BLOG-Little progress on Colombias displacement crisis during Uribe government
BOGOTA (AlertNet) - A sharp fall in kidnapping and murder rates along with heavy losses suffered by the FARC have made Colombian President Alvaro Uribe the most popular leader in his country's history. But while many Colombians credit the hardliner with sa
Spreading the word on climate change
Eighteen journalists from around the world flew into Bonn, in Germany's picturesque Rhineland, in early June for a media workshop during the latest round of international negotiations on tackling global warming under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Why Africas holdouts are rejecting the Copenhagen Accord
Close to 45 of the 53 countries that make up the African Union arrived at the latest round of climate talks in Bonn having signed the much criticised Copenhagen Accord. While many African nations acknowledge that the accord is not perfect, many have expres
Map tracks international backing for Copenhagen climate accord
The Copenhagen Accord is the non-binding climate change pact drawn up by a small group of countries at December's U.N. climate summit, which failed to produce a legally binding global treaty. It sets a goal of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Cel