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OECD proposes structural measures for growth
Article | May 22, 2012 - 12:15pm

"Fiscal consolidation and structural measures must proceed hand in hand, to make the (fiscal) adjustment process as growth-friendly as possible. Finding a careful balance between spending cuts and revenue increases is critically important. The reform agenda (in the Eurozone) must also be specifically targeted at supporting employment, reducing inequalities and protecting the weakest segments of the population”.

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World Press Freedom Day reminds how little policy-makers care about media
Article | May 3, 2012 - 11:28am

World Press Freedom Day, held on 3 May, was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and to serve as a reminder to governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression.

 

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Wallstrom applauds guilty verdict of Charles Taylor
Article | April 26, 2012 - 2:33pm

Margot Wallström, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, applauded the guilty verdict brought down on Charles Taylor for crimes against humanity on 26 April.

An international war crimes tribunal at the Hague found the former Liberian president guilty of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in funding rebels in Sierra Leone. Three of the charges concerned sexual violence against hundreds of civilian women during the conflict.

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UN condemns attack on South Sudan by Sudanese Armed Forces
Article | April 24, 2012 - 10:52pm
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has condemned Sudan's continued aerial bombing of a market in the capital of South Sudan's oil-producing Unity State, and urged Khartoum to cease arracks.
 
The UN chief also urged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir as well as his Southern counterpart Salva Kiir "to stop the slide toward further confrontation and... to return to dialogue as a matter of urgency."
 
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Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates victory in Burma but freedom stays elusive
Article | April 3, 2012 - 5:30pm

The Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party scored a major victory in parliamentary by-elections in Burma (Myanmar) but optimism might be premature.

The Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party scored a major victory in parliamentary by-elections in Burma (Myanmar) on 1 April; the NLD won 40 of the 45 seats which were in contention, including Suu Kyi's.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the national parliament, was established in 2008 by the constitution and the first elections took place in November 2010. Seats which were up for grab in these by-elections represent some 10% of the total number of deputies in the lower house.

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Forging Syria’s opposition
Blog entry | March 24, 2012 - 7:14pm

TEL AVIV – Syria’s crisis is now a year old, with close to 10,000 people, mostly civilians, dead – and no end in sight. The country is at a stalemate: the opposition is unable to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and Assad’s forces are unable to quash the resistance.

TEL AVIV – Syria’s crisis is now a year old, with close to 10,000 people, mostly civilians, dead – and no end in sight. The country is at a stalemate: the opposition is unable to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and Assad’s forces are unable to quash the resistance.

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