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Jan 10 5 tweets 2 min read
Full solidarity will all impacted by #cyclonehale; many already hit hard by recent heavy rain &/or by other major weather events in past year. Even w/ effective global climate action now, climate ecosystem, world temperatures will take decades to stabilise nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-cyc…
2/3 “If all human emissions of heat-trapping gases were to stop today, Earth’s temperature would continue to rise for a few decades as ocean currents bring excess heat stored in the deep ocean back to the surface.”climate.gov/news-features/… #climateaction
3/4 “Once this excess heat radiated out to space, Earth’s temperature would stabilize. Experts think additional warming from this “hidden” heat are unlikely to exceed 0.9° Fahrenheit (0.5°Celsius).”
4/4 “With no further human influence, natural processes would begin to slowly remove the excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and global temperatures would gradually begin to decline.” There is hope, but urgent action is required to heal #climate ecosystem.” @deodat_maharaj
“Full solidarity with all….” Apologies for typo - an editing feature for tweets as is possible for other social media posting would be very helpful!

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Jan 13
“Stopping epidemics when & where they occur”: see our @TheLancet comment on designing equitable systems for access to measures needed to stop pandemics. A repeat of inequitable access experienced during #COVID19 #pandemic is unethical & unacceptable. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
2. From our @TheLancet comment: “Governments & the global community must urgently tackle difficult questions about why, how, where, & when diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines are produced, & about who is in control of their availability and distribution.” #pandemic #covid19
3. “Epidemics present unique and complex scientific, health, socioeconomic, and international cooperation challenges that require a fit-for-purpose response. Current market forces cannot provide the tools to stop disease outbreaks.” #COVID19 #pandemic
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Jan 13
“To survive new century of contagions, world needs Global Health Security Council, a public-private partnership empowered, funded, & accountable to ensure global pandemic preparedness and response” writes @drjeromekim1. @TheIndPanel reached same conclusion statnews.com/2023/01/11/4-g…
2. @drjeromekim1 continues: “Akin to UN Security Council, but without obstructing veto power, a Global Health Threats Council could direct an expandable secretariat to create & empower a #Pandemic Response Task Force as needed.” This proposal addresses current leadership gap.
3. “In absence of a #pandemic, #GHTC would plan exercises and training specific to anticipated requirements.
It would need to be placed within an organization that would allow countries, philanthropies, & nongovernmental organizations to have a place at the table”: @drjeromekim1
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Jun 27, 2021
1/ Following horrific killings of #MSF workers in #Tigray, UN SG could invoke Article 11 of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 on Health Care & Armed Conflict & call Council's attention to obstruction of medical assistance to populations in need: theguardian.com/global-develop…
2/UNSCR 2286 established a reporting architecture to ensure that the question of attacks on the medical mission will continue to receive regular attention by Security Council. The killings of #MSF staff demand UNSC's urgent attention. @MSF @UKUN_NewYork securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BF…
3/ Statement by @NZUN made with Egypt, Japan, Spain, & Uruguay as co-drafters of UNSCR 2286 noting that it provides that "safe and unimpeded passage for medical personnel & their supplies to all people requiring assistance must not be compromised". @UNDPPA mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and-r…
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Apr 28, 2020
Asleep on the job? "USA intelligence agencies issued warnings about novel #coronavirus in more than a dozen classified briefings prepared for POTUS in Jan/Feb, months during which he continued to play down threat, according to current/former US officials": washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
2/3 While DC put on a performance akin to that of Nero fiddling while Rome burned, the much maligned @WHO had declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 Jan when there were only 100 #COVID19 cases & no deaths reported outside China:
3/4 China also didn't warn citizens promptly on #COVID19: @AP reports that in 6 days after top officials secretly determined they likely were facing pandemic from new coronavirus, Wuhan hosted mass banquet for 10s of 1000s & travel began for Lunar New Year nzherald.co.nz/world/news/art…
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