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These families in Bangladesh are particularly vulnerable to the impact of flooding and malnutrition - a consequence of climate change. An important conference for children. On the 15 and 16 April a conference on climate justice, nutrition and hunger is taking place in Ireland. Ahead of this important conference, we need to make sure DFID recognise the
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A woman carries her daughter through knee-high flood water as a result of Typhoon Bhopa in the Philippines. Bhopa and Sandy have been two examples of the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather in 2012 © UNICEF/NYHQ2012-1694/Jeoffrey Maitem Last week, the US Senate passed a bill allocating $60 billion in federal money to support relief
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Rossie Caipan, 21, holds her one-year-old son, Clifford, in an evacuation centre in Carmen Village, Northern Mindanao Region. Rossie and Clifford were displaced by Tropical Storm Washi that hit the Philippines in December 2011. © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-2134/Maitem As the dust settles after the Doha climate talks, one of the most contentious issues of
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COP 18 Side Event: Child Centred Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation. © UNICEF UK/2012 On Monday, I spoke at an event here at COP 18 in Doha, launching a new initiative on Article 6, a core part of the UN climate framework that supports the provision of education, training and public awareness on climate change. COP 18 has agreed on the Doha
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Youth Delegates show their support for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol at COP 17 in Durban (© UNFCCC/2011) On Monday I arrived in Doha, Qatar for COP 18 , the 18th session of the UN Climate Negotiations. The negotiations, which delivered the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, are currently focused on extending the Protocol and agreeing a new legally binding
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When Tropical Storm Washi hit the Philippines in 2011, many families lost their homes and had to move to an evacuation centre. ©UNICEF UK/Philippines/2012/Maitem Last weekend, the second Green Climate Fund board meeting took place in Songdo, South Korea. The Green Climate Fund is an important opportunity to transform the lives of children in the
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Back in May, UNICEF UK gave evidence to a parliamentary inquiry on the UK's international climate policy, addressing several questions: Is the UK government ambitious enough in its climate finance commitments? How constructively does it contribute to international climate negotiations? And is it doing its part to ensure that the world is on track to
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This week, the first meeting of the Green Climate Fund board takes place in Switzerland. UNICEF UK will be watching the proceedings closely and trying to influence the process to ensure that the Fund can deliver the best possible outcomes for children everywhere. We know that climate change is increasingly putting children at risk, especially in the
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As Rio+20 kicks off tomorrow, UNICEF UK have been asking the UK government to use their influence to ensure the summit can help build a safe future for the world's children. All over the world children are facing new development challenges: the economic crisis, rapid urbanisation, the changing climate and an increasing number of disasters are all creating
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Jazmin Burgess, UNICEF UK's Climate Change Policy and Research Officer, reports on the issues under negotiation on the last day of COP17, and why they are important for children. Youth Delegates show their support for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol at COP 17 in Durban (© UNFCCC/2011) As the UN climate negotiations roll into extra time here