Regions collude to lead fight against climate emergency
Once again, the central role at COP25 was not played by the Secretary General of the United Nations, nor by any world leader, but by Greta Thunberg, the teenage promoter of Fridays for Future. Upon her arrival in Madrid and in a press conference with more than 200 journalists, the young Swedish woman delivered the prologue of the meeting: "Despite the continuous mobilization, there have been no real actions. World leaders continue to ignore the climate emergency”.
Latin American regions hoarded the Awards
One Mancomunidad and three Latin American regions have won the first award of the IV Regional Best Practices Award, which is announced every year by ORU Fogar and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
ORU Fogar at a FAO expert consultation
On 21 and 22 November, ORU Fogar was invited by FAO to an expert consultation entitled "International Consultation on the Urban Food Agenda" which raised the need for more effective coordination between local ...
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2020, a key year
2019 was a year of social demands all over the world: from France to Spain, from Iraq to Lebanon, passing through several Latin American countries including Ecuador, Colombia and Chile. Several waves of protests have been launched to express the expectations of the populations with regard to public policies or to demonstrate the growing aspirations regarding the institutions and the political class in general. This continued increase in expectations of local populations has prompted changes ...
