UNFCCC: in a press release issued by UNFCCC today, Christiana Figueres called on nations to follow-up to COP16 with higher emissions cuts and the launch of new institutions and funds...
I recently spoke with Rinaldo Depagne, a West Africa expert with the International Crisis Group. I strongly urge people to have a listen to our brief conversation, in which Depagne distills some of the complexities of this crisis.
I obtained a document that details how the United Nations is making preparations for humanitarian disruptions in Southern Sudan following its independence vote next month.
When several aid workers didn't show up to an aid coordination meeting this week in Somalia, a Deputy Minister told reporters their agencies and their aid to thousands at a critical time would be suspended.