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Lord Ashdown is a Liberal Democrat peer and president of Unicef UK.

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Silver Linings to the Storm Clouds of Rio

(0) Comments | Posted 25 June 2012 | (16:54)

"You may find some of the images in this report disturbing" Natasha Kaplinsky warned ahead of a report from Niger on last week's evening news. Over two nights Rohit Kachroo reported on the food crisis afflicting West Africa which has left millions on the verge of starvation. His report on...

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Rio Earth Summit Offers an Opportunity for Cooperation on Sustainability That We Cannot Afford to Miss

(4) Comments | Posted 20 June 2012 | (13:29)

A 2007 article in the New York Times predicted that climate stress could represent "a challenge to international security just as dangerous - and more intractable - than the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War or the proliferation of nuclear weapons among...

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