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Open Data, Open Knowledge, and Open Solutions initiative

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:40 GMT-0000
GENEVA - The World Bank Group today called for a new “Aid For Trade Effectiveness Research Partnership” to address research, data, and knowledge gaps for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the post-crisis world. This partnership would build on the World Bank Group’s new Open Data, Open Knowledge, and Open Solutions initiative outlined by World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick in September.
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UNEMPLOYED AFRICAN YOUTH TO BENEFIT FROM FINANCE PROGRAMME

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:34 GMT-0000
New York: Some 200,000 low-income youth in sub-Saharan Africa will benefit from a United Nations-backed initiative announced today to increase access for them to financial services in a region where youth unemployment rates are two to three times that of adults.
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Sri Lanka

GDP likely to grow by around 7½ percent this year

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:32 GMT-0000
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Brian Aitken visited Colombo December 1-10 to conduct discussions for the Fifth Review of the $2.5 billion Stand-By Arrangement, approved on July 24, 2009. The mission met with government and Central Bank officials, as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector.
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HEAVY SNOWS IN EUROPE UNDERLINE NEED TO PREPARE FOR CLIMATE HAZARDS

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:24 GMT-0000
New York: The heavy snowfall that recently immobilised cities in Europe is an indication that the world may be ill prepared to cope with unpredictable climate patterns, a senior United Nations said today, calling for greater efforts to improve readiness to respond to extreme weather events.
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NEW UN PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN AFRICA

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:21 GMT-0000
New York: The United Nations has teamed up with the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) to promote universal access to reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing mainly on young mothers.
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE

UN SETS UP COMMITTEE ON POSSIBLE SANCTIONS IN ELECTIONS DISPUTE

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:18 GMT-0000
New York: The United Nations moved today towards imposing sanctions on anybody obstructing the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire, where outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo refuses to step down despite international recognition of opposition leader Alassane Ouattara as the divided country’s new head.
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Mozambique

Real GDP growth is projected to accelerate to 7.2 percent in 2010

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:14 GMT-0000
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under the three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for the Republic of Mozambique. The Board's decision was taken on a lapse of time basis.
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Bahrain

Near-term outlook is favorable

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:10 GMT-0000
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. David O. Robinson visited Manama during December 1-13 to conduct the 2010 Article IV Consultations.
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JOINT UN-AU TEAM TO ASSESS SCENE OF RECENT DARFUR ATTACKS

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:08 GMT-0000
New York: A joint United Nations-African Union team travelled today to the South Darfur village that was attacked twice in recent days by Sudanese forces resulting in the death of two civilians and the wounding of 24 others.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS NEGOTIATIONS

Geographical indications talks gear up for 2011 endgame

Special Correspondent - 13-12-2010 23:02 GMT-0000
WTO intellectual property talks, which are about setting up a multilateral geographical indications register for wines and spirits, became the latest on 10 December 2010 to aim for an endgame spurt in early 2011 and a conclusion to the whole Doha Round by the end of the year.
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