A new report from the World Bank warns that the globe is entering a new era of slower growth. The World Bank’s new Global Development Finance Report for 2009 looks at the prospects for an end to the world-wide downturn and the long-term effects it will leave behind. WORLD BANK
Few people turned out to vote on Sunday in the second round of senatorial elections. Three people were injured and one person was killed in clashes between rival political party supporters. MINUSTAH
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe tells the Security Council that although the problems in the Central African Republic (CAR) are “huge”, he is convinced that the UN can help move the country towards a solution. UNTV
Ways to secure sustainable policies and investments to allow a shift towards a low-carbon “green economy” driven by “green industry” are the focus of the three-day international energy conference that opened in the Austrian capital. Linx / UNIDO