Andrew Follett The United Nations global warming deal could make another five million people homeless in the world’s poorest countries, for the express purpose of setting forest land aside to slow global warming through conservation. Millions who live in and depend on forests for their livelihoods could be evicted from their wooded homes, according to new…
Nearly 20,000 civilians were killed and 3.2 million displaced in Iraq in just under two years, a count the United Nations calls “staggering.” Their new report, released today, details the absolutely horrific toll which the battle with ISIS is taking on Iraq’s population– prompting some to call the crimes “genocide.” The numbers are grim: 18,802…
Michael Bastasch United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised former Republican President George W. Bush for kickstarting efforts to put together a global agreement to fight global warming. “That was the beginning of our success,” Ban told The Associated Press Saturday, referring to Bush’s attendance of U.N. global warming talks in 2007. After refusing to ratify…