I am so impressed by the work done at Blancomet e-waste recycling company in Accra! Electronics, plastics waste collected from Ghana and neighboring countries are recycled and exported. Great effort to turn waste into wealth and beat pollution!

My son has an Ethiopian friend & an Eritrean friend, so he knows that those two countries are making peace after decades of war from conversations on the football pitch in the local park. Immigration enriches my children’s lives in so many ways.

We’re proud to work w/KOICA to help fight Uganda’s high youth unemployment rate by providing a dedicated space for young people to study & learn skilled trades!

Join the biggest global call for 100% clean energy ahead of UN climate talks. #COP24 Sign now and RT secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/co…

“Until you start focusing on what needs to be done, rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope. If solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself.” - Greta Thunberg A must-watch.

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World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet as it adopts blueprint for more sustainable future bit.ly/2F2BGIm

CNN Hero Afroz Shah from Mumbai 🇮🇳 recruited an army of volunteers to clean up one of the world's most polluted beaches. Now he is on a mission to save the oceans from plastic waste.

Horrible! This deceased whale was found with 220 pounds of trash in its stomach. Let’s beat plastic pollution!

#COVID19 is not airborne #COVID19 spreads via droplet & contact transmission For #HCW, World Health Organization (WHO) has always recommended droplet precautions, except when preforming aerosol generating procedures, where we recommend airborne precautions See here: who.int/publications-d…

I’m deeply alarmed over the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The stability of Ethiopia is important for the entire Horn of Africa region. I call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a peaceful resolution to the dispute. un.org/sg/en/content/…

BBC News - Thousands take to streets in anti-Brexit London march bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

More plastic than fish in ocean by 2050 or #CleanSeas? Govts deciding now! Tell them #SaveOurOceans: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/en…

Starting tomorrow: The 2017 #100RCSummit. Tune in and follow along all week long: 100rc.org/Summit2017

The world welcomes #DoItLuQuLuQu #OneAfrica

As we begin 2018, I am issuing a red alert for our world. I call for unity – our future depends on it.

Conditions on the Greek islands are getting worse with winter, making life miserable for thousands of stranded refugees and migrants. More transfers to the mainland are urgently needed.

“Still no justice” graveside vigil attended by a small gathering held at Borella cemetery today, January 8 to mark 9 years since the assassination of Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge #pressfreedom

All should listen to Secretary-General António Guterres’ appeal for restraint. Even when diplomacy appears wishful thinking, it remains the only way to truly end war. x.com/un_news_centre…