This climate-fragility risks guidance note seeks to inform the development and implementation of strategies, policies, or projects that seek to build resilience by linking climate change adaptation, peacebuilding, and sustainable livelihoods. It recommends a two-step approach to build resilience to climate-fragility risks: Assess the links and interactions between climate change, …
A new task force to focus on the impact of energy on security and to examine ways of preventing energy-related conflict has been launched by the International Peace Institute (IPI). The plan was unveiled at the annual World Future Energy Summit by the IPI, a policy research think tank, and …
New Delhi: Iran made a pitch on Friday for the extension of its gas pipeline with Pakistan to India with its visiting chief of the Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, saying that Tehran had the “best capacity” to provide security for the pipeline. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Jalili was …
North Korea said on Tuesday that it had completed preparations to launch a satellite into orbit, as South Korea and other Asian nations told their airlines and ships to change their routes to avoid the North Korean rocket. South Korea had previously refrained from issuing such directions while it joined …
Countries of the Far North are set to be the new players in the emerging Arctic frontier. The polar ice cap is melting at much faster rates than previously predicted, and may be completely ice free by the summer of 2040 or sooner. There are vast untapped resources in the …
Heads of states and leaders from 57 nations, including India, will attend the Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27 to discuss a host of measures to prevent nuclear fissile material falling into rogue hands, but the Fukushima disaster in Japan last March seems to have shifted spotlight on the safety …
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday his organisation could not be sure that Iran's nuclear programme did not have military aims. "The agency is unable to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran and therefore to …
The United Nations chief urged Iran on Friday to implement Security Council resolutions under which Tehran should curb sensitive nuclear activity, but the Islamic state once again signalled it has no intention of doing so. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also said Iran must cooperate fully with the UN atomic watchdog, …
The United Nations has received alarming reports of malnutrition in two Sudanese border states where the army is fighting insurgents, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. Fighting broke out in June between the Sudanese army and SPLM-North rebels in South Kordofan and spread in September to the state of …
Pakistan has urged "some major powers" to commence negotiations on the larger issue of nuclear disarmament instead of pushing for a treaty to ban production of fissile material used as fuel for atomic weapons, saying the treaty was a limited non-proliferation goal. Speaking in the General Assembly's main committee, Raza …
Why can't action be initiated for breach of public peace: RDO Fifteen individuals from Idinthakarai in Tirunelveli district have moved the Madras High Court Bench here challenging a show cause notice issued to them by Cheranmahadevi Revenue Divisional Officer on September 5 seeking explanation as to why action should not …
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Tuesday that a Russian proposal could be “a basis to start negotiations” on Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The proposal calls for the other countries to make limited concessions to Iran for each step it takes toward opening its nuclear program fully to international inspection and …
Climate change is generating an "unholy brew" of extreme weather events that threaten global security, the UN chief said Wednesday as the Security Council recognised the issue's potential effect on world peace. But the 15-member council apparently failed to agree on whether climate change itself was a direct threat to …
The persistent inability of the United Nations to forge international consensus on climate change issues was on display Wednesday, as Security Council members disagreed over whether they should address possible instability provoked by problems like rising sea levels or competition over water resources. Western powers like the United States argued …
The head of Nato said Tuesday he was confident Pakistan's nuclear weapons were safe, but admitted it was a matter of concern, the day after the worst assault on a Pakistani military base in two years. Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Afghanistan on a one-day visit and met President Hamid …
An additional 3 billion Asians could enjoy higher living standards, and the region could account for over half of global output by the middle of this century, says a ADB commissioned report. This potentially promising future for the region sometimes referred to as the "Asian Century" though plausible, is by …
More than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by violent conflict. The World Development Report 2011: Conflict, Security, and Development examines the changing nature of violence in the 21st century, and underlines the negative impact of repeated cycles of violence on a country or region’s development prospects. Preventing violence …
Down to Earth reports from Naxalite-affected districts of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand and expresses concern over an unwelcome change creeping into the programmes and policies of NGOs and other civil society groups working in the region. Finds that squeezed between the naxalites and the police, NGOs are abandoning community mobilisation. Squeezed …
pune Pune is all set to welcome 10/10/10 with events that symbolise peace and progress. Apart from a peace event on Sunday, a large number of people will walk to Vetal Tekdi, near Law College, to protest against damages to the hills due to construction activities. In preparation for the …
In 2006 seven foreign ministers from Brazil, France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, South Africa, and Thailand initiated a dialogue on the inter-linkages between health and foreign policy, with a focus on how health matters to foreign policy and whether foreign policy can make a difference to health. What brought the ministers …
The paper is an incisive theoretical overview of the continuing conflict between oil companies and host communities in the Niger-Delta of Nigeria. It examine the contending issues around the substantive functions of oil companies and the latent consequences of environmental degradation which has remained a constant source of friction between …
