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When the government proposed declaring a climate emergency in December last year, Jacinda Ardern said this,
This declaration is an acknowledgment of the next generation: an acknowledgment of the burden that they will carry if we do not get this right and if we do not take action now. When I visit schools, when I read children’s letters, I’m often struck by how deeply personal the climate crisis is to them. We cannot underestimate a generation, full of angst and anxiety over the reality of climate change for them and their generation. And it is up to us to make sure that we demonstrate there is a pathway, there is a plan for action, and there is a reason for hope. For them, it is instinctual. It is tangible. It is real. It is about the country they will inherit and it’s about the burden of debt they will inherit unless we make s
Group calls for abolishment of nuclear weapons after UN treaty goes into effect
The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance read the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and hung a banner saying nuclear weapons were illegal Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 4:53 PM EST January 22, 2021
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. A group gathered in East Tennessee on Friday to demonstrate against the use and manufacture of nuclear weapons around the world.
The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance said that it would be a long journey to prohibit nuclear weapons, but also said that the demonstration could be a starting point. As Quakers, we are reminded of other impossible goals like the abolition of slavery and women s suffrage that were eventually achieved by enough people imagining a better world and tirelessly pursuing it over years and decades, said some of the participants in a statement.
Budget 2021 will be delivered on Thursday 20 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. “My focus continues to be on making sure spending is targeted at the areas and people that need it the most. “We will manage the books carefully including ensuring we are getting value for money .
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Major global health, humanitarian organizations convene to welcome Entry Into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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On the eve of the Entry Into Force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), leaders of six top international health and humanitarian organizations will convene for the first time to address their roles in advancing the prohibition of nuclear weapons. The live discussion will take place online at 14:00-15:10 GMT on Thurs (Jan 21), followed by a press availability forum at 15:15 GMT.
A joint statement, to be released when the event opens, asserts that, “The climate crisis and COVID-19 pandemic have brought into sharp relief the crucial need for timely international cooperation driven by evidence and expert warnings, to safeguard the health and security of people. Nuclear weapons are human-made, so the solution to the threat lies entirely within our hands.”
U.S. should join nuclear weapons ban treaty (Your Letters)
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Posted Jan 13, 2021
Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. AP
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To the Editor:
On Jan. 22, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will enter into force. This treaty is a historic achievement in the global movement to abolish nuclear weapons, making it illegal under international law for participating nations to “develop, test, produce, manufacture, otherwise acquire, possess, or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.” The treaty also acknowledges the suffering that nuclear weapons testing and use have inflicted around the world, and includes provisions for environmental remediation and assistance to people affected.