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New York: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has made significant progress in education and child survival in recent years, but much more needs to be done to achieve the anti-poverty Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a new United Nations-backed study.

New York: Natural disasters, conflict and weak institutions have thrust 22 countries into recurring food crises and high prevalence of hunger, two United Nations agencies said today in a report on food insecurity around the world, calling for longer-term solutions to help those States recover their productive capacity.

Tunis - The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 approved a debt relief package for Liberia, noting that the country had effectively met the conditions and requirements under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI).

New York: Business leaders from around the world today pledged to slash their carbon emissions in areas ranging from energy, communications and construction at the end of a United Nations-backed summit in Mexico City.

New York: After visiting a nuclear power plant in eastern France, an international team led by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has made recommendations on how to reinforce its safety practices.

KOLKATA: Given the long and often proud history of left-sponsored movements in West Bengal, few would have believed that the organised militant left would ever be reduced to copying the unorganised, indisciplined non left parties, bereft of tactics or strategy.

President Barack Obama's first visit to India early November is expected to inject new dynamism to the Indo-US strategic partnership, at a time of imperiled security in India's neighborhood and an America struggling to overcome its worst economic crisis since 1930s and restore its pre-eminence in the 21st century.

The Committee on Trade and Development of WTO, on 4 October 2010, approved a proposal by Brazil, China, India and the United States to establish a transparency mechanism for preferential trade arrangements. The proposal is to be transmitted to the General Council for adoption.

An IMF mission led by Catriona Purfield visited Sofia from September 23 to October 4 to discuss recent economic developments with the authorities.

Agriculture negotiations chairperson at WTO, David Walker told delegates on 1 October 2010 that he has begun consultations on issues that three members have suggested need clarifying in the present draft text.