GENEVA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO)said on Friday that it was assessing the public health significance of a mutation of the pandemic H1N1 virus detected in Norway and some other countries. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed the WHO of a mutation of the H1N1 flu virus detected in two [...]
by Pascal Lamy - Pascal Lamy is Director-General of the World Trade Organization. GENEVA – Global trade contracted in 2009 at a rate not seen since the Great Depression, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it. So, when trade ministers from the World Trade Organization’s 153 members gather [...]
Geneva: Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in
Worst Place For The World's Children: Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy Where is the worst place for children to be born in 2009, especially girls? Surprise! Afghanistan. Today, UNICEF published a special report titled State of the World's Children ; Daniel Toole, UNICEF regional director for South Asia, told a news briefing in Geneva earlier today: Afghanistan today is without a doubt the most dangerous...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Muslim Nations Seeking International Blasphemy Ban Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West. Documents obtained...
This is a very dangerous road to travel on... Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to bring the matter to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly. Such a ban would face great...
GENEVA - Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery - essentially, a ban on blasphemy. Documents...
GENEVA -- Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery - essentially, a ban on blasphemy.
The Palestinian Authority lacks the support to issue another unilateral declaration of independence – it should not be hasty The Palestinian Authority has been making some rather strange decisions lately. In October, it opposed the Goldstone report on the Gaza war, which raised serious questions about Israel's conduct in that conflict, when it first came before the UN human rights council in...
Geneva - The UAE has participated in the United Nations female Bazaar organised every year at (Palais des Nations), the UN palace in Geneva, Switzerland to raise funds for charity institutions worldwide. This is the third time that UAE is participat
In the face of widespread criticism of the lack of ACTA transparency, participating governments and music industry lobbyists have claimed that the transparency issue is much ado about nothing. As governments seek to keep relevant information secret , those same governments released a joint statement last week arguing that "it is accepted practice during trade negotiations among sovereign states...
Countries can contribute to a more robust recovery from the global recession by rapidly concluding the Doha Development Round (DDA), which could bring up to 160 billion dollars in gains, a World Bank research paper said on Wednesday. Released just days before the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s ministerial meeting in Geneva on Nov. 30, "Conclude Doha: It Matters!" notes that now more than...
Actually, they rejected it some time ago,but this just makes it official: Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again rejecting a UN plan aimed at thwarting any attempt by Teheran to make nuclear weapons. Instead, Foreign Minister Manochehr Mottaki countered with a proposal certain to fall short of Western demands. {...}...
GENEVA (Reuters) - People held in jails and other detention centres around the world frequently have no access to clean toilets; a violation of their basic human rights, three United Nations investigators said Wednesday.
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Summary Merck Serono S.A., (Merck Serono) a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, manufacture, and marketing of therapeutic products for the treatment of human diseases, with a focus on the reproductive health, neurology, growth, and metabolism markets worldwide. The company, formerly known as Serono S.A., was founded in 1987 and changed its name to Merck Serono S.A. in January 2007. The...
Summary Merck Serono S.A., (Merck Serono) a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, manufacture, and marketing of therapeutic products for the treatment of human diseases, with a focus on the reproductive health, neurology, growth, and metabolism markets worldwide. The company, formerly known as Serono S.A., was founded in 1987 and changed its name to Merck Serono S.A. in January 2007. The...