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Can the world fight climate change without US? — Global Us

July 18, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan face mass deportation. How Trump’s moves affect global climate protection. Plus: How Kolkata women escape sex work through recycling.

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The "Global Us" show logo is seen between a male head with curly hair (bottom) and a female head (top, pictured upside down) blowing up a blue balloon

Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

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