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New York: The number of multiple States patents issued under a United Nations-backed treaty on intellectual property has hit the two million mark since the international innovations registration system was launched in 1978, the UN reported today.

New York: Although the political stand-off in Côte d’Ivoire ended earlier this week, the humanitarian crisis spawned by months of violence continues, United Nations agencies and their partners stressed today as they appeal for $160 million to scale up aid to affected populations inside the country.

New York: Gathering in the Kyrgyz capital one year after the revolution that overthrew the country’s Government, senior United Nations and European officials emphasized the need for continued dialogue and the strengthening of state institutions as the nation works to consolidate peace and democracy.

New York: Parties to the United Nations-backed convention on nuclear safety today resolved to carry out safety reviews of their nuclear installations in view of the unfolding emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, including re-examining the safety of power generation units when disaster strikes.

New York: Some 200 representatives from business and industry, governments and civil society have concluded United Nations-supported discussions in Paris on the role of the private sector in the global transition towards a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy.

Ministers of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development held their eighty-fifth meeting in Washington D.C. on April 14, 2011. Mr. Lesetja Kganyago, Director-General of the Treasury of South Africa, was in the Chair, with Mr. R Gopalan, Secretary of Economic Affairs of India, as First Vice-Chair, and Mr. Alfonso Guerra, Director of International Affairs of Banco de México as Second Vice-Chair.

New York: Landlocked developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region today pledged during a United Nations-backed meeting in Mongolia to promote greater cooperation and to reduce trade and transport barriers in an effort to achieve mutual sustainable development.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed trade finance agreements with six banks in Armenia, a move that is expected to further bolster the country's trade sector and help ensure sustainable economic growth in the Central Asian country.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Asia and the Pacific is facing rocketing food and fuel prices, further hurting the nearly 2 billion people in the region struggling on less than $2 a day and complicating economic and monetary policymaking. Floods and earthquakes in the region have added to the pressure.

New York: The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today welcomed the decision by both sides in the disputed area of Abyei to form a joint committee to oversee the implementation of an earlier agreement on the withdrawal of unauthorized armed forces from the area.