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- China's ongoing effort to punish Australia for opposing their South China Sea territorial ambitions has now allegedly extended to stacking the UN Heritage Committee.
- Using “Enviromentalism” and the UN as a trade weapon: China fires fake “Reef Scare” missile 2 days agoFlynn Reef, Queensland, Photo by Wise Hok Wai Lum Ever since Australia asked for an investigation into the source of Covid, China has been accidentally-on-purpose sticking pins into our trade deals...
- You couldn't make it up; Internet glitches, delegates too lazy to match timezones, and China objecting to the presence of observers at negotiations on transparency.
- UN blasts world leaders for failing to seal £72bn-a-year deal on climate Sun, 20 Jun 21, 7:30pmFinancial aid ‘critical’ to help developing countries limit fossil fuels – and make Cop26 a success, says UN
- UN Climate Message: “We are rapidly reaching the point of no return” Sun, 6 Jun 21, 3:00amAccording to United Nations General Secretary António Guterres, "these next 10 years are our final chance to avert a climate catastrophe".
- Preventable Pandemic indeed: WHO helped infect the world, kill 3 million people, now wants $50b? Fri, 14 May 21, 4:47amIn 2020, the WHO did not protect even one country, but now says they just need more money and more power. The WHO should be disbanded, it failed at the one most important job it was set up to do — stop pandemics.
- UNFCCC Extends the Deadline for Climate Award Entries Tue, 27 Apr 21, 7:00pmIf you missed the 30th April deadline for submitting your application for recognition for your climate efforts, the UN has extended the deadline, because their awards are so popular.
- Study: Hollywood Movies Demonstrate the UN Needs More Funding to Prevent Climate Disasters Sun, 21 Mar 21, 4:00pmThe United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction is so obscure they don't even have their own ambassador. But according to a study, unless the UNDRR receives more money, disasters could soon claim a trillion dollars per...
- New US vehicles must be electric by 2030 to meet climate goals – report Fri, 12 Mar 21, 12:27amJoe Biden needs ‘visionary target’ of cutting US emissions by 60% over 2005 levels
- United Nations Demands an End to Silicon Solar Panels and Wind Turbines Thu, 4 Mar 21, 9:00amGuterres actually demanded an end to coal, but metallurgical coal is an essential component in solar panel manufacture; no coal, no new solar panels.
- UN Shames Australia for a Lack of Climate Ambition Sat, 27 Feb 21, 1:00pmMaking big climate pledges was a cheap political win when the goal was way off in the future. But now the first deadlines are approaching, long serving politicians in countries like Australia are in the increasingly embarrassing...
- Human destruction of nature is 'senseless and suicidal', warns UN chief Fri, 19 Feb 21, 3:00amUN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres
- UN WHO Asks Rich Nations to Pause Covid Vaccination, so Others can Catch Up Mon, 1 Feb 21, 9:00amWHO Spokesperson Margaret Harris wants rich nations including the USA to allow some of their people die, so more vaccines can be diverted to poor nations to allow them to "catch up"...
- UN: Angry Birds Survey Proves the World Demands Climate Action Thu, 28 Jan 21, 9:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall According to the United Nations, “the people’s voice is clear”. The UN believes the results of a survey distributed to gamers playing Angry Birds, Subway…
- UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’ Wed, 27 Jan 21, 4:01pmBiggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency