Stricter rules on carrying vegetable oils in bulk by ship
Stricter rules on carrying vegetable oils in bulk by ship are among the changes introduced by amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the P ... read more >>
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Geneva Talks Pave Way to 2010 NPT Review
Today in Geneva at the Palais des Nations nearly 190 States party to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) are convening for the second of three preparatory meetings (PrepCom) for the 2010 ... read more >>
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World Intellectual Property Day 2008 – Celebrating Innovation
This year’s World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2008 focuses on celebrating innovation and promoting respect for intellectual proper ... read more >>
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Large-scale biofuel production may increase marginalization of women
New study on biofuel production focuses on gender
21 April 2008, Rome – Rapid incr ... read more >>
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World Press Freedom Day celebration to focus on access to information and empowerment
In a message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, stresses that “press freedom and access to information feed into the wider development objective of empowering p ... read more >>
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World Bank Backs Anti-Aids Experiment
“Thousands of people in Africa will be paid to avoid unsafe sex, under a groundbreaking World Bank-backed experiment aimed at halting the spread of Aids.
The $1.8 million trial - to be launched this year - wil ... read more >>
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IMF Predicts Slower World Growth Amid Serious Market Crisis
April 9, 2008
World growth will slow to 3.7 percent in 2008, in wake of financial crisis
United States, other advanced economies lead slowdown
Eme ... read more >>
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Biodiversity Loss - It Will Make You Sick
"Sustaining Life" Identifies Huge Losses to Medical Science from the Decline and Extinction of the World's Nature-Based Assets
Singapore/Nairobi, 24 April - A new gen ... read more >>
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28 April 2008: World Day for Safety and Health at Work ─ Worldwide events to mobilize workers, employers and governments on managing risks at work
GENEVA (ILO) ─ The world of work is to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work this year on 28 April, amid a new call by the International Labour Office (ILO) for managing risks in the work envir ... read more >>
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