UNICEF, WFP say 50,000 children in South Sudan could die this year from malnutrition.
The food crisis currently gripping South Sudan demands global action to stave off a deadly famine, a pair of United Nations bodies have warned. The plea was made Friday by the heads of UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) after witnessing devastation in the nation where one in three people is facing severe food insecurity. "The world
“This ruling is of landmark significance for ending impunity” for rendition.
In what has been described as a watershed moment, a European court ruled Thursday that Poland enabled rendition and torture carried out by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights marks the first court judgement on the CIA's so-called "black sites," secret offshore prisons where detainees are
Intergovernmental body gives OK to seven new exploratory permits to hunt for deep sea minerals..
A new gold rush for mineral riches lurking in the deep sea continues, as a United Nations organization has given the green light to seven new applications for exploratory seabed mining work permits. The International Seabed Authority, a Kingston, Jamaica-based body established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and which controls
Happening now: Activists target construction at PR Spring tar sands site in Utah
Scores of climate justice activists are staging a blockade on Monday to thwart construction of the first tar sands mine in the United States—a project they say will cause irreparable damage to water and land. According to a statement from Utah Tar Sands Resistance, roughly 80 people are involved in the action, some of whom have locked themselves
Climate Institute calls move “a monumentally reckless backward leap.”
Australia on Thursday scrapped its carbon tax, a move denounced by critics as a monumental step backwards on climate action that amounts to "inter-generational theft." After lengthy debate, the Senate voted Thursday 39-32 to repeal it following its passage in the House of Representatives earlier this week. The charge of roughly 25 Australian
Banking giant sold “toxic financial products,” reaped profits; critics say it now gets a “sweetheart immunity deal.”
Banking giant Citigroup has sealed a $7 billion deal with the Justice Department over its "egregious misconduct" of selling toxic mortgage-based securities, which contributed to the financial crisis. The agreement, which ends a federal investigation, includes a $4 billion penalty to the Justice Department, which the Department describes as the
New report highlights continued fossil fuel subsidies that foster further climate crisis at taxpayers’ expense
Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have reached levels not seen before in human history, and climate scientists have warned that the world is on track to exceed the warming threshold of 2 degrees Celsuis. But despite his statement that "we have a moral obligation" to act on climate change, President Barack Obama has embraced an "All of