ABSTRACT
In January 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced that Iran had adequately dismantled its nuclear weapons program, allowing the United Nations to lift sanctions immediately. The World Health Organization informed the world of a serious outbreak of Zika virus. Despite treaties it had with the United Nations, North Korea launched a rocket into space; later in the year, it conducted a nuclear test. The former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, was convicted in May of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison. In June, voters in a referendum in the United Kingdom chose “Brexit,” exit from the European Union, surprising many British leaders. In July, Solar Impulse 2 completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth by an aircraft exclusively using solar power. Ten days after the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Senate voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff. Entering uncharted territory in the history of human habitation of the Earth, global carbon dioxide levels reached 400 parts per million. Resolution 2334, which denounced Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories, was adopted by the United Nations Security Council.
