...and Richardson's selection marks a first appointment of someone with Latino roots. A secretary of energy and ambassador to the United Nations during Bill Clinton's administration, Richardson had previously served in the U.S. House. A media pool report of a...
...attorney general, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of homeland security and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations. The announcements rounded out the top tier of the team that will advise the incoming chief executive on foreign and national...
... Innovative Financing Mechanisms Can Fund Adaptation Needs Without Breaking the Bank Poznan, PolandâNegotiators at the UN climate change talks must urgently endorse innovative market-based mechanisms to generate enough money for developing countries to ada...
...scores of people in India's commercial capital and largest city. "Such violence is totally unacceptable." More >> A senior United Nations relief official has urged donors to generously support the $550 million appeal launched earlier this week to respond to...
...thought of global warming is reinforced by numerous reports claiming inevitable environmental doom. More >> The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency today said ''it is baffling'' that satellite pictures necessary for his investigation into an...
...endangered cheetah, the worldâs fastest land animal, is set to obtain added international protection next week at a United Nations-backed conference seeking the conservation of species that cross national borders. More >> Environmental fraud is big business....
...hearts to AIDS sufferers, who should not be the victims of discrimination or stigmatization," she said. Copyright © 2008 United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To...
...been identified to be among populations living in camps for displaced people in the surrounding areas. Copyright © 2008 United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To...
... (Adds details) BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Belgium said on Tuesday it saw no prospect for now of a European peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite efforts by the former colonial power to rally backing for such a force. U.N. ch...
...President Bill Clinton appointed Richardson, a former congressman, United Nations Ambassador and Energy Secretary. Richardson ran for president and dropped out of the 2008 contest after a poor performance in the Democratic primaries. He eventually endorsed...