The third round of negotiations on a legally-binding treaty, which aims at restricting the use of hazardous chemicals and pesticides, was held in Nairobi in the last week of May. The meeting was

A POLITICAL, moral and biological debate has been raging in the US about the fate of the endangered flower-loving fly found in the dunes of Delhi sands in Colton, California. Saving the fly would

A report recently released by the United Nations' Food and Agri

The Geneva-based 61-member UN disarmament commission began its 1997 session on January 21 to establish a committee on a fissile materials cut-off treaty, a top priority on the UN's agenda since March

"I am eager to begin,' marked Kofi Annan's first words as he took over the mantle of UN Secretary-General from Boutros Boutros Ghali. A top UN official from Ghana, Annan was a near-unanimous choice