Just ahead of COP27, the climate future looks both better and worse than it a few years ago. Belated action has made worst-case scenarios much less likely, but delay has made best-case outcomes impossible, too. So where are we headed? A long thread (1/x) nytimes.com/interactive/20…

From ⁦UN Climate Change⁩ - Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now unfccc.int/news/climate-p…

This #UNDay , it is inspiring to hear from leaders Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield UNA-USA United Nations Foundation Himaja Nagireddy U.S. Institute of Peace about the imperative of collective action and the role of the UN in addressing the plethora of connected, transnational challenges. 🙏

Congratulations to Dr. John Nkengasong John Nkengasong for being awarded the inaugural #VirchowPrize2022 for global health and demonstrating the vital imperative of working across and connecting scientific, medical, and political fields for greater impact. Virchow Prize for Global Health

We’re honored to celebrate 11 years of Hawai’i Green Growth - a United Nations recognized Local2030 hub - at today’s Annual Partnership Event. Hawaii Local2030 Hub and our island partners serves a model for how we bring climate diplomacy outside of national capitals. #IslandLeadership #SDGs

Huge news and excited for the next steps to come in this space with Pamela Hamamoto 🙌

Today the World Bank published its latest Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report. The global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is likely to be missed: by then, about 600 million people will remain in abject poverty. A major course correction is needed. worldbank.org/en/publication…

Yes! Congratulations to my friend, colleague and fellow big brainstormer ⁦⁦Erin Bromaghim⁩ as ⁦City of Los Angeles⁩ new Deputy Mayor of International Affairs. Such smarts, dedication, compassion and kindness in this leader. #citydiplomacy #SDGs #fierceleader

Excellent news!

This right here. Thank you Amanda Gorman for this powerful, inspiring, and soulful call to action. Needed now, more than ever #SDGs #UNGA

So incredibly excited about this next chapter for my dear friend Jess, who is so inspiring and such a thoughtful and impactful leader!

via ⁦New York Times Opinion⁩ ⁦Gina McCarthy⁩ nytimes.com/2022/09/19/opi…

Not sure I can thank all the Crisis Group colleagues who contributed to this in one go, but Ibrahim Maiga Jean-Herve jezequel Graeme Smith Peter Salisbury Nelleke van de Walle Dareen Khalifa Tiziano Breda Simon Schlegel and above all Ashish Pradhan deserve all the plaudits. #UNGA crisisgroup.org/b8-united-stat…

More #SDGs in ⁦The New York Times⁩ - stakes are high at this halfway point and the intersecting challenges of climate, Covid, conflict and geopolitics makes our collective attention and effort all the more important. ⁦David Wallace-Wells⁩ ⁦Bill Gates⁩ nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opi…

🙌 and congratulations to dear friend Stewart Patrick, the most creative and thoughtful thinker on these critical issues surrounding world order, collective action, and multilateral cooperation needs now and as we look over the horizon.