Gatherers meet to set agenda on climate talks

There was a sigh of relief when the 10th WTO Ministerial conference in Nairobi reached an $1.3 trillion Information Technology Agreement. The pact was agreed by a group of member countries who produce IT products and was not opposed by other WTO member states.

Tears flow often -- blood has once -- as climate negotiators from 195 nations gather every year in a different corner of the world for a physical and emotional endurance race.

Tree by tree, more than a dozen African governments pledged to restore the continent's natural forests at the United Nations climate talks on Sunday.

The world’s rulers, rich do-gooders, and also stripes of environmental activists have been meeting in Paris to talk about the world climate, which is wreaking havoc.

 Developing nations accused rich ones Monday of sidelining their interests at crunch climate talks, as the UN chief and France's president beat the drum for an ambitious global deal.

 The East African Regional Youth Summit on Climate Change opens Friday, July 25, 2014 in Mwanza, Tanzania. The conference, organized by the East African Community Students Union in collaboration with the Tanzania Youth Vision Association, is being supported by the EAC Secretariat.
The East African Regional Youth Summit is a platform that brings together young people from different parts of East Africa to address various challenges. The youth meet once every year to discuss issues such as the...

>Dr George Adriano is a medical doctor based in Dodoma who is currently self-employed. He has self-published his first book ‘The Power of Choice’ that was released in September 2013. Success caught up with him to chat about his writing.

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>The Chairman of the United Nations High-level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crisis, President Jakaya Kikwete, on Monday met and held talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York.