United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali poised for political breakthrough
(Nusa Dua, 3 December 2007) – The United Nations Climate Change Conference – Bali, 2007 got underway Monday, poised for a breakthrough in international climate change negotiations. The two-week conference, the thirteenth Conference of the 192 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the third meeting of the 176 Parties...
Save The Planet: Vote Smart
 - By Thomas L. Friedman People often ask: I want to get greener, what should I do? New light bulbs? A hybrid? A solar roof? Well, all of those things are helpful. But actually, the greenest thing you can do is this: Choose the right leaders. It is so much more important to change your...
Farewell to Development’s Old Divides
By James D. Wolfensohn NEW YORK — The notion of a divide between the rich north and the poor and developing south has long been a central concept among economists and policymakers. From 1950 to 1980, the north accounted for almost 80% of global GDP but only 22% of its population, and the south accounted...
World AIDS Day 2007
1 DECEMBER 2007 – Marking the 20th annual World AIDS Day, top United Nations officials have called for renewed leadership to tackle the global HIV and AIDS epidemic which has already claimed over 25 million lives worldwide. Read more on he UN news website or on the World AIDS day website. Related items HOME: It’s...
