[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban: World must work together to end poverty, halt climate change

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN chief lauds India's commitment to renewable energy Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   January 12, 2015 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban: World must work together to end poverty, halt climate change This year is the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, and the overarching goals are ending poverty and preventing the advance of climate change, writes Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general. "Ours is the first generation that can end poverty, and the last that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change," he writes. The Guardian (London)/Comment Is Free blog (1/12) Share:  Above the Fold UN chief lauds India's commitment to renewable energy SDGs give the world a blueprint to reduce poverty UNEP's Steiner: Prioritize funding for climate-change adaptation What is next for M-Pesa and African mobile finance? 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