Of hundreds of climate models in 2015 projecting a low-carbon future, only two or three aimed for a 1.5℃ global warming cap
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has not known a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960
The continent’s farmers have to become more resilient to survive changing climate patterns and extreme weather events
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The continent must develop technologies for cooling that don’t contribute to global warming
The US is prepared to slap financial sanctions and criminal charges on officials of the court, says National Security Adviser John Bolton
The government can change its mind on withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, and still save face
Michelle Bachelet will give a widely anticipated speech on Monday, with many eager for clues to how she will address rights crises around the world
London split off the remote islands from Mauritius in 1965, three years before Port Louis gained independence
The United Nations has hailed a deal to ‘end all hostilities’ and ‘protect civilians’ after days of deadly clashes in the capital
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On Monday, a UN probe detailed evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated on a massive scale’ towards the Rohingya.
Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, have been detained in Myanmar’s infamous Insein prison since December in the case which has ignited a global outcry
Land tenure determines who can use land, for how long and under what conditions
Muralee Thummarukudy, a UN disaster response expert, and ecologist Madhav Gadgil warned in 2011 that a mega-monsoon was inevitable
Annan was a career diplomat who is widely credited for raising the world body’s profile in global politics during his two terms as UN chief
Samir Amin was a fearless scholar whose ideas will long outlive him
Afghanistan’s 2018 wheat harvest is already expected to be the lowest since at least 2011
Women around the world tell a similar tale of tilling the land and producing food but being denied secure rights to land
The call to arrest Narendra Modi in South Africa highlighted abuses against Muslims in India
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SA has a chance to lead the world in realising Madiba’s dream this September as the United Nations convenes its first high level meeting on TB.
A UN migration official has accused Algeria of leaving hundreds of African migrants stranded in the desert
The province saw violent protests in multiple towns after years of mismanagement by former premier Supra Mahumapelo
Liberians are asking why the government has failed to prosecute those responsible for atrocities committed during Liberia’s two civil wars
The US president hit back at The New York Times for publishing ‘fake news’
A across the world, only 9 percent of the nine billion tonnes of plastic produced to date has been recycled, a recent UN report said
The UN promotes local ownership in peace building, which is difficult to achieve
Two people have died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack, according to a hospital official
Experts have warned that deforestation increases runoff into the reef, reducing water quality and the light needed for coral growth
Some human rights activists worry that Cameroon could be the site of Africa’s next civil war
The phenomenon of child brides amounts to state-sanctioned statutory rape