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Maria Fernanda Espinosa

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We Need Bold Global Leadership to Build Back Better and Fight Climate Change

Some quick wins are available however, that would set us on the right path. First, rich countries must commit to “doing whatever it takes” to vaccinate the entire planet including easing intellectual property rules at the WTO to allow manufacture of the vaccines in developing countries.... Finally, creditor countries should allow developing countries to transfer debt service payments to their health budgets for the duration of the pandemic and offer a plan for extending debt relief to the countries in greatest economic distress.

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Was Former GA Pres. Espinosa’s Success Enough to Reach the Helm of UN?

As one of the final acts as President of the General Assembly, Ms. Espinosa passed the gavel on to the new President, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria. Nigeria’s former UN representative banged the gavel to open his year in office as the President of the 74th session of the General Assembly on September 17, 2019. As he addressed the General Assembly in his inaugural speech, Mr. Muhammad-Bande said he would “collaborate and coordinate” with the Security Council, and the Secretariat “to ensure that greater attention is paid to prevention rather than reaction to full blown conflict.”

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Greta Thunberg’s Debut in New York Brings Climate Change to the Forefront

Greta Thunberg made landfall Wednesday, August 28th, in Manhattan’s North Cove Harbor. The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist decided to undertake the daring voyage after choosing to attend the Climate Summit, but refusing to do so by plane. Instead she decided to sail a 60-ft racing yacht, named the Malizia II, with her father, a two-man crew, and a camera person. The yacht was a zero-carbon emission alternative utilizing solar panels and underwater turbines that generate electric power.

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