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Health scientists and medical specialists are being called to the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, from several countries including Australia, to work on the international swine flu outbreak. … Read More »
The United Nations hosted a scuffle over racism at its European headquarters, in Geneva.
The World Summit on Racism endorsed its prepared declaration this week (22.4.09) putting aside conflict there on Monday, mostly over the Holocaust and animosity towards Zionism. … Read More »
The “G20” economic summit in London (3.4.09) has signaled a change in the way world business activity is to be managed – in its response to the economic crisis.
Lee Duffield sets out to make sense of the claims about how a dinner meeting and set-piece round table by 20 heads of government might make a great difference. … Read More »
This year’s Davos meeting of international business and government leaders ended on Sunday (1.2.09) on a note of urgency about the economic crisis — and some bickering over signs of protectionism on its way. … Read More »