by Ngoc H. Le | Dec 16, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Syrian refugees: World Bank and UN urge major change in handling of crisis Sam Jones / The Guardian The World Bank and the UN refugee agency have called for a “paradigm shift” in the way the world responds to refugee crises such as the Syrian emergency,...
by Ngoc H. Le | Dec 8, 2015 | Monitor
On Monday, 7 December 2015, in Paris, a group of military leaders from around the world launched the “GMACCC Call for Action 2015” at COP 21. The Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC) members emphasized the need to adapt to climate stress,...
by Ngoc H. Le | Dec 8, 2015 | Monitor
“ICYMI is sponsored by Risk Cooperative” Key Reads U.S strikes kill leaders of Al-Shabaab and ISIS in Libya Eric Bradner / CNN A senior leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated group Al-Shabaab in Somalia and the senior ISIS leader in Libya were each killed in recent...
by Ngoc H. Le | Dec 1, 2015 | Monitor
“ICYMI is sponsored by Risk Cooperative” Key Reads A Path for Climate Change, Beyond Paris Justin Gillis / The New York Times The pledges that countries have signaled they will make in Paris over the next two weeks to cut emissions will inevitably fall short of...
by Ngoc H. Le | Nov 24, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of ‘serious consequences’ Tulay Karadeniz and Maria Kiselyova / Reuters Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying it had repeatedly violated its air...