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Pope Francis delivered a wide-ranging address before world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly today, urging global action to protect the environment and end the suffering of 'vast ranks of the excluded,' saying that 'human beings take precedence over partisan interests'...
'The new agenda is a promise by leaders to all people everywhere. It is an agenda for the planet, our common home,' declared Mr. Ban...
Amina J. Mohammed, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, described the agreement, 'It's universal so it applies to everyone,' she explained. 'Clearly anything that happens anywhere in this world has that fallout in many other places – from the global financial crisis to conflict and migration, we feel it everywhere – to natural disasters and climate change'...
Myanmar suffers heavy rain, winds and flooding since Cyclone Komen made landfall in Bangladesh on 30 July, causing landslides and damages in different parts of the country, warn United Nations agencies. 'Beyond the immediate impact, the floods will have a longer term impact on the livelihoods of these families,' Shalini Bahuguna, from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned...
Effective disaster risk reduction measures will need to play a key role for disaster-prone countries in implementation of the post-2015 development agenda in order to prevent hard won development gains from being eroded. The problem is all too real, since the year 2000, natural disasters have caused the loss of life of over 1.1 million and affected another 2.7 billion people, warns the report...
'You have seen the tragic human toll rise from extreme weather events. You know the staggering economic price tag. I call on you to show even stronger leadership. Voice your support for an ambitious agreement in Paris,' said Ban, urging the participants to heed the example of industry leaders, including Axa, which recently pledged to decarbonize its assets...
The Congress will now discuss the strategic role of the World Meteorological Organization in the post-2015 new global agenda on sustainable development and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk reduction while also deciding on the UN agency's Strategic Plan, budget and office holders for the next four years...
The World Health Organization (WHO) today concluded a meeting on Ebola research and development to look at lessons learned from the outbreak and develop a roadmap for future epidemics so that “we can be better prepared, faster, and more effective” in the next global health emergency...
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