In less than two weeks, on 24–25 September, the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies will meet in Pittsburgh, USA, for the autumn’s G20 summit. more »
With help from the World Bank, former conflict-affected communities in northern Somalia are addressing their development needs not through the lens of international donors, but through home-grown initiatives. more »
“I am certainly not here to tell the Irish people how to vote. I have lived too long under a dictatorship which told us not only how to vote, but how to think, to ever presume to do that!” said European Parliament President J. Buzek. more »
The world's number two economy will now aim to cut its carbon emissions by 25 percent. It was at a meeting on climate change where the country's prime minister elect Yukio Hatoyama made this announcement. more »
In Paris, the 182nd session of UNESCO’s Executive Board is beginning on 7 September and will last till 23 Septemberat the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). more »
Ahead of a major policy speech launching his President at the September session of the European Parliament, EP President J. Buzek was in Stockholm on Friday to hold talks with Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt, current holder of the EU Presidency. more »
Today, finance ministers from the G20 countries meet in London to discuss what further measures are required to enable the world to recover from the economic and financial crisis. more »
The fate of the Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group living in China was under the spotlight in the Parliament this week. more »
Regional policy can play a key role in EU action to counter the economic crisis and prepare a better future for all regions, but it needs more local knowledge and less red tape. more »
Residents and tourists in the upscale resort of Cabo San Lucas prepare for the worst as the outer rain bands of major Hurricane Jimena hit parts of Southern Baja California. more »
In less than two weeks, on 24–25 September, the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies will meet in Pittsburgh, USA, for the autumn’s G20 summit.
more »