Protecting against child labor, forced labor and discrimination. A shot across the bow rebutted. Business leaders ready to assemble in the Swiss Alps. World Economic Forum chief getting business to reach out. A talk with Singapore's Kishore Mahbubani,this month's UN Security Council president.
Business offers all show and no substance on climate issues.
International climate change conference opens its doors. Thoraya Obaid, the Director of the Division for Arab States and Europe of the UN Population Fund has ascended to the UN agency's top post. Sustaining peace by tackling the root causes of poverty is essential, says Norway s Jagland. Jacques Diouf on new term at the Food and Agriculture Organization. Mohamed El-Baradei on new direction of International Atomic Energy Agency.