World Meteorological Organization
- Opinion by Petteri Taalas, Achim Steiner and Inger Andersen
- • October 31, 2021
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Just days before the COP26 environment summit in Glasgow, Scotland, three of the United Nations’ lead agencies on climate and development each published alarming reports. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) produced evidence to show that greenhouse gases reached a…
- Categories: Climate Change, OPINIONS
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- Ivana Ramirez
- • July 30, 2021
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A deadly assault on the United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan; Myanmar’s junta seeks the UN envoy seat; the World Meteorological Organization’s troubles; Canada’s big step for Inuits. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing…
- Categories: General Assembly, Humanitarian Aid, Secretary-General, This Week @UN, US-UN Relations
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- Maurizio Guerrero
- • July 27, 2021
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Back in June 2019, the World Meteorological Organization embarked on an ambitious effort to streamline its internal operations, cut expenses by two percent and realign the organization with “21st-century realities, priorities and dynamics.” The timing was right. A United…
- Categories: Climate Change, UN Agencies
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- Opinion by Franz Baumann
- • August 2, 2016
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How green is the United Nations’ own environmental policies? Shepherding the Paris climate agreement to conclusion in December 2015 has been a major achievement of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The agreement got more than 190 states to commit to hold…
- Categories: OPINIONS
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