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Thu 07 Jul 2007UN hides behind climate change to mask Darfur inactionBlaming global warming instead of asking awkward questions about governance in Africa is no substitute for the United Nations doing the right thing, argues Rob CrillyThe rains have been kind to the Kenyan capital Nairobi this year. The neat lawns of its suburbs are a luxurious green and the jacaranda trees are heavy with leaves as they prepare to burst into purple blossom in a month or so.