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This is a transcript of a speech made by Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, on 25 January 2012 at Chatham House. The Minister discussed perceived changes in the global economic and politica...

Kazakh national security agents in Almaty detained a leading opposition activist on January 23, 2012. (Berlin) – Kazakh national security agents in Al...

The Egyptian military’s announcement on January 24, 2012, that it will lift the state of emergency except in cases of “thuggery” is an invitation to continued abuse,...

  The trial of a television director on morality charges for airing a controversial animated film is a disturbing turn for the nascent Tunisian democracy. On January 23,...

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The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) have the potential to reduce emissions from the UK’s ageing housing stock, create warmer homes and new jobs, says Hannah Kyrke-Smith. But will there be enoug...

Eco-label THTC has launched a new range of organic cotton t-shirts in association with the Soil Association, the Carbon Trust and the Fair Wear Foundation

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Development Project for Lebanon aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the country, through the conservation and management of archaeological sites, with a view towards prom...

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Development Project for Lebanon aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the country, through the conservation and management of archaeological sites, with a view towards prom...

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Development Project for Lebanon aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the country, through the conservation and management of archaeological sites, with a view towards prom...

The project LB-Cultural Heritage Add. Financing is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

When Abdullah al-Hasani, 55, fled his home in the Khanfar District of Yemenapos;s Abyan Governorate eight months ago, he hoped some day to return and grow watermelons.

Forced child labour remains rampant in Central Africa, where poverty fuels the trafficking of children from poorer countries to oil-rich states such as Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo, accord...

In the past five years, “resilience” (the ability to absorb shocks and recover) has become quite a buzzword in the aid community. Discussions on adapting to a changing climate are increasingly peppered with...

A small fridge in the corner of Juba Teaching Hospitalapos;s laboratory is the only blood bank in South Sudan, the worldapos;s newest nation with some of the worst health statistics in the world.

About 150 asylum-seekers in Australia have suspended their hunger strike after accusing the government of reneging on a promise for community detention and bridging visas for long-term detainees who posed no ri...

Another trial opened Tuesday with Spain's best-known judge, Baltasar Garzón, in the dock for attempting to investigate crimes against humanity committed during the 36-year dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

Six-year-old Victor Muruga points to a hole in the bush that he calls his 'bedroom'. 'I sleep there, under that tree and my mother sleeps under that blanket,' says Muruga.

As ousted political and military leaders in the Middle East continue to seek immunity from war crimes prosecutions, the United Nations and international human rights groups are taking an increasingly tough stan...