The 12th Conference of the Parties to United Nations Conventi...

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Executive Secretary, His Excellency Luc Gnacadja, is in the country to meet with the committee in charge of preparations for the 11th Conference of Parties (COP11) that will be hosted ...

Canada is pulling out of the United Nations convention that fights droughts in Africa next year, making it the only country in the world not participating in the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Recurring droughts have ...

The worlds leading scientists on land degradation and desertification are meeting from 9 - 12 April 2013 in Bonn, Germany, at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2nd Scientific Conference, to assess whether it is more ...

27. We welcome the admission of Palestine as an Observer State to the United Nations. We are concerned at the lack of progress in the Middle East Peace Process and call on the international community to assist both Israel and Palestine to work ...

WINDHOEK The United Nations General Assembly has designated Namibia's Independence Day 21 March as the International Day of Forests. This was done to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside ...

By Cheryl PellerinAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 National security threats are more diverse, interconnected and viral than at any time in history, the director of national intelligence said last week in a statement for the ...

The United Nations Office for Disarmament is in the last stages of negotiations that began on Monday to finalize what leaders expect to become the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade. The group of ...

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) - Migratory birds, which play an important role in the complex web of life known as ecosystem services, are under threat as never before, with some species facing extinction within the next decade. Ahead of the ...

Biological Diversity or Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living things on Earth—all species, genetic resources and ecosystems, and how they function and interact. Biodiversity is the cornerstone of life in the Pacific—our plants, ...