UNDP ADMINISTRATOR: TED VIDEO "The alliances needed to rebuild the developing world"

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"Developing countries need strong alliances between the public and private sectors to rebuild after COVID-19, says Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). From building virus tracking systems to supporting clean energy projects and expanding health care, hear how the UNDP is creating partnerships between states and the financial, communications, technology

IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit: Towards a Sustainable Recovery, ADB President + New Partnership for renewables

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This is the speech of Masatsugu Asakawa, President of the Asian Development Bank at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Clean Energy Transitions Summit, 9 July 2020. It is followed by a press release covering the new Mou between ADB and International Energy Agency.

Dakota Access pipeline in the USA suspended due to enviromental concerns

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US district judge James Boasberg sides with native Americans, causing a blow to efforts to build a 1,172-mile Dakota Access pipeline passes through four states

Global Partnership for Education approves over US$400 million for education to keep children learning through the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis

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Press Release: Washington, DC, July 8, 2020 – The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has approved grants totaling US$381 million to help 47 countries respond to corona virus-related school closures and ensure children are continuing to learn during the pandemic.

Climate Change:It is not getting any better

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We report two news published today: "CO2 levels are rising at about 2.5 ppm per year, meaning that by 2025 we will have exceeded anything seen in the last 3.3 million years" and a news from the World Meteorological Organization that global temperature will probably rise beyond 1.5 C in the next five years.

The parlous state of poverty eradication Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (BY Philip Alston)

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The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, offers a profound criticism on the efforts aimed to poverty eradication, especially on the way poverty eradication is measured. One message is clear: extreme poverty has not been eradicated and here there is a strong criticism towards the World Bank.

Global leaders to address ILO Virtual Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work (7-9 JULY)

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More than 50 Heads of State and government, as well as prominent global employers’ and trade union leaders are to take part in global discussions on COVID-19 and the World of Work on 8 July. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, will also deliver an address, as will the heads of a number of UN and international agencies.

Webinar: Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum

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2020 Theme: The role and impact of mentors and mentoring on the next generation of athletes and social change.

EU, Canada and China co-host international meeting on climate cooperation and a sustainable economic recovery

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Today, 7th of July, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the Canadian Minister for Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson and China's Minister for Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu co-chaired the 4th session of the Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA).

UNICEF Executive Board: Strategic Plan midterm review and COVID-19 response reimagine a world fit for every child

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NEW YORK, United States of America, 2 July 2020 ─ The UNICEF Executive Board ended its 2020 annual session this morning. With the telecommuting arrangements in place during the global COVID-19 pandemic, this marked the first-ever virtual formal session in the Board’s history (PRESS RELEASE)

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