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HLPF Ministerial Segment Opens at UN Today
July 18, 2016The Ministerial Segment of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum began today at New York Headquarters. H.E. Thoriq Ibrahim, the Maldives’…
Read MoreGroundhog Day All Over Again
May 20, 2016Bonn, Germany—Welcome to Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early end to winter back in February, and indeed the weather has…
Read MoreUN talks must deliver clean power surge
May 17, 2016From Climate Home By Thoriq Ibrahim The United Nations climate change agreement reached in Paris last year marked the culmination of over…
Read MoreSmall islands call on countries to accelerate climate action
May 16, 2016“The solutions to climate change are more cost effective than ever and success stories for effective action abound. The only question…
Read MoreAOSIS Members Join Secretary General in Early Ratification Event
April 22, 2016UNITED NATIONS—On the sidelines of the Paris Climate Change Agreement ceremony here today, where a record 167 countries will sign the…
Read MoreWorld Gathers to Sign Historic Climate Treaty
April 22, 2016UNITED NATIONS–Today some 160 countries from around the world are gathered here at the signing ceremony for the historic Paris Climate…
Read MoreCritical Week For Sustainable Development and Climate at the UN
April 21, 2016In a watershed moment for international cooperation, global political, business and civil society leaders are in to New York where they…
Read MoreSmall Islands Lead World in Climate Treaty Ratification
April 21, 2016UNITED NATIONS—Leaders from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a coalition of 44 island and coastal nations that are highly…
Read MoreHow the Maldives are putting climate funds to work
April 20, 2016From Climate Home By Thoriq Ibrahim This week all eyes are on United Nations headquarters in New York City, where the international…
Read MorePress release: Maldives Among First to Ratify Paris Climate Agreement
April 4, 20164 April, 2016–Today, the parliament of the Republic of the Maldives, one of the first country’s to raise the alarm on…
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