Igniting the Communal Fire: What the SDGs Could Learn from Indigenous Peoples
Published on Friday, September 25, 2015 by Common Dreams by Fionuala Cregan This weekend, world...
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Tag: United Nations
Amid Runaway Warming, Richest Nations Spend $200 Billion Backing Fossil Fuels
Published on Monday, September 21, 2015 by Common Dreams by Lauren McCauley, staff writer One of...
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‘Age of Burn What You Like’ is Over: UN Makes Landmark Call for Divestment
Published on Sunday, March 15, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer The United...
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‘Thirsty’ Global Fracking Industry Puts Water, Environment, Communities at Risk
Published on Monday, December 01, 2014 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer...
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From Rio to London to New Delhi to Melbourne, A Global Call for Climate Action
Published on Sunday, September 21, 2014 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Global...
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Groups Appeal to UN for ‘Humanity’ as Detroit Shuts Off Water to Thousands
Published on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 by Common Dreams – Sarah Lazare, staff writer As...
Read MoreIn 'Critical Step Towards Justice' Cholera Victims Sue UN
The UN “violated its legal obligations through reckless actions that brought cholera to Haiti,” says human rights group
Read MoreOn Syria, Putin's Anti-War Case Outshines Obama's Call for Bombs
Putin has positioned himself as a diplomat and peacekeeper, giving moral and political lectures to President Obama.
Read MoreOpium cultivation to surge in Afghanistan in 2013: UN
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for a third straight year, expanding even to poppy-free areas this year, a United Nations report warned on Monday.
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