Oct 27, 2021
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Abdulla Shahid, Anna Serafini, Climate Action, Climate Change, code red, COP26, covid-19, Emissions Gap Report, EuropaNewswire, G20, General Assembly, Glasgow, human suffering, LDCs, LLDCs, Maldives, President, SIDS, Surangel S. Whipps, UN, united nations
United Nations, New York, USA, October 27, 2021 – Abdulla Shahid, President of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the high-level thematic debate on Delivering Climate Action: for People, Planet & Prosperity Today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire The Presidents of Palau and Maldives urged climate financing and collective efforts by Anna Serafini NEW YORK, 26 October 2021 – “The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. In six days, world leaders will be put to the test at COP26 in Glasgow. Their actions – or inactions – will show [Read More]
Aug 30, 2019
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Alexandria Villasenor, Climate Action, Climate Action Summit, climate activist, FridaysForFuture, Greta Thunberg, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, Sweden, UN, UN Headquarters, united nations, Xiye Bastida
United Nations, New York, USA, August 30, 2019 – Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces (right), President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, meets with Greta Thunberg (second from left), climate activist from Sweden, and Alexandria Villasenor (left) and Xiye Bastida, climate activists from the United States. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire General Assembly President Maria Espinosa welcomed today at the United Nations the climate activist Greta Thunberg who sailed from Europe to New York for two weeks on a zero-emissions sailboat to take part in the Climate Action Summit later in September. Espinosa, together with 16-year-old Thunberg and two other New [Read More]
Dec 24, 2016
News, United Nations
Arctic ice-cap, childhood, Christmas Eve, Christmas memories, Climate Action, Comics Uniting Nations, goal number thirteen, Green Christmas, Michael Strauss, new comic book, North Pole, PCI Media Impact, Santa Claus, Santa’s Green Christmas, school lessons, SDGs, Sustainable Developments Goals, The Poles, UN, UNICEF, united nations
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 24 December 2016 – The initiative Comics Uniting Nations released a new comic book on climate action this December. Climate action refers to goal number thirteen of the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs). The new comic is called Santa’s Green Christmas and presents the issue of climate change in an approachable Christmas story. “I’m highly excited about this contribution to the Comics Uniting Nations series. It superbly balances the messaging with the humor. It’s smart and beautifully illustrated. It’s thoughtful and funny. We think it will be a huge hit with the target [Read More]