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The UN in Geneva will hold an aid forum on 8 March to address the current challenges in getting humanitarian aid to the Syrian civilian population. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ...
German Economy Minister, Philipp Roesler, has urged the EU to appoint a special commissioner assigned to supervise the implementation of reforms in member states affected by the debt crisis. Germany had already proposed a similar ...
European countries are heading towards increased ‘’interdependence and co-responsibility” according to Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council at Humboldt University (6th February). Speaking on 'The Discovery of Co-responsibility: Europe in the Debt Crisis ...
Kathryn Bolkovac has raised concerns over the ‘’ Whistleblower Improvement Act ‘’ by joining the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) in advocating for the safeguard of the rights and protections of whistleblowers. POGO, an independent nonprofit organization ...
In the United States, the battle over Internet governance is on. Two days before the web ‘’blackout’’, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia tweeted: ‘’Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday ...
For China, the start of the New Year marks its renewed commitment towards building a strong strategic partnership with the African continent. A few days into 2012, China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yang Jiechi ...
Two years ago, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to food, Olivier de Schutter, claimed in his first report that the ‘‘Doha Round will not prevent a food crisis’’. Not much has changed ...
After 18 years of negotiations, the initial bid by Boris Yeltsin for Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1993 has finally paid off. The long-lasting negotiations hold the current organization’s ...
At the Global Health Diplomacy Symposium held in Geneva (November 23), speakers illustrated the complex relationship between public health concerns, trade and intellectual property. Traditional actors in the global health arena, including WHO alongside current ...
Speaking at the 2011 Halifax International Security Forum, Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, warned that Iran continued to be a “major challenge, not just to Israel, but to the whole world’’ adding that "nuclear Iran ...
The first wind power consumer label, WindMade, has announced that 15 companies have pledged to derive a minimum of 25% of their electricity consumption from wind power. The announcement comes a few weeks after the ...
Shortly before the COP17 climate change talks open in Durban (Nov 28- Dec. 9), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued an urgent appeal nations to commit to a Green Climate Fund to prevent a collapse of ...
The Global Journal has welcomed three new additions to its international team. New members include André Schneider, head of the Andre Schneider Global Advisory and former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Andr ...
The Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) has appealed to governments, NGOs and private companies to send proposals for shaping the agenda for a UN Working Group on human rights and transnational ...
Cooperative enterprises, whether for food, health or banking were given some important support in late October when the UN General Assembly announced that 2012 will be the International Year of Cooperatives. The idea is to ...
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