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New York - The United Nations Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the killing of five Rwandan peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region. Unknown gunmen attacked the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur on Friday and Saturday, resulti...
BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The European Union says it will unfreeze its Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia, citing the country's cooperation with the United Nations' war crimes tribunal.
by Charles J. Hanley It dawned with the warmest winter on record in the United States. And when the sun sets this New Year's Eve, the decade of the 2000s will end as the warmest ever on global temperature charts. Warmer still, scientists say, lies ahead. read more
The EPA finalized its finding that greenhouse gases, including CO2, pose a threat to human health and welfare -- a signal that the U.S. is ready to regulate carbon emissions.
Rising Waters Could Wipe Island Paradise Off the Map, Literally
On 4 December at approximately 4:15 p.m. local time, a military convoy of the UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) escorting a water tanker, was ambushed by unidentified armed assailants at Saraf Umra in North Darfur.
The Secretary-General congratulates the Iraqi Council of Representatives on finalizing amendments to the Election Law and commends Iraqi leaders and parliamentarians for overcoming their differences and reaching a compromise.
KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Uganda is considering legislation that would impose a death sentence for intentional or willful transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, authorities say.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the West Monday for being too quick to censure Iran's nuclear program but told President Barack Obama that Ankara was prepared to mediate with Tehran.
COPENHAGEN -- The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last, best chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global w...
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Protesters demonstrated in front of Chevron's headquarters in San Ramon Monday morning to highlight what they say are efforts by the oil giant to undermine the fight against global warming.
A Rise In Skepticism Among Americans Over Global Warming Is Mostly Due To Changes Among Republicans, According To CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Survey.
[Visitors at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will be in awe of the CO2 Cube, when they learn it shows the amount of carbon dioxide a person makes each month. Image via...
The following is based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media. Part of the agenda of the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and another climate summit at the UN on Dec. 18 is something called "climate justice."
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking help from Sudan's president to free two members of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur who have been held hostage for more than 100 days.
NEW YORK, USA, 7 December 2009 – In Yemen, where more than half of all children show signs of stunting – a consequence of chronic nutritional deprivation – UNICEF is working to address the serious nutrition problems facing many children displaced by ongoing conflict in the northern part of the country.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 7 December 2009 – As the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 formally opened here today, eight newly named UNICEF 'Climate Ambassadors', aged 14 to 17, launched a dialogue on how music bridges generational and cultural divides in the fight to stop climate change.
CHISINAU, Moldova , 7 December 2009 – Tudor Culeanu, 15, looked on with pride while his short film, 'The Moscow Train', was presented to delegates attending a high-level Conference on Child Care System Reform in the Moldovan capital.
Several people were arrested Monday during a protest in front of Chevron headquarters in San Ramon Monday morning to highlight what demonstrators say are efforts by the oil giant to undermine the fight against global warming.
The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last, best chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
From the department of "how did this not happen 10 years ago," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared today that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health as well as the environment. The announcement, which comes as the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is getting started, doesn't mean that the U.S. needs to impose climate change regulations immediately. But it does mean ...
