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But in the years since, progress has been so slow that even some of the world's most well-known environmentalists are now calling for a rethink, the New York Times reports.
"It's time for the international community to wake up to the fact that climate change is real, it's happening, and it's not going to go away," said Evangeline Lilly, the Oscar-winning actress and executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
"It's not going to go away, and it's not going to go away for good," she said last week in Bangkok, Thailand, where she's taking part in the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development.
The forum, organized by the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, aims to chart the region's path toward the goals, which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the effects of global warming, providing access to safe drinking water, and improving the lives of the planet's poorest people, among other things.
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A bank in Kuwait is trying to make it as easy as possible for kids to get their hands on money.
Weyay Bank has launched a podcast called Jeel, in which kids between the ages of 8 and 14 discuss...more
The FDA this week gave the green light to the first gene therapy for a fatal genetic disorder, as well as a cancer treatment that has never before been given the go-ahead in the US.
The gene...more
If you're an 8-year-old in search of a new toy, you're in luck.
Gyroor, a company based in China, has just unveiled GNU, a travel bag that's designed for kids, Quartz reports.
"It combines...more
If you're in Scottsdale, Ariz., this weekend, don't forget to bring the kids.
The city is hosting its first-ever Scottsdale Family ArtsFest on Friday and Saturday at Arizona State University's...more
"Some kids start walking at 6 months while others start at 18 months, and that's all typical," says Michele Lobo, a physical therapist at the University of Delaware who's working with a tech company...more
Yehudah Uliel, a 3-year-old Israeli boy with spina bifida, can't move his arms and legs independently because of his condition, the Times of Israel reports.
But this week, 13 of his peers...more
The days of the plastic clam shell are over.
A company called Sammi has replaced the shell on its sandwiches with fiber-based packaging made from forest products, and the result is what ProAmpac...more
The founder of blast: A Learning Sciences Company and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts are among three new members of a Georgia college's board of trustees,...more
If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a teenager in the UK, you're in luck: The country has just become the first in the world to require all schools to use artificial intelligence in their...more
The global breast pump market is projected to reach $5.2 billion by 2030, up from an estimated $2.94 billion in 2023, according to a new report by market forecaster Grand View Research.
Some 85%...more
Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.