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State Department Blocks EU Ambassador’s Deposition in Impeachment Inquiry
Sondland, a key figure in the Trump-Ukraine scandal, said he was “profoundly disappointed” about the order.
UN Secretary-General Calls on Biggest Polluters to Step Up Climate Efforts
Young people, the UN and a growing number of leaders are mobilizing, but we need many others to take action.
Brazil’s Indigenous Leader Attacked by Bolsonaro Over Efforts to Preserve Amazon
Chief Raoni Metuktire discusses the obstacles facing the Amazon outside of the UN summit.
16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them From Climate Change
Youth activists tell world leaders: You're defaulting on your contract and we're here to collect.
“How Dare You!” Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
“We will not let you get away with this,” the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit.
Letter Exposes Trump’s Attempt to Form Anti-Abortion UN Coalition
This is hardly the first time the administration has worked to undermine international support for reproductive rights.
Trump to Snub Climate Summit for Religious Freedom Meeting at UN
The White House booked a room so Trump could attend a gathering in the same building as the UN climate summit.
We Cannot Afford to Gamble on Geoengineering to Achieve Net Zero
We cannot risk delaying climate action now in the hope that a technological fix will emerge.
We Could Eliminate Extreme Global Poverty If Multinationals Paid Their Taxes
The cost of global corporate tax avoidance is $500 billion and poor countries are bearing 40 percent of it.
The Media Have Missed a Crucial Message of the UN’s Biodiversity Report
If we want to halt the extinction crisis, we need to indigenize our systems and institutions.