COP climate talks not fit for purpose and need reform, say climate leaders
Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual UN COP climate talks were no longer fit for purpose and needed to be reformed, publishing a critical open letter mid-way through what has so far been a fractious summit. Nearly 200 countries are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan with a primary […]
A hundred former leaders urge G7 to vaccinate poor against COVID-19
London, UK Reuters One hundred former presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have urged the Group of Seven rich nations to pay for global coronavirus vaccinations to help stop the virus mutating and returning as a worldwide threat. The leaders made their appeal ahead of a G7 summit in England which begins on Friday, when […]
“Moral responsibility”: A decade after UN-linked cholera outbreak, Haitians demand justice
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on Haitians’ fight for compensation from the UN in the wake of a cholera outbreak…
Efforts to fix air pollution gasp for funding, as pandemic pressure builds
Barcelona, Spain Thomson Reuters Foundation Development funding for efforts to tackle air pollution falls far short of what is needed in a world where nine in 10 people breathe air that is damaging their health – a problem thrown into sharp focus by the pandemic, researchers said on Monday. A report released to mark the first International […]
‘COVID generation’ risks child marriage, forced labour, ex-leaders warn
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Former world leaders called on Tuesday for urgent global action to stop coronavirus creating a “COVID generation” with millions of children deprived of education and forced into marriage and work. As lockdowns end, they urged governments to invest in catch-up programs to prevent irretrievable damage to children’s futures. An Afghan […]
Failure to adapt to climate impacts will hike inequality, commission warns
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation From taxpayer-backed flood defences in Miami to shelters keeping Bangladeshis safe from storms, investing to protect against the growing effects of climate change pays, a global commission said this week, warning failure to do so will hike inequality. As the planet heats up, governments and businesses must radically rethink how they […]
Global poverty: G8 must take action on threefold crisis, says UN Secretary-General
HAZEL SOUTHAM, of Ekklesia, reports…