Analysis by Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Apr 24 (IPS) – Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha, and may even endanger the survival of this United Nations body that defends the interests of the developing nations of the South.
Analysis by Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Apr 24 (IPS) – Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha, and may even endanger the survival of this United Nations body that defends the interests of the developing nations of the South.
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (IPS) – A politically intense battle between Lithuania and Serbia for the post of president of the next General Assembly sessions has shifted the focus on an anomaly of the Cold War era: the existence of the long-defunct Eastern Europe.
By Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 6 (IPS) – On her first visit to Brazil, the United Nations humanitarian affairs chief Valerie Amos stressed the need to take advantage of this country’s experience in disaster response and the fight against poverty.
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 (IPS) – When the world’s rising population hit the historic seven billion milestone last October, the United Nations predicted that population growth will continue to increase, reaching an estimated 9.3 billion by the year 2050.
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) – When Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin briefed reporters recently, he offered some biting criticisms of the growing political manipulation of the most powerful body at the United Nations: the 15-member Security Council.
Sabina Zaccaro interviews NASSIR ABDULAZIZ AL-NASSER, president of the U.N. General Assembly ROME, Dec 6 (IPS) – South-South cooperation can play a key role in boosting the economies of developing countries, but it is not going to replace North-South cooperation, says Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
By Suvendrini Kakuchi BUSAN, South Korea, Dec 1 (IPS) – Inclusiveness was the winner as donors, recipient governments, emerging economies, multilateral lenders and civil society representatives hammered out a consensual document at the close of a major meeting in this South Korean city to boost development aid effectiveness.
By Julio Godoy * – Tierramérica BERLIN, Nov 28 (IPS) – The claims of some industrialised nations, which accuse the developing countries of not doing their share to curb emissions that contribute to climate change, are proven false in studies conducted by respected academic institutions.
By Emilio Godoy * – Tierramérica MEXICO CITY, Nov 28 (IPS) – The foreseeable absence of binding agreements to stabilise the global climate could give rise to increased regional cooperation to help Latin American countries adapt to the severe effects of climate change.
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