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Climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase tenfold, research shows

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the urgent necessity of boosting climate adaptation financing in Africa In a recent article published by The Guardian, Ban Ki-moon, the former UN Secretary-General and current chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), highlighted the urgent need for a significant boost in climate adaptation finance directed to Africa. […]

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Businesses need to be more involved to reach UN goals on poverty and hunger: Ban Ki-moon

Speaking at the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Riyadh on Nov. 29, Ban Ki-moon said that it is extremely unlikely the world will achieve all 17 sustainable development goals within the next eight years. “It is almost impossible to achieve our 17 sustainable development goals by 2030, instead it may go beyond

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Bank Ki-moon meets with National Geographic Society CEO

National Geographic Society CEO, Ban Ki-moon explore ways to save planet Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, and Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic Society, discuss the climate crisis during a luncheon meeting at the Westin Josun Hotel in central Seoul on Oct. 17. [JANG JIN-YOUNG] Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO of the National Geographic

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Buhari meets Ban Ki-Moon

Buhari meets Ban Ki-Moon, says Nigeria facing climate change challenges Source: Vanguard October 25, 2022VanguardOriginal article: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/buhari-meets-ban-ki-moon-says-nigeria-facing-climate-change-challenges/ President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the recent flooding, desert encroachment and drought being experienced in various parts of the country are all negative fallouts of climate change. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the

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The Ban Ki-moon Foundation co-launches Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue with Stanford’s Asia-Pacific Research Center

Original articlehttps://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/ban-ki-moon-foundation-and-stanford%E2%80%99s-asia-pacific-research-center-launch-trans-pacific The Ban Ki-moon Foundation and Standford’s Asia-Pacific Research Center Launch Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue The Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue convenes social science researchers and scientists from Stanford University and across the Asia-Pacific region, alongside student leaders, policymakers, and practitioners, to generate new research and policy partnerships to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations-adopted Sustainable

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The Elders stress neutrality on Ukraine cannot be an option following Kyiv visit

The Elders stress neutrality on Ukraine cannot be an option following Kyiv visit

The Elders stress neutrality on Ukraine cannot be an option following Kyiv visit August 17, 2022The Elders Link to the original articlehttps://theelders.org/news/elders-stress-neutrality-ukraine-cannot-be-option-following-kyiv-visit Statement: The Elders call for increased international support for Ukraine and stress that neutrality is not a moral option in the face of continued Russian aggression. Upon their return from Kyiv, Elders Ban Ki-moon and Juan Manuel

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[Opinion] Ban Ki-Moon: Returning to Multilateralism

The UN headquarters in New York /Xinhua COVID-19 has shone a light on the acute vulnerabilities of a deeply interconnected world. No country, regardless of its size, wealth, or technological sophistication, can tackle this crisis alone. Owing to the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this month is being held under exceptional circumstances, with

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[Ban Ki-moon] To Honor the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 Years on, We Must Lay Down Our Nuclear Weapons

 This year marks the 75th anniversary since the bombing of Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is estimated that 140,000 of Hiroshima’s 350,000 population were killed and that at least 74,000 people died in Nagasaki. Thousands more died from radiation sickness in the aftermath lasting years. Back in 2010, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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I Was the Secretary-General of the U.N. Here’s How the Coronavirus Crisis Can Bring the World Together – Ban Ki-moon

There is no precedent in living memory for the challenge that COVID-19 now poses to world leaders. The disease stands poised to cause a far-reaching economic depression and a tragically high number of deaths. Its impact will be felt in every corner of the world. To combat this historic threat, leaders must urgently put aside

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Will we learn lessons for tackling climate change from our current crisis? – Ban Ki-moon

<Ban Ki-moon> Crises tend to bring out some of the best and the worst in us. We have watched in awe and admiration as health care professionals have responded with superhuman dedication to the Covid-19 pandemic. We have heard neighbors serenading each other across balconies. Car manufacturers are retooling to produce respirators and face masks

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