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New York: Amid the heightened attention given to the issue of nuclear safety and security in recent months, world leaders will convene at United Nations Headquarters this week to discuss how to advance this goal as well as to promote the entry into force of the treaty that bans all nuclear testing.

New York: A global pact on information and cybersecurity is vital to deter the increasingly frequent attacks by hackers against governments, businesses and other institutions, the leader of Kazakhstan told the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate today.

WASHINGTON − The World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick today praised President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines for taking on the challenge of creating more transparent and accountable government to benefit the poor.

WASHINGTON – A new World Bank report, Middle East and North Africa Economic Developments and Prospects: Investing for Growth and Jobs highlights the important links between good governance on a level legal and regulatory playing field, and the ability of investment to stimulate growth.

New York: Burundi has intensified its efforts in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases in a United Nations-backed initiative that adds acute respiratory infections to the list of illnesses targeted in regular national childhood immunization campaigns.

New York: Unless governments take urgent steps to deal with the ongoing global economic crisis, “a grave political and social rift” could open up between countries and peoples, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff warned world leaders gathered today at the General Assembly.

The recurring theme in a WTO public forum session was food security and stability in South Asia. The session focused specifically on unregulated speculation on agricultural commodities, surplus production in India and the increasing amount of trade barriers such as tariffs and bans in the world market.

A WTO public forum session revolved around the question of whether natural resources are a curse or a blessing for a country, and the role of parliamentarians in promoting democratic, anti-corrupt, transparent, environmental and development-friendly policy on trade in natural resources.

Despite opposite views of the panellists on the hypothetical death of the Doha Round, a WTO public forum session consensually recalled how crucial the development issue was for least-developed countries (LDCs) and developing countries. Considering the way forward, multilateralism was regarded as a fundamental value.

Regardless of the Doha outcome, the relationship between trade regime and environmental governance remains a pertinent future topic. A session of WTO public forum looked at the interactions between trade and environment, examining the view that they involve both complementarity and conflict.