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NZ extends $2.5m aid to Mindanao farm sector
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said the aid would be used to restore the agricultural livelihood of residents affected by armed conflict, drought and flooding.
The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective
Civil society has a crucial role to play in supporting progress in education, including by holding governments to account for tackling the numerous abuses that keep children out of school.
Aid given in cash improves health and spurs school attendance, say researchers
A review published this week flies in the face of criticism from the anti-aid brigade, showing that cash handouts have measurable benefits.
'Political watershed' as 19 countries pledge to phase out coal
New pledges were made by Mexico, New Zealand, Denmark and Angola for the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which is led by the UK and Canada.
Improved early warning systems protect the most vulnerable
Early results of Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems initiative presented at climate change conference.
Q&A: 'There has been a shifting of goalposts at COP23'
The coalition of African civil society groups is calling on developed countries to make more concrete commitments of funding for adaptation and to combat climate change before 2020.
One in 10 children work, UN agency reports at start of conference to end underage labour
A United Nations co-organized conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is underway aimed at eliminating child labour.
Pictures reveal Iran and Iraq earthquake, the deadliest of 2017
The tremor has killed at least 402 people and has devastated local communities.
A shot across the bows from The Hague as ICC investigates Burundi
Judges of the ICC are sending a message to perpetrators of such crimes across the world: pulling out of this tribunal won't let you off the hook.
Don’t wait for peace to fight climate change
Building resilience to climate change in areas beset by conflict and competition for land is a challenge – and not just because extreme weather and other climate pressures are making life harder for e...
