Rapports

If necessity is the mother of invention, we should be looking forward to a breathtakingly innovative agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Such an agreement would not only outline how we should curb greenhouse gas emissions, but…

SG/SM/12475 GA/10861 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report to the General Assembly, "Now Is Our Time" in New York today, 23 September: Mr. President, let me express my heartfelt congratulations on your assumption of the presidency. I wish…

Introduction Over the last 15 years there has been a considerable amount of international discussion and debate on the subject of early warning systems. As a result there are now a variety of successful local initiatives in place around the…

ENV/DEV/1069 Summit on Climate Change AM & PM Meetings Says December Copenhagen Climate Conference Offers 'New Path' Towards Successful, Long-term Deal to Limit Global Temperature Rise to Safe Levels Climate change, the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the twenty-first century, threatened to…

By Miriam Azar NEW YORK, USA, 22 September 2009 - A delegation of young people appealed to world leaders for meaningful action today at the UN Secretary-General's Summit on Climate Change. The group of 13 young participants, ranging from 14…

For Samya Begum hunger is never far away. She lives in a part of Bangladesh that is prone to flooding and a heavy monsoon can be the difference between having food and not having it. She is an example…

Climate change-related disaster unleashed on coastal communities in southwest Bangladesh Heavy monsoon rains, which arrived much later than normal this year, have stranded hundreds of thousands in southeast coastal region in Bangladesh and threatened livelihoods. Communities in southwest have a long…

Consequences of the Kokang Crisis for Peace and Democracy Tom Kramer Burma Thailand Race & ethnicity South East Asia Regional Conflicts Peace & Security In August the Burma army occupied the Kokang region after several days of fighting, ending two decades of…

Climate-related shocks are affecting the lives of millions of poor people with increasing frequency and severity. Without urgent action, recent development progress will stall - then go into reverse. The forthcoming UN High Level Event on Climate Change in New York…

Joint Press Release Manila, 10 September 2009 Determining priorities to make the most disaster-prone communities safer: This is the theme for a national consultative meeting being held today in Manila. At the invitation of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO)…