Trade : AB upholds ruling against Ukranian measures on ammonium nitrate   (Kanaga Raja, Geneva) (PRIV)
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The Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organisation has upheld a panel ruling against certain measures undertaken by Ukraine concerning the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia.

UN : AfDB's solar project aims at making Africa a renewable powerhouse   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the International Solar Alliance last October, he applauded the goal of mobilizing about $1 trillion towards the deployment of some 1,000 gigawatts of solar energy by 2030.

Health : "Need for partnerships to create a world without leprosy"   (IPS, Manila) (PRIV)
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Forty years ago, Yohei Sasakawa saw his father moved to tears after meeting and witnessing the suffering of people affected by leprosy - also known as Hansen's disease.

Opinion : Push for peace - from global village to global neighbourhood   (IPS, Nairobi) (PRIV)
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From the ashes of a tragedy that wiped out almost 90% of the city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, an institute called the Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) rose like a phoenix of hope that is pioneering the creation of a global pool of peacebuilders.