Month: October 2015

Afghanistan is at a critical juncture, the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan told a House panel in Washington Thursday. Afghan forces need to be strengthened in order to meet […]

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of […]

Die Ostbeauftragte Iris Gleicke und die Bundesfamilienministerin Manuela Schwesig würdigen die Leistungen der “Frauen der ersten Stunde” in der ostdeutschen Kommunalpolitik als wegweisend. Iris Gleicke, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für die neuen Länder, und Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin […]

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo addressed all WTO members today (8 October) at a meeting of the General Council in Geneva. He looked ahead to the prospects of success at the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference which will […]

A new UNEP report released at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Annual Meetings shows how to harness the assets of the world’s financial system for sustainability – the key findings are that: –   […]

Sehr geehrter Herr Präsident des Europäischen Parlaments, lieber Martin Schulz, sehr geehrter Herr Präsident der Europäischen Kommission, lieber Jean-Claude Juncker, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen im Europäischen Parlament, meine Damen und Herren, im November 1989 sprachen […]

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on Tuesday (6 October) welcomed the backing of G-20 Trade Ministers for a package of substantive outcomes at the Ministerial Conference in Nairobi this December. The Director-General concluded a two-day series of […]