order to better prevent conflict and protect civilians in an increasingly complex...
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WFP Concerned About Desperate Reports Coming From Families Inside Western Mosul
A family fleeing violence in western Mosul receives much-needed food assistance upon arriving in Hamam Al Alil, a town south of Mosul. Photo: Norwegian Refugee Council ERBIL – The United Nations World...
View ArticleTrade agreements boost EU agri-food sector
Trade agreements have helped to boost EU agricultural exports and have supported jobs in the agri-food sector and other sectors of the economy, according to a new independent study carried out on...
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IGAD Center Validates Regional Strategy for Preventing and Countering Violent...
The IGAD Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) organised a two day workshop in Djibouti to validate two key IGAD documents that underpin IGAD’s efforts to...
View ArticleBlending Traditional, Innovative Financing Will Advance Gains of 2030 Agenda,...
Securing predictable, sustainable financing required traditional and innovative systems, involving partnerships to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, delegates in the Economic and...
View ArticleHow digital is your country? Europe improves but still needs to close digital...
Today the European Commission published the results of the 2017 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), a tool presenting the performance of the 28 Member States in a wide range of areas, from...
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News in Brief 6 March 2017 (AM)
6 Mar 2017 Listen / Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti causing widespread damage in the western cities of Les Cayes and Jeremie. Photo: UN/MINUSTAH/Logan Abassi Haiti recovery plan needs strong...
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Speech by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, at the...
I was elected on the basis of a clear pledge: to act as the spokesman for the European Parliament, not its Prime Minister. At European Council meetings, I will set out Parliament’s positions, and in …
View ArticleFemale Empowerment Would Unleash Potential to Chart New Global Future,...
Inclusive Economies Powerful Way to Break Cycles of Poverty, UN-Women Chief Says From classrooms and boardrooms to military ranks and peace talks, the world was better off when the doors of opportunity...
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