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BLOGS
What do Haitians want?
Film students from Haiti's only film school ask Haitians about their priorities for the reconstruction of their country.
Reading, writing and HIV
For Thandekile Chonco, the literacy class she attends in Qomokuphila village, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is not just about learning how to read and write. By attending the classes four times a week, she can now sign her name instead of using a thumbprint; she can count out money to avoid getting ‘robbed’ of correct […]
Thank you! Your support has been tremendous
As a UN Climate Tracker you are part of a diverse global movement. A global movement that has inspired millions of people around the world to sign petitions, write letters, and take to the streets to demand action. But a movement that knows we still have a lot of work ahead of us.
Copenhagen is over: our future in crisis?
UN Climate Tracker Phil Ireland reports back on the Copenhagen climate talks, and what they failed to deliver for the world.
Shut out! But its not all bad.
I am currently writing to you from a warehouse somewhere outside the city of Copenhagen. Various NGOs have been scrambling to set up facilities to support continued engagement with the process, as we have now been officially shut out of the negotiations.
Crisis or procedure: Your future and the next 48 hours
Let me just have a moment of honesty with you all. I am tired, really tired. 12 long hard days have taken their toll on me and many others in this process. People are frustrated, confused and despairing at the direction these talks are taking.
A fragile existence
A seven-year drought is forcing poor families in KwaNibela, South Africa, to take desperate measures to get water to drink. For the families who live in KwaNibela, a remote part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, water has become a precious commodity. The once lush green landscape is now bone-dry. Streams have dried up, trees are a […]
What a good global deal looks like (and other crucial updates!)
As I am writing this, however, the talks have stalled. As we head into, what is beginning to look like a very chaotic final week I thought I would spend some time outlining what we are actually asking from a global deal.
Q&A with Australia’s Ambassador on climate change
UN Climate Tracker Phil Ireland interviews Louise Hand, Australia’s Ambassador on climate change.
