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UNFPA Releases Report on Young People and Climate Change

November 2009:  As part of its flagship publication, the State of the World Population Report, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has released the fourth edition of the youth supplement, which focuses on young people and climate change. read more »

UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP Joint Executive Board Meeting Focuses on Climate Change

15 January 2010: The Joint Session of the Executive Boards of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme (WFP) convened on 15 January 2010, in New York, US, and focused on the issue of climate change. read more »

Event Announcement: Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP

The joint meeting of the Executive Boards of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) will address climate change, among other agenda items. The provisional annotated agenda, list of documents and workplan for the session are contained in document DP/2010/L.1.
Location
New York, US
Start Date
15 January 2010
End Date
18 January 2010
Link

http://www.undp.org/execbrd/adv2010-first.shtml

FAO, UNEP, UNDP, UNCCD, UNFPA, IFAD and World Bank Participate in Development and Climate Days

17dic_09_0116 December 2009: The “Development and Climate Days” meeting convened from 11-14 December 2009, alongside the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting provided opportunities to share information on the negotiations and on key development and climate issues. read more »

UNFPA Flagship Publication Focuses on Women, Population and Climate Change

19nov_09_0618 November 2009: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched The State of World Population 2009 Report, which is sub-titled “Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate Change.” read more »

UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues Highlight Climate Change Impacts

UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues

October 2009: Now available in English, Spanish and French, the UN Development Group’s (UNDG) Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues call for indigenous peoples’ full participation in the definition and implementation of policies and plans related to climate change impact mitigation.

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UNFPA Toolkit Focuses on Women, Population and Climate Change

© UNFPA, WEDO14 October 2009: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), together with the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), has launched a resource kit on climate change connections, focusing on gender and population and advocating that women are uniquely positioned as innovators, educators, caretakers, leaders and agents of change to address the risks of a changing climate.

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Youth Conference Demands Action on Climate Change

© TUNZA23 August 2009: The largest ever youth gathering on climate change was convened in Daejeon, the Republic of Korea from 17-23 August.

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World Bank and Partners Host Symposium on Cities and Climate Change

© URS20092 July 2009: The fifth Urban Research Symposium, which took place from 28 June-1 July 2009, in Marseille, France, was co-organized by the World Bank, the French ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning, and the French Agency for Development around the theme “Cities and Climate Change: Responding to the Urgent Agenda.”

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UNFPA Holds Workshop on Population Dynamics and Climate Change

© UNFPA26 June 2009: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), in collaboration with the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), held a workshop from 24-25 June 2009, in London, UK, on population dynamics and climate change.

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