With only a few months before the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the United Nations has renewed its appeal for the universal ratification of the Convention. The appeal is meant to encourage states that are still not party to the convention to ratify or sign on to it before the annive ...
Political insecurity in the Sahel has its roots in poverty and climate change, declares Mahamadou Issoufou, the president of Niger. Many agree with President Issoufou. Yet local community leaders, development experts and civil society activists claim that the region rsquo;s governments and their foreign partners are not putting nearly eno ...
Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania was recently appointed the UN Secretary-General rsquo;s special adviser for the Sahel. A former deputy executive director for UN Environment, Mr. Thiaw is now charged with, among other responsibilities, mobilising domestic and international support for the socioeconomic development of the Sahel region, which cover ...
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