Press Release UNEP/292 |
WORLD LEADERS URGED TO PUT ‘NATURAL CAPITAL’ AT CENTRE OF POVERTY ERADICATION
2005 World Summit Must Be Red Ribbon Day for Environment, Says UNEP Head
(Reissued as received.)
NAIROBI, 17 June (UNEP) -- Sound and solid investment in the environment will go a long way towards meeting international targets on poverty reduction, the supply of drinking water and fighting the spread of infectious diseases, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.