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Archive for December, 2023
Wednesday Night #2179
At last, something to celebrate – no, not world peace, but the days are about to get longer! On the eve of the win ...
Multilateralism 2023
Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) The IMF Needs to Lead on Climate Finance Laurence Tubia ...
COP28 UAE Climate Change Conference
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) KPMG’s 2023 Net Zero Readiness Report 13-14 December Fa ...
Wednesday Night #2178
COP28 has ended – a day late – with a legally non-binding Agreement that tepidly endorses a transition away ...
Corruption & crime November 2021-December 2023
Transparency International The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Conference of the States Parties to ...
Water, Lakes and Rivers 2016-2023
More on Water Is-groundwater-a-renewable-or-nonrenewable-resource? Great Lakes Impact Investment Platform Thirst a power ...
Europe & EU – Poland
Jubilation and high expectations as Poland marks end of right-wing rule In a cathartic moment for many in Poland, centri ...
Climate change, uncertainty & security May-December 2023
UN Climate Change Conference COP28 United Arab Emirates 30 Nov-12 Dec, 2023 Anthropocene Working Group Net Zero Readines ...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by repr ...
U.S. Economy July 2021-December 2023
America Is Aging Into a Housing Crisis for Older Adults A new Harvard report highlights the housing challenges facing a ...
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Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine September 2024-
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U.S. Education May 2024-
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Ukraine August 2024-
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U.S.-China relations January 2025-
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Wednesday Night #2248
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…