One hundred and fifty world leaders participated in the UN meet on climate change in New York. Excerpts from some key speakers' addresses:

After two decades of debate, the un General Assembly on September 13, adopted a non-binding declaration on the rights of indigenous people, despite opposition from the us, Australia, Canada and New

The people of Qara had written off their town's buried assets. More than 1,500 years earlier, residents had dug stonelined aqueducts

Two summits on global warming lay bare a yawning gap over who needs to do what, as well as the ghost of a deal

Much has to be sown in the country's agriculture before a bountiful harvest can be reaped

www.pastoralists.orgChange in land-use patterns, increasing competition for land and other resources, shifting global markets, climate change

The floods in South Asia, which was one of the worst in recent times, have claimed hundreds of lives. By the second week of August, the floods had affected more than 20 million people and claimed

eu dumping rules: On June 12, European Union (EU) laid down rules to check illegal dumping of hazardous materials in developing countries. An update of 1993 EU regulations, the new rules require

A UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) regional workshop on street food in Asia, held in Djakarta, Indonesia, in 1986, tried to define street food. It described a wide range of ready-to-eat food and beverages sold and sometimes prepared in public places, notably by the roadside. It stated that like fast food, the final preparation of street food occurs when the customer orders the meal.