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Below we list the latest news from our website related to international affairs and issues such as sustainable development.

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You might also like the Coventry Climate Action Network website which we also maintain. Please check it out at https://covcan.uk/

Philip Brown

Secretary, UNA Coventry Branch
philip@unacov.uk

Recent News Highlights

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Greta Thunberg's Keynote Speech at Youth4Climate Pre-COP26

On September 28, Greta Thunberg took the stage in Milan at Pre-COP26, the Youth4Climate conference, to deliver a powerful keynote address. In her full speech, she calls out global leaders for not doing enough for the climate crisis and resting on words rather than actions, and "blah blah blah." For more about Youth4Climate Pre-COP26 see https://twitter.com/PreCop26ITA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2TJMpiG5XQ

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Boris Johnson's address at the Youth4Climate

Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered on 30 September 2021. Thank you, thank you very much Mr President, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman. Great speech Mario and ciao from Londra. I’m very sorry I’m not able to be with you today, but I just want to say to all of you at this gathering: Mario, you and …

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Repurposing agricultural support to transform food systems

A report published recently by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), claims that government's support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable, and efficient food systems, thus actively steering those countries away from meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the …

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Boris Johnson addresses UN General Assembly on Climate Change

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom which is host of COP26 in November, warns the nations of the UN General Assembly that it is time to grow up and face their responsibilities to act now to save future generations from disaster. https://youtu.be/8oIlumYfKTM  

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Our Common Agenda - Report from UN Secretary-General

On 10 September the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) launched a report on his recommendations to build a multilateral system that better addresses current and future challenges. This is the result of a global consultation called UN75 that received input from over 1.5 million people and 60,000 organisations from 195 countries that shared their priorities for the future and their ideas on …

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Climate and SDG Forum October 2021

Coventry Climate Action Network, the Sustainable Development Forum and anyone else interested in these issues are invited to attend telemeetings at 7pm on the first Tuesday of every month in 2021 to share experience and plan activities by visiting the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82205125165?pwd=Wng1YldmV2VpL0l2dXBIcElxbDk4UT09 Meeting ID: 822 0512 5165 Passcode: 492479

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COP26

United Nations Climate Change and the UK and Italian Governments announced on 1 April that the 26th Conference of Parties due to be held in Glasgow in November (COP26) has been postponed due to COVID-19. It is now scheduled for 1-12 November 2021. Deferring the meeting should not mean deferring climate action, according to a leaked letter signed by Cop26 …

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