The new UN representative to Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, arrived Saturday to take up his post at a mission that has suffered blows to its standing and morale in the past year. De Mistura, an Italian-Swedish diplomat, said he would focus on improving the stability and economy of the country, while respecting its sovereignty. "Whatever the UN will be doing ...

Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday in opening a 13-day meeting. The 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), convening for the first time in the Middle East, is the only UN body with the power ...

Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and clearly meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organisation said on Saturday. "The secretariat believes the species (Thunnus thynnus) meets the criteria for Appendix I" of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), said Secretary General Willem Wijnsteker in opening the ...