http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2009, UN News Centre http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/media/nslogo.gif http://www.un.org/news 140 Latest from the UN News Service http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33022&Cr=Africa&Cr1=industrial Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Armed conflict, inadequate infrastructure, weak governance, limited financing and technological abilities, and policies that stifle entrepreneurship, limit competition and raise the cost of doing business are hindering the industrialization that Africa needs to fully join the global economy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33021&Cr=economic+crisis&Cr1= Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Nine million more people in Latin America will fall into poverty this year due to the global economic crisis, bringing the total number of poor in the region to 189 million, or 34 per cent of the population, according to a United Nations report released today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33017&Cr=economic+crisis&Cr1= Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST National parliaments are key allies of the United Nations in its efforts to haul the world's most vulnerable people out of the global economic crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told an international gathering of lawmakers in New York. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33009&Cr=iraq&Cr1= Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The United Nations and Iraq have agreed on the basics of a new development partnership to strengthen Iraqi governance, social services and economic growth over the next five years. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32991&Cr=Africa&Cr1=industrial Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) warned today that Africa must overcome the obstacles to boosting industrial production and gaining a larger share of world trade to benefit from the global economy. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32965&Cr=internet&Cr1= Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST A United Nations-backed international gathering focusing on how to make the most of the Internet to boost social and economic well-being for the greatest number of people around the world is underway in Egypt. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32953&Cr=wipo&Cr1= Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The head of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today wrapped up a five-day visit to India, during which a major focus of discussions was protecting traditional knowledge, genetic resources and folklore. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32942&Cr=information+technology&Cr1= Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST While the "digital divide" between rich and poor countries may be shrinking overall, the gap is widening between the developed and developing worlds in the availability of broadband or high-speed Internet, a crucial tool for achieving economic and social goals, a top United Nations official said today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32932&Cr=escap&Cr1= Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Government officials from Central Asian and neighbouring countries, international organizations and financial institutions pledged at a United Nations-sponsored forum today to cooperate in developing the best strategies for an early regional recovery from the global economic crisis. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32929&Cr=digital&Cr1= Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The head of the United Nations agency entrusted with protecting intellectual property rights has pledged support for efforts to improve access to copyright-protected works for the world's blind or visually impaired persons.