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UN resolution extends ICPD Programme of Action 22 December 2010
Source: UNFPA
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution to extend the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) beyond 2014.
‘Desertification is greatest threat to global wellbeing’ UN expert warns 16 December 2010
Source: The Guardian, Photo: Pablo Oliveri
Launching the UN decade for fight against desertification, the UN's top drylands official says people must be paid via global carbon markets for preserving the soil.
Cancun climate change deal offers some hope 14 December 2010
Source: The Guardian, Photo: Curtis Welsh
After the disappointing lack of progress at last year's Copenhagan climate change conference, the deal reached at the UN's international climate change negotiations, which ended last Saturday in Mexico, was enough to save the UN process itself from burning out, but remains far short of saving the planet.
Climate change warnings at last days of UN Cancun summit 8 December 2010
Source: BBC
Ministers are continuing talks at the UN climate summit in Cancun amid warnings that time is running out to curb climate change and save the UN process.
‘Radical change’ needed in cities to cope with population growth, says report 2 December 2010
Source: The Guardian
New Megacities on the Move report says authorities must start planning their transport infrastructure now for a future when two thirds of the world's population will live in cities.
Biodiversity loss raises disease risk in humans, study finds 1 December 2010
Source: The Guardian
The first species to go extinct in an ecosystem tend to be those that reduce disease transmission, new research suggests, providing yet more evidence of the detrimental impacts of worldwide loss in biodiversity.
Climate change could raise staple food prices by 130 percent 1 December 2010
Source: The Guardian
Climate change could lead to shortages and 130% price rises in staple foods within our lifetime, increasing riots and civil unrest, a new study warned today.
Global warming ‘underestimated in the last decade,’ says Met Offfice 26 November 2010
Source: The Guardian
The world warmed more rapidly than previously thought over the past decade, according to a Met Office report published today, which finds the evidence for man-made climate change has grown even stronger over the last year. The report also reveals that 2010 could be the hottest year on record.
Africa’s cities to triple in size by 2050 24 November 2010
Source: UN-HABITAT
The population of African cities is set to triple over the next 40 years, and by 2050 60% of Africans will be city dwellers, warns a new UN-Habitat report.
Pope’s eases stance on condoms and AIDS prevention 23 November 2010
Source: The Guardian
Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use is acceptable "in certain cases", notably to reduce the risk of HIV infection, in a book due out Tuesday, apparently softening his once hardline stance.