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The conference and workshop was made possible by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) in cooperation with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Attempts to agree on the "institutional framework" for sustainable development at the UN, including the upgrading of the United Nations Environment Programme to a UN agency, are not only divisive between Europe and North America but have also forced a... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Executive director of United Nations Environment Programme Achim Steiner delivers a speech during the Summit for Sustainability in Africa in Gaborone on May 24,2012. Heads of states and ministers from African countries attend the summit to discuss of... View Photo »
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There are many international initiatives addressing these short term pollutants, and Norway is participating in several of them. In this Coalition the United Nations Environment Program participates, both as partner and as Secretariat for the Coalition. This is a very wise decision, which provides credi...
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Ki-moon included among its 50-plus recommendations one calling for UNEP to be strengthened – “an idea that has gained support in recent years, accompanied by a number of institutional options.” “One option is the possible transformation of UNEP into a... Full Article at CNSNews.com
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Nearby, locals bathe their dogs in a creek, believing the mercury that fills it will cure mange. During tests in April 2010, Canadian researchers working in Segovia with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization found air mercury levels... Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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United Nations today launched a new online database to strengthen partnerships between sustainable development projects in developing countries and enable communities to better manage their natural resources and local environment. The first online... Full Article at United Nations
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First row from left: Iriana Bokova, Director General UNESCO, Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General IMO, Margaret Chan, Director General WHO, Hamadou Toure, Secretary General ITU, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Michel Jarraud, Secretary General... View Photo »
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After UN.ORG, UNESCO.ORG and UNEP.ORG We present you UNIDIR.ORG lol. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, a UN Organization basically working for U.S.A, is good for nothing. Yes! We accept that they are doing lil work for poor/needy people. But that's not enough :\ is it ?
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The challenge has the backing of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and is part of the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All initiative. It began on May 10 with a press conference held at the Nairobi headquarters of the... Full Article at Gizmag
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Maybe not. A report three years ago by the Secretariat’s watchdog organization, the Office for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), noted that under the arrangement, the United Nations Environmental Program had just one auditor and one assistant to... Full Article at FOX News
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May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the sixth consecutive year, Bayer has teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) to celebrate World Environment Day (WED) by sponsoring a series of... Full Article at PR Newswire
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages sustainable development through sound environmental practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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