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Indigenous leaders protest in Poznan
Indigenous leaders at the climate summit in Poznan Dec. 9 protested that the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand blocked inclusion of indigenous rights provisions in the proposed protocol on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). Photo:… Read moreIndigenous leaders protest in Poznan
Mauritanian refugees wait in Senegal
Since January, some 4,000 Black Mauritanians have returned home from Senegal, as part of an ongoing repatriation process run by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). More than 25,000 Mauritanian refugees still wait in Senegal, having been pushed across… Read moreMauritanian refugees wait in Senegal
