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Join our online debate and grill Chris Huhne, Energy & Climate Minister just before he heads out to the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa to represent the UK.
Thursday 1 December, 7-8pm
Last week, the US Senate passed a bill allocating $60 billion in federal money to support relief for Hurricane Sandy victims and the post-storm recovery efforts. This figure is notable in size and scale - $60 billion to help those impacted in the US, a developed country, cope with the impacts of a single climate change related natural disaster. It also presents an interesting dimension to the climate finance debate that we at UNICEF UK are actively engaged in.
© Murray Prior
On 22 January, UNICEF UK hosted the third of four planned events to promote its new research: "The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a study of legal implementation in 12 countries". Taking place in the Scottish Parliament, the event was ably chaired by Neil Bibby MSP, Shadow Minister for Children and Young People.