Climate
Food for 2050: Why the UN is Worried We Won’t have enough
The report found that one billion people are already undernourished across the globe, pointing to recent food crises as evidence of the need for a “radically new economic strategy.”
A New Effort to Link Extreme Weather to Climate Change
A new coalition of scientists are exploring the possibility of attributing extreme weather events to climate change.
A Chilling Warning from a “Hot Spot” in Climate Change
A special guest post from UN Foundation Executive Director of Public Affairs Aaron Sherinian, who accompanied the UN Foundation board on a climate change fact-finding trip to Svalbard, Norway last week.
From Near the Arctic Circle, UN Foundation Board Discusses Climate Change
I participated in a conference call with a few members of the UN Foundation board and senior staff. The group spoke from Svalbard, Norway which is one of the northernmost inhabited places in the world. Predictably, the conversation focused on climate change.
Solar Panels on White House Roof? Not Yet.
The Obama Administration does not fulfill a promise to have solar panels installed on the White House roof by the end of Spring.
The Renewable Future
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Program Helen Clark, the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization Kandeh Yumkella jointly author an op-ed marking the release of the newest IPCC report.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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