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While the iron fisted approach in fighting and preventing so-called terrorism may be welcomed by the many survivors and family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks, the legacy of this event has resulted in the suffering of Khmer Rouge refugees who have been facing deportation from the US […]

Occupy Wall Street is a different type of movement created in revolt against the capitalist economy which has spawned an enormous economic recession. Although it does not have a direct relation to the country, it seems as if Pakistan’s soil is also ready for a revolution like OWS. Like the […]

Water in the Green Economy in Practice: Towards Rio+20. Hosted on the 3-5 October 2011 in Zaragoza, Spain. “Water is the engine for the green economy” read more The material available via this link was produced by the United Nations.  

The 2010 UN-Water Annual Report is now available to download. The report contains information on all of UN-Waters activities in 2010, along with updates on it’s pubilcations, programmes, task forces and thematic priority areas. [issuu width=420 height=297 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=111201124526-22f848ed57d44faeb7a20d99e13f739f name=unw_annual_report_2010 username=futurechallenges tag=climate%20change unit=px id=e5ade81c-7f01-4084-3201-3fbd3a2f3e1b v=2] The material available via this […]

Description of UNEP’s work on renewable energy resource assessment (UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme). read more The material available via this link was produced by the United Nations.