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Copenhagen Results Disappointing; Work for Climate Justice Goes On

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The Global Humanitarian Forum notes with regret the failure of the governments in Copenhagen to reach a strong agreement on climate change. The results represent a neglected opportunity to come to terms with the crisis in a meaningful way, and many smaller nations feel marginalized by the process. Nevertheless, the fact that the major economies of Brazil, China and India were able to agree on a “Copenhagen Accord” with the U.S., with which they were previously in opposition, represents decided progress.

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Current Copenhagen Targets put Global Safety within Reach

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

• Positions on the table mean an approximate 5% increase in emissions by 2020
• A reduction, not an increase, is needed by 2020 to avoid humanitarian catastrophe

GENEVA, December 4, 2009 – Latest emission targets from major nations are not yet enough to safeguard against a mass humanitarian disaster, the Global Humanitarian Forum said today.

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Kofi Annan launches ‘Beds Are Burning’ Global Musical Petition

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

• First ever global musical petition created to mobilise people to pressure their leaders to agree a climate justice deal at the UN’s Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December.

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Youth Forum 2009 Report: Initiatives and Manifesto

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

In its just-released report of its annual conference in June, the Global Humanitarian Forum’s Youth Forum details exciting and innovative initiatives developed by participants to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

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International Association of Athletics Federations Endorses Kofi Annan’s Climate Justice Alliance

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Geneva, 21 August 2009 – The world governing body for track and field today endorsed a major initiative of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to build support for a global agreement on climate change.

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Kofi Annan launches ‘tck tck tck: Time for Climate Justice’

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

♦ Mr Annan joined by Bob Geldof & David Jones (Global CEO, Havas
Worldwide) for ‘tck tck tck: Time for Climate Justice’ campaign launch at 56th
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival
♦ Campaign urges people from around the world to become ‘climate allies’

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Kofi Annan calls for urgent action to protect world’s citizens from climate change

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Two-day meeting highlights plight of the poor in dealing with ‘greatest humanitarian and environmental challenge of our time’

Kofi Annan, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum (GHF), today called for urgent action to protect the citizens of the world, particularly the poor, from the impact of climate change.

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Mobile Communications to Revolutionize African Weather Monitoring

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Global Humanitarian Forum, Ericsson, WMO, and Zain and other mobile
operators to deploy up to 5,000 automatic weather stations in mobile network
sites across Africa, where less than 300 are reporting today

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Kofi Annan to host Geneva Forum on Human Impact of Climate Change

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Global Humanitarian Forum convenes major international conference exclusively devoted to human impact of climate change

Wide-ranging group of concerned international leaders to attend

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Climate Change responsible for 300,000 deaths a year

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT

First ever report exclusively focused on the global human impact of climate change calculates more than 300 million people are seriously affected by climate change at a total economic cost of $125 billion per year

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