Achim Steiner says reaching an agreement in 2020 instead of at next month's Durban conference would be 'very high risk'

The Durban conference represents a significant step forward.

As well as substantial diplomatic and technical outcomes, the Durban conference saw a highly significant political realignment.

The country most likely to kill the Durban conference is India.

The Durban conferences had previously been criticized by Western governments for allegedly promoting rather than combating racism.

This was the case at the Durban conference.

In many respects, the Durban conference belongs to an age that came to an end on 11 September.

On the basis of the results of Cancún, hard work will be needed to make a success of the Durban conference in 2011.

But to single out Israel for special focus, as the Durban conference has done, is totally out of proportion to the realities of the world today.

By walking out of the Durban conference, the United States turned its back on democracy and its people.