GLOBAL
CLIMATE - The gap between greenhouse gas emissions cuts and what is needed to limit global temperature increases to 2 degrees Celsius is set to widen, the United Nations Environment Programme w...

GLOBAL
FOOD SECURITY - The 925 million people who went hungry in 2010 are just one facet of an ever-worsening food security crisis. Both food producers and consumers face the consequences of price vol...

GLOBAL
HIV/AIDS - The number of new HIV infections last year effectively remained unchanged from 2007 levels, while access to HIV treatment has led to more people than ever living with the AIDS virus,...

AFRICA
BURKINA FASO - Authorities in Burkina Faso are urging anyone with access to reservoirs to produce food during the dry season, and distributing high-yield seeds and stipends to farmers in a bid ...

GLOBAL
UNITED NATIONS International Telecommunication Union has declared broadband access as a basic human right. UN officials see access as not only central to promote free expression, but also to de...