Push for New Pact on Climate Change Is Plagued by Old Divide of Wealth

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, Beyond GDP

Push for New Pact on Climate Change Is Plagued by Old Divide of Wealth By JUSTIN GILLIS and CORAL DAVENPORTSEPT. 20, 2014 President Christopher J. Loeak of the Marshall Islands outside his home after tidal flooding. Credit Giff Johnson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images At 1 p.m. on Sunday, tens of …

Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets By LISA W. FODERARO  NY Times, SEPT. 21, 2014 Slide Show Slide Show|13 Photos A Demonstration for the Planet in Manhattan CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times C Legions of demonstrators frustrated by international inaction on global warming descended on New York …

Ocean Film Festival presented to the People of Samoa by the United Nations

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

Ocean Film Festival presented to the People of Samoa by the United Nations   (Apia, Samoa) 26 August 2014 – As a special gift to the people of Samoa for hosting the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, the United Nations is sponsoring a four-day film festival in partnership with the United …

OUTLOOK TO THE NEXT 10 YEARS

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

The very latest peace research, news and events from Vision of Humanity. Now, more than ever, the world needs to focus not only on the challenges we face today, but also what lies ahead. Increasingly our research, and the research of others, is focusing on assessing risks we will face …

InterGenerational Model UN Program at SFSU, Saturday, Sep 27, 2014

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

__________________________________________ Official Invitation August 10, 2014 The united nations Association – san francisco Chapter is inviting all high school, college students, and interested adults to participate in our next Inter Generational Model UN exercise.  September 27th 2014 at san francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA. This magnificent simulation of …

OTHER NEWS: Japan Remains Committed to ‘Advancing Vibrant Diplomacy’

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Japan Remains Committed to ‘Advancing Vibrant Diplomacy’   By Isamu Ueda*   TOKYO, Jul  2014 (IPS) – In recent years, Japan has found itself it in a rapidly changing security environment. The global balance of power has shifted and various new threats have emerged within the region, including the development …

New UN forum seeks to set the stage for future global development agenda

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

30 June 2014 – As countries ramp up their efforts to achieve the set of anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 deadline, a new United Nations forum seeks to spur them on as well as to help them create the foundation for new …

World Pulse: SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Speak out now on digital access One Week Left! SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY With over 200 submissions, our WWW: Women Weave the Web Campaign is generating a huge buzz in our community and around the world! We have received powerful recommendations on Digital Literacy, but there is one …

SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

One Week Left! SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY With over 200 submissions, our WWW: Women Weave the Web Campaign is generating a huge buzz in our community and around the world! We have received powerful recommendations on Digital Literacy, but there is one voice still missing: YOURS! Haven’t made …

Think of solutions! Ukraine, Russia and the West

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

Lots of common sense from the experts at Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future  Research , Hazel Henderson, Editor    PressInfo Contact TFF Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research  Vegagatan 25, S – 22457 Lund, Sweden (+46) 738 52 52 00 Home • Blog • Facebook • Google+ • Twitter • YouTube old • YouTube • Vimeo     Ukraine, Crimea, Georgia: …