| CLIMATE CHANGE: Snapshot of wins and losses at the Doha talks |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 9/12/2012 (IRIN) - Like last year’s UN climate change talks, this year’s conference in Doha culminated in an all-night session to hammer out a deal on preventing further global warming and protecting people from the effects of climate change. While some promising compromises were made, the absence of a strong commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions and help vulnerable populations adapt to climate change was evident in the conference’s 39 decisions. full report |
| KENYA: Security concerns persist |
 | ISIOLO، 10/12/2012 (IRIN) - Continued violent attacks on security agents and civilians highlight Kenya’s ongoing struggle with insecurity, creating widespread unease ahead of the March 2013 general elections. full report |
| CLIMATE CHANGE: In the twilight zone |
 | DOHA، 11/12/2012 (IRIN) - Covering the UN climate change talks is, in many ways, a surreal experience. This year’s talks - the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - were held in Doha’s futuristic Qatar National Convention Centre. The front of the centre is propped up by structures shaped like huge tree trunks, and the inside is bathed in an eerie blue and green light, with a giant spider guarding the main foyer. The fact that you are always deprived of sleep during the marathon talks lends to the sense of otherworldliness. full report |
| FOOD: How to feed the future |
 | LONDON، 12/12/2012 (IRIN) - Scientists anticipate there will be nine billion people in the world to feed by 2050. As this number rises, so will the earth’s temperature, which is expected to increase four degrees Celsius by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on the world’s food production. full report |
| CONGO: Torrential rains kill 13, displace hundreds |
 | BRAZZAVILLE، 13/12/2012 (IRIN) - Torrential rains have killed at least 13 people, injured 29 and displaced hundreds in districts south of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, say officials. full report |
| Analysis: New law fails to ease oil concerns in Uganda |
 | KAMPALA/NAIROBI، 13/12/2012 (IRIN) - Uganda's parliament recently passed a law to govern the exploration, development and production of the country's estimated three billion barrels of oil, a resource whose extraction will directly affect the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. full report |
| ZAMBIA: Housing the DRC refugees |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 13/12/2012 (IRIN) - Over the past five weeks, almost 1,000 people have fled into Zambia to escape fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), forcing the Zambian government to consider re-opening a refugee camp it closed two years ago. full report |
| HEALTH: How we live and die |
 | LONDON، 14/12/2012 (IRIN) - We all know we are going to die, but how and when it happens depends largely on who we are and where we live. We think we know the major risks - perhaps malaria or AIDS-related diseases in Africa, or stroke, cancer and heart disease in North America and Western Europe. But, in fact, patterns of mortality and morbidity are rapidly changing around the world. full report |