United States planning to rejoin UNESCO organisation – announcement
Paris, FranceReuters The United States plans to rejoin the UNESCO organisation from this July onwards, UNESCO announced on Monday. The United States withdrew from the UN cultural agency in December, 2018, under President Donald Trump over accusations of anti-Israel bias and mismanagement. The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of […]
Great Barrier Reef row piles pressure on Australia for climate action
Thomson Reuters Foundation Australia needs to respond to a UN warning on the threat to its iconic Great Barrier Reef with bolder climate policies that cut planet-heating emissions further and create a greener economy, environmentalists and researchers said on Wednesday. The world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem – off Australia’s north-eastern coast – […]
KENYA: “THIS IS OUR HOME” – ISLANDERS DEMAND A SAY IN FOREIGN-BACKED PROJECTS
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the Indian Ocean tourist island of Lamu…