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New York: Recognizing the need for further steps to boost anti-piracy efforts, the Security Council today decided to urgently consider the establishment of specialized Somali courts to try suspected pirates both in the Somalia and in the region.

New York: Tens of thousands of children in the Libyan city of Misrata are at risk from intensified fighting between pro- and anti-Government forces and indiscriminate shelling, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warning today, urging an immediate halt to the violence.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Christopher Lane, visited Liberia March 28–April 8, 2011 to conduct discussions for the sixth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and a request from the Liberian authorities to extend support for their economic program until the end of 2011.

A team from the International Monetary Fund led by Ms. Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, visited Cairo April 3-10 at the invitation of the authorities.

New York: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed that the country’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody.

In total, 45 specific trade concerns were raised, including 16 new ones, at a meeting of the Technical Barriers to Trade Committee on 24-25 March 2011. Tobacco regulations to protect public health continued to be a central concern. While members were not challenging public health objectives, they argued that the design of such regulations could have an unnecessary negative impact on trade.

New York: Online child abuse is growing rapidly as more people gain access to the Internet, a top United Nations official warned today, calling for concerted global action to combat one of the most common forms of cybercrime.

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Christoph Rosenberg, held discussions with the Hungarian authorities during April 4-11, 2011 as part of the regular Post-Program Monitoring consultation process. The team worked in close cooperation with a parallel mission from the European Commission.

New Delhi: Mr B Muthuraman, Vice Chairman, Tata Steel Limited & Chairman, Tata International Ltd has been elected as the President of CII for the year 2011-12. He succeeds Mr Hari Bhartia as the new President.

For the first time since the world economic crisis erupted in 2008, IMF has more caution for robust emerging economies, the growth driving engine for global recovery –as 'new macro-economic risks” are building, such as over-heating, rise in food and commodity prices, especially oil, credit booms, and geo-political uncertainties. This has a clear message for India, which is among emerging market economies where a tightening of macro-economic policies is needed, it says in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO).