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[CLIMATE-L.ORG] CLIMATE-L.ORG: UN Deputy Secretary-General: Climate Change Could ...: 21 October 2008: Speaking at the ninth Regional ConsultationMechanism (RCM) meeting of UN agencies and organizations working in Africa,which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UN Deputy Secretary-GeneralAsha-Rose Migiro warned that the global financial crisis, compounded by foodshortages and the effects of climate change, could “derail Africa’s prospects”of attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 [YubaNet.com] Ban Calls on European Union Leaders to Take Urgent Action on ...: "While he sympathized with EU members who may find it challenging to be as ambitious in such times of economic constraint and uncertainty, he suggested that EU's forward-looking policy has the potential to deliver a clean economic growth, which will create millions of new jobs," Ms. Montas said.

 [Remember God - Supreme Master Ching Hai - Vegetarian News] Remember God - Deutsche Bank's Asset Management Division Publishes ...: NEW YORK----Deutsche Asset Management today published a research paper arguing that the accelerating pace of global warming will force governments to invest more heavily in climate change mitigation and adaptation despite the financial setbacks of the current market crash. “Investing in Climate Change 2009 - Necessity and Opportunity in Turbulent Times,” authored by DeAM’s Global Climate Change .

[Skeptics Global Warming] Climate Change Hinders Fight Against Poverty | Skeptics Global Warming: Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro.  The food and oil crises are causing significant hurdles to achieving the 10-year Brussels Programme of Action.  While the U.N. is quick to blame food shortages on rising oil prices, let’s not forget that the great ethanol bust caused rice, corn and wheat prices to skyrocket earlier this year.  So, yes, the U.N.

[Booksville] Booksville » Blog Archive » Scoop: Climate Change Places Increased ...: Efforts to achieve gender equality around the world must be accelerated, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told a gathering of women leaders in Seoul, while also highlighting the special burden climate change places on women.

 [African Path Blogs RSS Feed] African Path: Sources close to the meeting say that the agenda of the both officials was the funding of the Ethiopian troops in Somalia those are facing heavy insurgents from Islamists, but no reports on UN's funds commitments for Ethiopian were reported.

 [Oxfam News Blog » News Blog] Oxfam News Blog » Blog Archive » More than 116 million people ...: Women in villages in Africa are connecting and joining millions of citizens in other countries and young people are taking ownership of the Millennium Development Goals like never before.  Thousands of actions, pictures and messages show a powerful groundswell of determination from ”˜We the People’,  and that a new global financial architecture must be about equality and gender justice,” said Sylvia Borren of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) who attended Stand up events in the US this week.

 [www.europafrica.org] AU Urges a Revisit of Agricultural Policies « www.europafrica.org: Ping expressed his deep concern at Africa’s food price crisis and low agricultural productivity. ”˜There is urgent need for African countries to revisit their agricultural policies, not only to be able to feed their people but also to be in a position to compete effectively in the international world market such as the successful experience of Malawi,’ Ping said.

 [Everyone's Blog Posts - Welcome to Creative Thinkers International] Cerement's Gown - Welcome to Creative Thinkers International: The world is currently at a critical juncture in global development, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro warned today, noting that the financial turmoil, combined with the food crisis and climate change, threatens efforts to halve .

[UN Dispatch] Foreign Aid in a Crisis (or Three): While the United States still gives over $20 billion in development assistance -- more than any other country -- it cut this budget by 3.5% in 2007. Still, both campaigns could do well to listen to a little lameduck optimism here.

[IISD Reporting Services Blog] IISD Reporting Services Blog: Local Governments’ Contribution to ...: Franco Frattini, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said as 2009 G8 Chair, Italy will promote, as one of its priorities, closer dialogue between the G8, new and emerging economies, and African countries. UN Deputy Secretary-General Rose Migiro noted the UN’s shift of MDG localization from the national to sub-national levels.

 [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed] A Few Things Ill Considered : Another Week of GW News, October 5, 2008: In a move that will test the Rudd Government's climate credentials, Australia's leading climate scientists have written an open letter to the Prime Minister urging him to impose deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and back a tough global agreement that will avoid dangerous climate change. The 16 scientists, who all worked with the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warn "there is no time to lose" and call on Mr Rudd to slash Australia's emissions by at least 25 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.

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