Planetary Health
Voices in Planetary Health
All articles in Planetary Health
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Coronavirus: Only public powers can protect our health
June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted global deficiencies, demonstrating that no single nation can manage a crisis alone. The article argues that global coordination is necessary and that public powers, not market mechanisms, must manage essential services like healthcare.
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Youth Call for Climate Justice
December 2019
Youth activists gathered at the CUNCR 2019 Climate Justice & Democracy Summit, resulting in the Epirus Declaration for Climate Democracy. This declaration calls for intergenerational justice, global democratic solutions, and the recognition of the rights of the environment.
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Global Town Halls to Discuss UN Renewal
June 2019
Global Voice and Partner Organizations have launched ‘The Road to 2020,’ a series of Global Town Halls held across the United States to develop recommendations for renewing the United Nations ahead of its 75th anniversary in 2020. The initiative has allied with the Common Home of Humanity project, which frames the Earth’s biophysical boundaries as the foundation for reformed international environmental law and a potential first step toward world federation.
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International Relations Theory and World View
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Foreign Affairs elevates ‘Tech World’ and ‘Warming World’ as autonomous IR approaches. The journal’s anthology highlights emerging challenges in technology and climate change.
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Migration, refugees and the need for global governance reforms (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
With more than 65 million people displaced, the post-war refugee system, funded by donor pledges and resting on outdated conventions, no longer works. Ten neighbouring countries host 90% of refugees, and a stronger multilateralism is needed to share the burden.
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Yemen: The current situation
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2017
Yemen faces famine and a cholera outbreak as aid efforts struggle. UN officials urge support for NGOs and a peace solution.
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Sustainable Common Security
World Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2016
H. Peter Langille proposes “sustainable common security” as an umbrella joining common security with long-term attention to root causes, backed by a revitalized UN, a UN Emergency Peace Service and a movement of movements.
