What we are doing about climate change
THE big developing countries, such as China,
India, South Africa and Brazil, have said they are willing to take
on mandatory 50 percent cuts in emissions by 2050, if the rich
countries agree at least to take on 25 to 40 percent cuts in
emissions below 1990 levels by 2020
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Treaty eludes small arms trade
The international community, which successfully
negotiated treaties outlawing anti-personnel landmines and cluster
bombs, has made little headway in drafting a U.N. Convention to
control the proliferation of illicit small arms.
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Countering the International witch-hunt
TERRORISM has become a global threat and has
become every country’s nightmare. Our region has become the target
of a number of terrorist groups. Sri Lanka has also been challenged
by a ruthless terrorist group for over two decades, even as the
country tugs at its reins to advance economically and socially.
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