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WORLD NEWS

Around this time last year, news coming out of Egypt shocked the world. While demonstrations had toppled the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in neighboring Tunisia, and unrest had been brewing on the streets of Cairo, the regime of strongman Hosni Mubarak, who had held the office of President in Egypt since 1981, still seemed unassailable.

UNITED NATIONS

Watching the Powder Keg

Sometimes lost in the United Nations’ furious pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals is Eastern Europe. Deeply entrenched poverty and conflict in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia understandably occupy the bulk of U.N. attention, presenting the organization with the most urgent and pressing development challenges. But states Eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans, ought not to be lost in the shuffle.

UN Secretary-General

Women’s education ‘smartest global investment,’ Ban tells World Economic Forum

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today on business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to increase their investment in women’s education and health to ensure their well-being and encourage their participation in the world economy.

Special Coverage

South-South Development Expo 2011 - FAO, Rome

Nearly one billion people go hungry in the world today warns the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). That means one out of six persons suffers from chronic hunger. Global food production has grown ...

special feature

2011 South-South Awards Recap

A last look at the sights and sounds from the South-South Awards - a high-level events featuring a dozen heads of state, which recognized

UN DAILY NEWS

UN Chief Sets 5-Year Priorities and Action Agenda

2012-01-27 00:02:19
U.N.: Remarkable Progress in Cote d'Ivoire

2012-01-27 00:03:09
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Resume, but Tensions Continue

2012-01-25 00:03:54
Cōte d’Ivoire Faced with Challenges, Opportunities

2012-01-25 00:02:04

South-South Interviews

President of French Polynesia Mr. Oscar Manutahi Temaru

2011-12-14 00:11:43
President of the Republic of Ghana Dr. John Atta Mills

2011-11-25 00:12:29
Ghana President Visits South-South News, Promotes Education

2011-11-24 00:03:19
Carlos Gomes Júnior Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau - Interview

2011-10-11 00:12:13