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"Bali Roadmap" agreed on, applauded

asia » indonesia » bali
Wikinews
Saturday, December 15, 2007
After the United States agreed to the changes proposed by India this morning, the so called Bali Roadmap has been agreed on, to applause from all...
un, climate change, conference, greenhouse gas, roadmap
BURUNDI: Boost for returnees

BURUNDI: Boost for returnees

africa » burundi » bujumbura
IRIN
Friday, December 14, 2007
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are to run a joint programme to improve the reintegration conditions for returnees, a...
UN, returnees, programme, boost, public relations, project
GLOBAL: Climate change - heati...

GLOBAL: Climate change - heating up conflict

asia » indonesia » bali
IRIN
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Increasing pressure caused by climate change on essential resources like water could not only trigger domestic conflicts but also have a...
UN, climate change, heating, conflict, report, conference
CHAD: Violence and insecurity ...

CHAD: Violence and insecurity not just in the east

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The killing of a UN aid worker on 6 December in southern Chad, some 500 km from intense fighting in the east between the army and rebels, underscored...
UN, aid, workers, violence, insecurity, attack, fighting, crime
BURKINA FASO: Too many women d...

BURKINA FASO: Too many women dying in childbirth

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The United Nations Population Fund has launched a campaign in Burkina Faso to drastically reduce maternal mortality by promoting assisted delivery...
women, UN, childbirth, delivery, campaign, reproduction
LIBERIA: Health user fees - he...

LIBERIA: Health user fees - helpful or harmful?

africa » liberia
IRIN
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Representatives of government, NGOs, the UN and donors in Liberia are probing the merits and drawbacks of health care fees, as the government weighs...
health, fees, UN, government, donors, research, poverty
EAST AFRICA: Holmes warns on h...

EAST AFRICA: Holmes warns on humanitarian outlook

africa » kenya » nairobi
IRIN
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes has warned that the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Somali and Sudan's Darfur...
UN, humanitarian, conflict, food, aid, problems, insecurity
Climate change talks continue ...

Climate change talks continue in Bali

asia » indonesia » bali
Wikinews
Sunday, December 09, 2007
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali is nearing its halfway mark. Senior delegates are hopeful an international agreement will be...
climate, conference, un, global warming
Opening positions spark debate...

Opening positions spark debate at Global Climate Change Conference

asia » indonesia » bali
Wikinews
Saturday, December 08, 2007
At the U.N. conference on Global Climate change in Bali, the early talk has focused on whether some of the major developed countries will commit to...
climate, conference, un
US Senate Panel approves bill ...

US Senate Panel approves bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

north america » united states
Wikinews
Friday, December 07, 2007
A United States Senate committee has passed landmark legislation aimed at combating global warming by limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The vote was...
vote, UN, conference, climate, change, bil, geenhouse, gas, emission, pollution
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