Climate Change ‘Biggest Threat Modern Humans Have Ever Faced’, World-Renowned Naturalist Tells Security Council, Calls for Greater Global Cooperation
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Climate change is a “crisis multiplier” that has profound implications for international peace and stability, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council today, amid calls for deep partnerships within and beyond the United Nations system to blunt its acute effects on food security, natural resources and migration patterns fuelling tensions across countries and regions.
Throughout the morning, the Council’s high-level open debate on climate and security heard from a range of influential voices, including naturalist David Attenborough, who called climate change “the biggest threat to security that modern humans have ever faced”. In video remarks telecast at the outset, he warned that concentrations of carbon dioxide currently in the atmosphere have not been equalled for millions of years
This was a sequel to a motion on “Urgent need for the Restoration and Revalidation of the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria”, sponsored by Senator Adi Odey Stephen (Cross River North).
The Safe School Initiative was launched with support from the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown to ensure schools are protected and spaces safe for children and youths to learn.
The then-president, Jonathan, had committed about $10m in government funds; and Nigeria business leaders, $10m.
The initiative was backed by private businesses and foreign governments, including Germany and Norway.
Senator Stephen expressed concern that the rising insecurity in the country, with the advanced target at schools in diverse locations, had exposed the unimaginable decadence and dilapidation in the schools in Nigeria.
Senate to probe multi-million dollar safe school initiative scheme Senate to probe multi-million dollar safe school initiative scheme
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The Senate, on Tuesday, resolved to probe the moribund programme, the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria.
The resolution was sequel to a motion, “Urgent need for the Restoration and Revalidation of the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria,” sponsored by Senator representing Cross Rivers North, Stephen, Adi Odey.
Tribune Onlinechecks revealed that the scheme was launched in 2014 by the former president, Dr Good luck Jonathan.
Jonathan has kicked off the Safe School Initiative, a programme designed to build confidence in young Nigerians and their parents towards going to schools, especially in parts of the country with security challenges.
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Financial sector must be on board for net-zero emissions: Mark Carney By Kevin Dougherty. Published on Feb 19, 2021 10:41am Mark Carney in 2016 (Bernard Weil/Toronto Star)
Central bankers are known in their speeches for offering sound general economic advice, without answering the question their listeners came to hear: Interest rates, up or down?
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Carney, who lives in Gatineau, Que., and is vice-chairman of the real estate giant Brookfield Asset Management Inc., recently posted on Twitter promoting his new book, Values: Building a Better World. He began his post saying, “Hi. I’m really Mark Carney,” and then explained the premise of his book.