– By Kunzang Lhamo United Nations – 17 September 2019 – Press conference by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General and Luis Alfonso de Alba, Un secretary-General’s special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit. During the Press Conference today at the UN, AminaJ. Mohammed briefed reporters on the overview of the types of initiative that can be expected from the coming Climate Action Summit. She stated “ the Summit will present practical and new measures to One, speed up the transition from coal to clean energy and to cut the pollution that is harming our health. Second,to protect nature but [Read More]
Aug 29, 2019
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New York, NY – August 28, 2019: 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives into New York City after crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat and attend press conference at North Cove Marina. Photo: Lev Radin Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, sailed into New York Harbor today (28 Aug), flanked by a fleet of 17 sailboats representing each of the Sustainable Development Goals on their sails. Thunberg is arriving to participate in the Youth Climate Summit and the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Headquarters next month. The flotilla met Thunberg [Read More]
Nov 14, 2016
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Photo by: PCI Media Impact, UNICEF By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 13 2016 – UNICEF is constantly working on raising awareness around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On 7 November, UNICEF hosted an event aimed at students of the New York City area to show them how they can contribute to achieving the SDGs and especially tackle global warming. “We want to provide a space for all of you to get inspired, to discuss challenges and solutions, to network and basically to get active on becoming more sustainable, because this is an existential issue for all of us, but [Read More]
