[RED DEMOCRATICA] Will UN talks spur climate action?

 

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	November 26, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Will UN talks spur climate action? The two-week conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change begins today in Doha, Qatar, where leaders from nearly 200 nations will meet with environmentalists and academics in an effort to create policies to counter climate change and help poor countries adapt. Chief among the priorities is an extension of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. A report says that financial pledges made three years ago by rich countries have gone largely fulfilled, while those that were honored have lacked transparency. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (11/26), BBC (11/25), The Guardian (London) (11/25), AlertNet/Reuters (11/25)      UN's Figueres cites gradual gains on climate  Giving Tuesday follows Black Friday, Cyber Monday  Getting to the root of world's forest woes  Talks are under way as DR Congo chaos spreads  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Hosting our first G+ Hangout tomorrow, Tue, at 9:30 am ET, 2:30 pm GMT. Come hangout w/ @AnnieLennox, @UNAIDS @EGPAF http://ow.ly/fyeCo" @UNAIDS "It is also a good time to remind people that global hunger exists, is solvable, and because of the World Food Program, we have a way to fight hunger in all corners of the globe." UN Dispatch UN's Figueres cites gradual gains on climate "Slow but steady" progress is being made toward securing a new agreement on global warming by 2015, says Christiana Figueres, United Nations climate chief. "What is very clear and what no one denies is that of course the more delay there is in increasing mitigation, the more delay there is in decreasing emissions, the more the window is closed to the possibility of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations," Figueres says. Yale Environment 360 (11/21)        Other News Palestinian Authority to press ahead this week on UN status upgrade Bloomberg (11/25)      Most of 31 Congolese camps cut off from aid by rebel offensive, UNHCR says AlertNet (11/23)      UN: Japan is lagging on health needs after Fukushima The Seattle Times/The Associated Press (11/25)      Giving Tuesday follows Black Friday, Cyber Monday More than 2,000 groups have lined up behind the U.S. effort to make the Tuesday after Thanksgiving a national day of giving. "A national day of giving back around the holiday shopping season just makes sense. It helps people everywhere make the most of their philanthropic side," said Kathy Calvin, head of the United Nations Foundation, which is helping lead #GivingTuesday with the 92nd Street Y. ABC News (11/26), The Huffington Post (11/19), The Philadelphia Inquirer (11/24)      Fatal Bangladesh blaze spotlights sweatshop risks As many as 124 people were reported dead Sunday after a warehouse caught fire in a seven-story garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. Firefighters said there were no emergency exits in the factory -- typical of many of the estimated 4,000 such enterprises in the country's capital, which supplies clothes to major U.S. and European retailers. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/25), USA Today/The Associated Press (11/25)      Other News Latin American ports prep for Panama Canal expansion The Miami Herald (free registration) (11/22)      Education levels in Brazil are said too low for world's No. 6 economy Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (11/17)      The Economist: Mexico is poised to realize potential The Economist (11/24)      Getting to the root of world's forest woes Scientists are trying to make up ground in research into the die-backs of forests the world over. A study that examined data from 226 species at 81 sites suggests that many trees are more vulnerable climate change stress than previously believed. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (11/23)        Other News Ethiopian dam on Blue Nile worries Egypt, Sudan AlertNet (11/23)      EU closes shark-fin loophole in landmark vote Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (11/22)      Talks are under way as DR Congo chaos spreads Military leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo are slated to meet in Uganda with M23 rebel leader Sultani Makenga. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the fighting, and many have been subjected to arrest by rebel fighters and looting by retreating government troops. AlertNet/Reuters (11/26), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/25), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/26), BBC (11/22)      Mass Egypt protests are planned over Morsi power grab Egypt is experiencing protests, some violent, in the wake of last week's decree by President Muhammed Morsi claiming broad powers, including those aimed at the country's judiciary and public prosecution service. Morsi is slated to meet with senior judges. The Economist/Pomegranate blog (11/25), The Guardian (London)/Middle East Live blog (11/26)        Other News Rights groups lambast U.S. "rulebook" on targeted drone assassinations The Guardian (London) (11/25)      African Standby Force making strides toward 2015 start date The Guardian (London) (11/23)      Russian motorists turn to car cams for defense -- against police Al-Jazeera (11/25)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. Drastically warmer world not inevitable, Kim says (The Guardian (London)) Is the end of AIDS in sight? (AlertNet) Meaningful action sought at UN climate talks (AlertNet) Fatwa is planned by U.K.-based Islamist group against schoolgirl Malala (Reuters) Polio recedes globally as Pakistan struggles to catch up (The Washington Post) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. 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