ACCESS TO SAFE WATER PRIORITY AS UN MARKS BEGINNING OF INTERNATIONAL DECADE

Government Ministers to Meet in April to Decide

On Policy Measures to Reach Targets for Water, Sanitation, Slums

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

10^th & 11^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Round-Up

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATORY MEETING CONCLUDES WEEK-LONG SESSION;

WILL FORWARD POLICY OPTIONS ON WATER, SANITATION, HOUSING TO COMMISSION

Proposed Measures Will Be

Focus of Commission Meeting in April

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

8^th & 9^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATORY MEETING STRESS NEED FOR GENDER

MAINSTREAMING, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, CAPACITY-BUILDING

Role of Private Sector in Provision of Water, Sanitation Services Debated

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

6^th & 7^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Sustainable development preparatory meeting focuses on ways

 

to improve lives of slum dwellers, urban poor

 

BASEL CONVENTION ON HAZARDOUS WASTES, UN REGIONAL SEAS PROGRAMME

 

TO FIGHT COASTAL POLLUTION TOGETHER

 

(Reissued as received.)

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

3^rd, 4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATORY MEETING HOLDS INTERACTIVE

DISCUSSIONS ON WATER, SANITATION, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

 

Over 1 Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Safe

Drinking Water; Over 2.5 Billion Lack Access to Improved Sanitation

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERGOVERNMENTAL PREPARATORY MEETING OF COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CONSIDERS WAYS TO SPEED UP ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION, HOUSING

Meeting to Lay Groundwork

For Commission’s First-Ever Policy Segment Set for 11-22 April

ACTION ON MERCURY AMONG KEY DECISIONS TAKEN AT UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING

TO REDUCE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS FROM HEAVY METALS

 

Governments Also Agree on Water, Gender Equality, Disaster Preparedness

(Reissued as received.)

TWO KEY ORGANIZATIONS REVIEWING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENT

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI, 23 February (UNEP) -- At a time when the environment agenda has greater demands made upon it and faces increasing challenges, IUCN and UNEP are reviewing their strategic partnership agreement.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES CAPITALIZING ON ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE,

 

UNEP FINDS IN LATEST GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT YEARBOOK

 

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI, 21 February (UNEP) -- Scientists are linking a rise in new and previously suppressed infectious diseases with the dramatic environmental changes now sweeping the planet.