• 26 June 2009 | Global Dashboard | 0 comments

    The League of Conservation voters went so far as to write to House members saying,

    “In light of the tremendous importance of this legislation, LCV has made the unprecedented decision that we will not endorse any member of the House of Representatives in 2010 election cycle who votes against final passage of this historic bill.”

    PHOTO CREDIT: Flickr user kimberlyfaye

    The Waxman-Markey Bill will go to the floor of the House today or tomorrow, so Obama and Pelosi are on a determined bid to round up the few remaining undecided Democrats (mainly from rust belt coal states).

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 25 June 2009 | ONE Campaign | 0 comments

    Thanks to good rainfall, Zimbabwe has been able to increase production of maize—the staple crop in the country—by 130% to 1.1 million tons. Despite this increase, however, 2.8 million people will still face food shortages this year, as the UN Food and Agriculture Orgaization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) report. Zimbabwe’s food security situation is still extremely tenuous, with basic necessities out of reach for most households.

    PHOTO CREDIT: Flickr user martin addison

    Thanks to good rainfall, Zimbabwe has been able to increase production of maize—the staple crop in the country—by 130% to 1.1 million tons. Despite this increase, however, 2.8 million people will still face food shortages this year, as the UN Food and Agriculture Orgaization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) report. Zimbabwe’s food security situation is still extremely tenuous, with basic necessities out of reach for most households.

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 25 June 2009 | ONE Campaign | 0 comments

    We spent yesterday in the United Nations headquarters in New York for the UN Conference on the global economic crisis and watched the opening plenary session live on a big screen in a designated room with our NGO colleagues.

    We spent yesterday in the United Nations headquarters in New York for the UN Conference on the global economic crisis and watched the opening plenary session live on a big screen in a designated room with our NGO colleagues.

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 23 June 2009 | UN Dispatch | 0 comments

    It's worth noting that with all this triumphant talk about the Twitter revolution in Iran - especially when it's about a lesser-of-two-evils candidate - we can't summon a fraction of the energy and passion to save abused, raped and battered women across the globe. Nor can we muster the same attention and will to deal with the plight of children who are dying of hunger, deprived of the bare necessities of life.

    It's worth noting that with all this triumphant talk about the Twitter revolution in Iran - especially when it's about a lesser-of-two-evils candidate - we can't summon a fraction of the energy and passion to save abused, raped and battered women across the globe. Nor can we muster the same attention and will to deal with the plight of children who are dying of hunger, deprived of the bare necessities of life.

    Here are the brutal facts:

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 23 June 2009 | White Band Radar | 0 comments

    Administration officials are actively discussing "when and how it might be possible to join," Rice, a Cabinet-level official, said while visiting a school in Harlem and fielding a teenager's specific question about the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

    The Obama administration is reviving efforts to have the United States sign onto a global children's rights treaty ratified by every U.N. member except the U.S. and Somalia, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Monday.

    Administration officials are actively discussing "when and how it might be possible to join," Rice, a Cabinet-level official, said while visiting a school in Harlem and fielding a teenager's specific question about the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 19 June 2009 | World Food Programme | 0 comments

    There are more hungry people in the world than ever before. More than one billion people, almost a sixth of humanity, are now undernourished, according to the latest estimates from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

    PHOTO CREDIT: WFP/Photolibrary

    The number of hungry people on the planet will this year reach a historic high of 1.02 billion, FAO announced on Friday, putting the blame for recent increases on the global economic slowdown and stubbornly high food prices in many countries. Read news release

    The world has reached a sad milestone, reversing a four-decade positive trend of nations pulling themselves out of hunger, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said, commenting on the new figure.

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 17 June 2009 | Duncan Green | 0 comments

    This is definitely the right subject – enough of ‘if I ruled the world’ policy solutions by environmental snake-oil salesmen, what are the politics of getting a breakthrough on climate change in time to stop the earth frying?

    Show More
    Show Less
  • 16 June 2009 | Malaria No More | 0 comments

    Jo Yirrell, Special Ambassador for Malaria No More UK is the subject of a BBC documentary which ran last weekend on the BBC News Channel. The 30 minute programme; Our World: Malaria, a Mother’s Journey is now viewable on BBC iPlayer until 21st June 2009. Click here to view the documentary.

    PHOTO CREDIT: Malaria No More

    Jo Yirrell, Special Ambassador for Malaria No More UK is the subject of a BBC documentary which ran last weekend on the BBC News Channel. The 30 minute programme; Our World: Malaria, a Mother’s Journey is now viewable on BBC iPlayer until 21st June 2009. Click here to view the documentary.

    Show More
    Show Less
Syndicate content