“A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity” #2030Agenda #GlobalGoals better known as #SDGs
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Today only .3% of the total vaccines administered globally have gone to people in low-income countries. We are told we will have to live with this? I say NO!
We are putting profits before lives, and that's wrong.
My interview w/@BBCWorld #PeoplesVaccine
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09gmy8…
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Tomorrow #UNGA will hold an interactive dialogue w/ @antonioguterres on his Vision Statement and candidacy for a second term as UN #SecGen. Learn more about the process here: globalpolicywatch.org/blog/2…
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Many Oracle customers are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and addressing the severe problem of climate change. @Oracle_ME @oracleemeaps @OracleStartup @susdev @TheGlobalGoals
Oracle customers make service, science, and sustainability a part of their core mission--helping to make the world a better place. bit.ly/3dci9rJ
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The #SecondWorldOceanAssessment released today shows that “we need to better integrate scientific knowledge and policy making. Together, we can enforce not only a green, but also a blue recovery.” - @UN Secretary-General, @antonioguterres bit.ly/3v8lluh @SusDev
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In #UNGASS31, Seth Berkley of @gavi urges: "if everybody was doing bilateral deals, it'd be a challenge to get the vaccine to everyone". Adds, "We need not only money but cooperation from companies that they get vaccines available not only to rich countries". #CovidVaccine
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In #UNGASS31 @DrTedros urges: "The task of narrowing inequalities does not start after the pandemic. It must be part & parcel of the response." Cites $23.9 bil needed to fund #ACTAccelerator,"less than half of 1% of the $11 tril of stimulus packages announced by G20 countries."
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2021 LDC graduation still set to take place. In #UNGA 2nd, @SustDev presented report on #migration, citing "the data pre-date [#COVID19]" and noted delay in data on impact of #COVID. How does availability of data affect the LDC Review? un.org/development/desa/dpad…
who is setting the agenda?
As Member States negotiate the QCPR Resolution in #UNGA 2nd, are wealthy governments fulfilling obligations of the #FundingCompact for the UN Development System? OECD data shows lack of core funding to UN activities relative to IFIs & the EU. www1.compareyourcountry.org/…
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As Member States negotiate the QCPR Resolution in #UNGA 2nd on the UN Development System operations, the UN faces a $5.1 billion deficit. A "liquidity crisis" caused by 61 member states that have not paid their assessed contributions. ipsnews.net/2020/11/uns-5-1-…
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UNITED NATIONS: It's necessary to break the current patterns that are dominated by a few large donors & the way in which they influence decision-making, agenda setting & shaping priorities & skewing implementation, says Barbara Adams, from @globalpolicy ipsnews.net/2020/11/uns-5-1-…
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"Removing us from our land in order to protect nature is deeply colonial & environmentally damaging. We should be the leaders of conservation, not victims of it." Youth Rep at UN #BiodiversitySummit calls for proactive steps to ensure intersectional & intergenerational equality.
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“Humanity is waging war on nature” - UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres opens the UN Summit on Biodiversity #ForNature . He calls for protecting biodiversity w/ the same ambition as the #SDGs & #ParisAgreement
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"We have all the information needed to understand #Climatechange and #biodiversity loss are happening before our eyes & they reinforce each other. We need to stop this loop of doom." - President of the European Commission at the UN #BiodiversitySummit #ForNature
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Pres. of Equatorial Guinea cont'd : "We cannot accept either that after so many yrs, the Charter of the UN continues to preserve the primacy of the major powers who trample on the legitimate aspirations of the weak so that they can enjoy the advantages of the UN system." #UN75
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President of Equatorial Guinea at #UN75 HL meeting: "There is no justification for the huge economic gap between rich and poor countries today. It is inconceivable that after 75nyears, science and technology for development continue to be the preserve of only a few states."
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At #SpotlightSDGs, Barbara Adams cites problems w/ the "financialization mindset." Calls for a "completely new funding compact" as status quo has "shrunken policy space in terms of our ability to fight for our #humanrights...contributing to the crisis in multilateralism"
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The current paradigm that countries need to get richer instead of more #sustainable has proven wrong. This mindset must be overcome once and for all.
Let's #ReDefine measures of #development & progress!
#2020SpotlightSDGs Report coming up soon: bit.ly/3c6Kptk
#UN75
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Join @UNFCCC @UNFCCC_CTCN for an insightful discussion on climate-friendly #cooling for #SustainableBuildings in Eastern Europe.
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#SustainableCooling #CoolingForAll #GreenBuildings #CoolBuildings #ClimateTech
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Legislators in the #DominicanRepublic, the eyes of #LatinAmerica are on you right now. Dominican society is calling for the decriminalization of abortion in three exceptions. #Aborto3Causales @diputadosrd
@hectorfeliz63 @JoseHoracioR @Farideraful
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Silence procedure on #UN75 Declaration extended thru 23 June. It commits to “upgrade the UN” citing ongoing reform processes. Without adequate core funding, upgrades are nearly impossible, yet the declaration does not reference core funding. #reform globalpolicywatch.org/blog/2…
