Louis Charbonneau
UN Director, Human Rights Watch and Freelance Writer at Freelance
@hrw UN director. @Reuters alum, ex-UN bureau chief. Ex-Detroiter now Queens. Lived in Prague, Vienna, Berlin, HK. @GC_CUNY @GC_PoliSci PhD candidate
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1 week ago |
nationalpost.com | Louis Charbonneau
Both 'active regulars' and 'weekend warriors' saw similar reductions in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer and other causesArticle contentA recent study confirms previous findings that completing the recommended amount of weekly aerobic physical activity in one or two sessions can be as effective as spreading it throughout the week. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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2 weeks ago |
envoymag.com | Louis Charbonneau |Joel Millman |Pamela Falk
Advocating for human rights in the halls and corridors of United Nations headquarters is not easy, but it’s what some of us do every day. Most global crises and conflicts involving human rights abuses end up on the agenda of one or more UN body or agency. It could be the Security Council, General Assembly, or Human Rights Council.
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1 month ago |
capitalcurrent.ca | Louis Charbonneau
OC Transpo’s New Ways to Bus initiative, which launches in April 2025, will shift Ottawa’s bus routes from focusing on downtown access to better connecting community hubs and key destinations. For some commuters, this may mean longer travel times; for others, it will lead to shorter commutes and more convenient public transit options. Residents of Barrhaven East stand to benefit significantly from the change.
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1 month ago |
capitalcurrent.ca | Louis Charbonneau
As wildfires raged across California in January, newly installed U.S. President Donald Trump struck a match to his country’s commitment to the global Paris Agreement on climate change with one of his first executive orders.
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1 month ago |
shorturl.at | Louis Charbonneau
As wildfires raged across California in January, U.S. President Donald Trump lit a match on his country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change with one of his first executive orders. The move came as the World Weather Attribution, an international research consortium that tracks the impacts of global warming, says elevated carbon emissions in Earth’s atmosphere have intensified the likelihood and severity of such wildfires, highlighting the urgency of global climate action.
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🚨 UN Security Council members condemn RSF attacks in Darfur, #Sudan, and "called for RSF as well as all perpetrators of attacks on civilians, and human rights violations and abuses, in Sudan to be held accountable." Now we need concrete UNSC action to protect Sudan's civilians.
The war in Sudan has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The @UN Security Council strongly condemns ongoing RSF attacks in Darfur, which have killed over 400 civilians, including 11 aid workers. All perpetrators of attacks on civilians should be held to account. https://t.co/qBVdMMjdp2
🚨 @hrw: Violence in #Haiti escalates as the transitional government loses control. @NathalyeCo: “Haiti’s security situation is in a free fall and Haitians are suffering horrific abuses." The UN Security Council needs to act now (with or without the US). https://t.co/S7Pi7Obf6B https://t.co/H9mQbLoJD2