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New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deployed a team to assess the scope of the piracy threat in the Gulf of Guinea and make recommendations for possible United Nations support in tackling this scourge.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fifth review of Angola’s economic performance under a program supported by the Stand-By Arrangement. The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equal to SDR 85.9 million (about US$134.8 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement with Angola to an amount equal to SDR 773.01 million (about US$ 1.21 billion).

New York: The world needs to enhance its capacity to prevent and respond to the threat of terrorism using chemical or biological weapons, with currently no single agency with overall responsibility for that task, according to a United Nations report unveiled today.

Russia’s accession to the WTO cleared a major hurdle when the WTO Working Party on its accession approved, ad referendum on 10 November 2011, the package spelling out Russia’s terms of entry to the organization. The Working Party will now send its accession recommendation to the 15 —17 December Ministerial Conference, where Ministers are expected to approve the documents and accept Russia as a WTO Member.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting Indonesia’s drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen its resilience against climate change with a loan of $100 million.

Will the US President Obama retain his presidency in the 2012 elections or will he get defeated? History shows recession-mired presidents tend to lose but could Obama buck the trend? This debate is getting intense with just a year away for the next Presidential elections.

New York: The United Nations must enhance its capacity to provide mediation support to prevent conflicts worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, adding that partnerships with regional organizations and civil society would be crucial to achieve this.

At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on 7 November 2011, members urged Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and the European Union to roll back various trade restrictions. The European Union said it would continue to consult with members on its waiver request for trade preferences for Pakistan. The Council carried out its final transitional review on China’s accession to the WTO.

New York: Top United Nations officials today stressed the need to do more to protect civilians who are increasingly bearing the brunt of the various conflicts taking place around the world, as well as enhance accountability to hold perpetrators to account.

New York: An atlas showcasing detailed satellite images of world’s heritage sites in danger was launched today at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris.