U.N. talks on climate change wrap up in Bonn

Source: United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe

The latest round of United Nations talks aimed at reaching an ambitious new treaty on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions wrapped up today in Bonn, Germany, having achieved what the world body’s top climate change official called “important” progress.

U.N. stands ready to assist Italy after earthquake

Source: United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his sadness over the heavy loss of life in this morning’s earthquake in central Italy, with the United Nations having alerted the European nation’s Government that it is prepared to provide disaster response support. According to media reports, the 6.3-magnitude quake has claimed more than 100 lives.

G-20 maps road for chaos

Source: Asia Times | By Hossein Askari and Noureddine Krichene*

As the leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries gather in London this week to discuss their latest views on how to get out of the world financial crisis, a damning picture of the progress likely this week emerges from the pledges made by G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors at their own meeting in London on March 14. Then, the promise was that they would act to restore global growth and support lending and reforms to strengthen the global financial system.