World Lawyers’ Pledge on Climate Action†

Early action on climate change.

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Call for urgent action on climate change.

World Climate Research Programme

Call to Action on World Pneumonia Day

This month, on November 12, the world will recognize the fourth annual World Pneumonia Day. First launched in 2009 by a coalition of global health leaders (1), World Pneumonia Day aims to raise awareness about pneumonia's toll on the world's children and to promote interventions to protect against, treat, and prevent the disease. Pneumonia continues to be the leading killer of young children ar...

Climate Protection Demands Action

Growing climate change constitutes one of the most pressing challenges of our times. As resources become increasingly scare and the demand for energy grows in expanding economies, it is vital that the discussion on climate protection and sustainable development strategies be placed at the top of societal and political agendas worldwide. The benchmark for all efforts must be the well-being of co...