I'm pleased to welcome @MikeBloomberg as my Special Envoy for Climate Ambition & Solutions.
At a critical time for our planet, he will work to expand the coalition of governments, companies, cities & financial institutions committed to climate neutrality & a green economy.
Across the world, local leaders have acted rapidly to guide their cities through the pandemic with innovative and community-driven ideas. From Helsinki, Finland to Grand Rapids, MI to Fort Collins, CO, mayors and their city’s residents have stepped up to tackle #COVID19.
Je remercie le Président Macron pour sa solidarité.
@EmmanuelMacron est un vrai ami de la Grèce mais aussi un fervent défenseur des valeurs européennes et du droit international.
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If we want to end the chaos and division—and keep alive the possibility of progress on the issues we hold dear—we’ve got to vote for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris like our lives depend on it. Register today by texting VOTE to 30330. https://t.co/xPu5o0SYLJ
FINALLY, solidarity at scale and with real heart:
Portugal will take 500 refugee children from Greece, where they've suffered in squalor.
👉 If the rest of the EU states took only a quarter as many, proportionately, every single child would have a home.
https://t.co/tQ1k58qI4d
"The food on our table comes from these fields. Now we must hand over those rights which have been denied to those who work in them," said Peppe Provenzano, minister for the south of Italy.
6-month residency permits. It's a start.
Next up, Spain?
@hrw
https://t.co/IIZpYGft9b
So simple, so obvious, so deeply humane—let's make it happen everywhere:
A Spanish resort is housing 12 refugee families, offering three meals a day. “They’ve attended to our every need,” said a pregnant refugee.
🛌Hoteliers of the world, invite!
https://t.co/2A5Mch8ykm
Buenos Aires leads the way by allowing qualified refugees and immigrants with health care degrees to join the Covid-19 frontlines.
U.S.
Canada
Europe
Australia
Latin America
Asia
Let’s get this done—now!
Our exhausted health care workers need help.
https://t.co/lRquBN5GGm
There’s not a second to spare:
Countless immigrant doctors and nurses are driving taxis or working in restaurants because their skills are not recognized in their new countries.
We need them now more than ever.
We must mobilize to make this possible!
https://t.co/oS2YF11VXs
.@mikebloomberg is accelerating the fight against #COVID19. We are in this together -- and our response has to match that reality. https://t.co/e5OoDrooW7
Σπάμε την αλυσίδα μετάδοσης του κορονοϊού. Επιδεικνύουμε ατομική ευθύνη και ακολουθούμε αυστηρά τις οδηγίες. Δεν συνωστιζόμαστε. Δεν μετακινούμαστε. Κρατάμε αποστάσεις. Μένουμε στο σπίτι!
Mike Bloomberg has launched an online network of mayors and public health experts to help communities deal with the spread of the coronavirus.
https://t.co/l2EjrbItWO
“But as countries drag their feet on policy or erect walls to keep migrants out, cities are increasingly stepping in to offer solutions on migration issues or take matters into their own hands.” - @SimSimWissgott