Week Ahead at the UN + Mass Migration as a Result of Climate Change + Interview with Andrew Harper of UNHCR

European Commission Announces $350 Million USD Funding at COP26, UN Tourism Agency Conference Starts in Bruges, UNESCO Paper on Crimes Against Journalists, and #COP26 Updates with UNHCR, UNEP and ESA

This is a week to be remembered.

Heads of state, high-level UN, European Commission, and government officials gather in Glasgow to take action on the commitments made in Paris 6 years ago. The twenty-five pages Paris Accord document is essential reading if you want to grasp what is at stake.

The UN Brief is interviewing some of the key players at UN agencies, the European Space Agency, and at the European Commission to give you the insights on the negotiations taking place, and the funding and implementation announcements that will breathe life into the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This is also essential reading, remember the date. 1992.

While some of the meetings at the Blue Zone (where the events organised by the UN take place) are very technical, the policymakers need to be in the room along with their expert advisors in order to establish what steps are needed for implementation.

What finance mechanisms will be necessary?

That is a topic of ongoing debate. Infrastruct…