WHO at COP29 | Christie's New York: NFTs' Auction Proceedings go to UNHCR | Christie's Geneva: Magnificent Jewels and Rare Watches Auction

In this edition:

1. UN Climate Conference, COP29, starts. China is shinning now that the West is looking for direction. Macron and Scholz snubbed the UN annual gathering.

2. Interview with Scott Barrett, Columbia University, SIPA and Earth Institute, on what to expect of COP29. Not much, funding pledges stuck in first gear.

3. Great Expectations: WHO at COP29. Understanding the impact of extreme weather events, and forced migrations on global public health systems.

4. Christie’s NY embraces cryptocurrency to benefit UNHCR. The auction house has been using blockchain since 2021, when it broke a record with NFTs’ sales.

5. Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva, worth browsing, bidding, buying. Many pieces tell the history of Christie’s first auction in Switzerland, in 1969.

6. Watch designed by Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety, goes to auction. There, your Christmas list is sorted.

Christie’s New York

UNHCR, the UN agency for refugees, to receive proceedings of sales of Non-F…