Jan 8, 2018 · Peter Sutherland, the former Irish Attorney General, European Commissioner, and "father of globalisation" has died, age 71. Sutherland died in Dublin on Sunday morning, having been ill for some time. Born in Dublin in 1946, he became …

Sep 14, 2016 · Peter Sutherland, UN Special Representative for International Migration, argues the international community must act to prevent more lives being lost. 15 Jun 2016 Resilience, Peace and Security

Jan 8, 2018 · Among all the leaders I have met during the past five decades, Peter was a great statesman serving society in innovative and visionary ways. The Forum and I owe him for a substantial proportion of our relevance in global affairs, and we will always be grateful for his support and friendship.

Feb 8, 2016 · Peter Sutherland Last autumn, I was in Malta at the Valletta Summit on Migration , attended by European and African heads of state and government. I was invited as United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration.

Jun 15, 2016 · Peter Sutherland In the last week of May, at least 1,050 migrants and asylum-seekers died in the Mediterranean Sea, victims of the international community’s unwillingness to address the needs of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Apr 27, 2015 · A joint statement by Antonio Guterres, Peter Sutherland, Bill Swing and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has emphasised the need for solutions that go beyond the “minimalist” EU response. These include a well-resourced search-and-rescue operation; channels for safe and regular migration; making a firm commitment to receive significantly higher ...

Dec 18, 2024 · Technological developments were a key topic in 2024, for global news and for the World Economic Forum. From agritech advancements to progress on tackling the digital divide, here are some of our must-read stories from 2024.

Jan 20, 2025 · Themes that have emerged over the week included the fact that we're beginning to see the full effects of climate change, and that we can expect worse in coming years and decades; the need to speed up climate activity, particularly mitigation but also in the short term, adaptation; the growing costs of inaction; the urgency to include indigenous knowledge as we seek to restore the Earth; the ...

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Jan 3, 2025 · Scientists say the trees grow best in their home in the Sierra Nevada mountains. But a recent study in the United Kingdom has found that giant sequoias, introduced to the country 160 years ago, are well adapted to the milder climate and are growing at …