http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2008, 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=27268&Cr=touris&Cr1= Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Notwithstanding global economic uncertainties, international tourism grew 5 per cent during the first four months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO) announced today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27239&Cr=ecosoc&Cr1= Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Surging food and oil prices, along with global financial turmoil, have made cooperation essential to reach development goals, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Leo Mérorès said today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27238&Cr=world&Cr1=economy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST A new United Nations report is advocating a shift in policies to ensure greater economic stability and security given the increased threats and vulnerabilities, from rising food prices and fuel prices to mortgage defaults and bank runs, facing the world today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27225&Cr=UNDP&Cr1= Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has encouraged companies to expand beyond traditional business practices and offered them strategies and tools to bring in the world's poor as partners for economic growth, in a new report released today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27224&Cr=ecosoc&Cr1= Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST The United Nations has reached "a critical juncture" in the implementation of its development agenda, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, with soaring oil and food prices, turmoil in the financial markets, inequality and climate change all threatening to strike hardest at the world's poorest people. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27207&Cr=Labour&Cr1= Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST A &#8220plateau&#8221 has been reached in achieving a safe, decent and healthy workplace, despite major economic, scientific and technical progress, according to a report released today by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO). http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27194&Cr=ecosoc&Cr1= Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will stage policy dialogues on development cooperation, the state of the world economy and its impact on the UN's development agenda during its High-Level Segment next week. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27186&Cr=verde&Cr1= Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is providing $4.2 million to boost a programme tackling rural poverty in the West African island nation of Cape Verde. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27172&Cr=telecommunication&Cr1= Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST The head of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates have discussed enhancing their collaboration on using information technology to spur development around the world. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27167&Cr=fao&Cr1= Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Soaring food prices could reverse the significant growth in agricultural production seen in some of the poorest countries in Europe and Central Asia over the past 10 years, the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.