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UN Puts on Big To-Do, Amid Tight Security, for Signing of New Climate Agreement

April 28, 2016April 22, 2016 by Dulcie Leimbach

The United Nations threw a large and lavish party at its headquarters in New York on Earth Day, the opening day of the signing ceremony for the world’s new climate agreement. About 170 heads of state and government representatives came to inscribe their names, in alphabetical order by country, in the General Assembly Hall, in … Read more

Where’s the Money? Funds for Millennium Development Goals Lag

November 16, 2014September 25, 2013 by Alice Speri

With 827 days to go until the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals — the United Nations’ flagship agenda for global development — the buzzword at the General Assembly’s annual opening debate in New York this week was “acceleration.” A clear sense of urgency dominated many talks, particularly as the world body prepares to draw … Read more

UN Puts on Big To-Do, Amid Tight Security, for Signing of New Climate Agreement

Where’s the Money? Funds for Millennium Development Goals Lag

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