GENEVA, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 (COMSEC)—The Commonwealth of 54 countries, 32 of which are small, are facing a climate change emergency that is costing lives and presenting an “undeniable human rights challenge” to the world. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today addressed the High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd Regular Session in Geneva. She […]
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UN chief issues 7-point ‘call to action’ on human rights
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations issued a “call to action” on Monday to countries, businesses and all people to help renew and revive human rights across the globe, laying out a seven-point plan amid concerns about climate change, conflict and repression. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the appeal at the start […]
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Climate finance: failing to serve the most vulnerable?
DHAKA, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 (CLIMATE HOME)—Climate finance is one of the building blocks of negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – money both from public and private sources to help reduce emissions and increase resilience against the negative impacts of climate change. UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement […]
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David Attenborough calls Australia’s bushfires ‘the moment of crisis’ to address climate change
SYDNEY, 20 JANUARY 2020 (THE GUARDIAN) — Sir David Attenborough has said it is “palpable nonsense” to suggest that Australia’s bushfire crisis has nothing to do with climate change as he warned “the moment of crisis” has arrived. The 93-year-old British naturalist made the direct link between the ongoing bushfires and climate change during an […]
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Calls for new approach after UN climate talks fail to deliver
MADRID, 24 DECEMBER 2019 — Pacific countries and climate activists are calling for an overhaul of how the world tackles climate change, after this month’s round of UN negotiations ended in failure. The outcome of the 25th iteration of the talks, known as COP, has been widely panned, with a small bloc of big emitting […]
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Sea levels rising higher than expected, says UN University Institute for Environment
MADRID, 24 DECEMBER 2019- Sea levels are rising faster and higher than previously expected. Long-term sea level rise will vary greatly depending on emissions, but could reach nearly four meters by 2300 if emissions are not reduced, experts with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) said. Extreme events at the […]