Tagged: United Nations

Arab League supports Palestinian bid for UN recognition

July 14, 2011 at 2:45 pm

The Arab League said it will support a bid by Palestine to seek full membership in the United Nations later this fall. The move to statehood is opposed by Israel, the United States, as well as some countries in the European Union. It is believed that such a move will set up a confrontation with […]

By Jo Breiner | Posted in International relations | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Arab League supports Palestinian bid for UN recognition

World food prices hit record

March 3, 2011 at 10:15 am

The United Nations announced today that global food prices hit a record high in February and warned that rising oil prices will make an already unstable global situation much worse.  Boston University professors are available to offer expert analysis and commentary on the impact of this new information. Michael Salinger, School of Management Professor/Everett W. […]

By Jo Breiner | Posted in Economics | Also tagged , , , , | Comments Off on World food prices hit record