THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CHILDREN'S EYES: TWELFTH GLOBAL PAINTING CONTEST

NAIROBI (UNEP), 7 October -- Children from around the globe are being urged to paint their vision of a cleaner, healthier, fairer and more environmentally-friendly world.

SEAS IN ASIA, NORTH-WEST PACIFIC AND WEST AFRICA

AT HIGHEST RISK FROM LAND-BASED POLLUTION

UNEP Calls on Governments to Back

Wastewater Emission Targets as Key Step to Cleaning Up Seas

AMSTERDAM/NAIROBI (UNEP), 3 October -- The coastal habitats, fisheries, marine wildlife and the people of the Asian, North-West Pacific and West African sea regions are the most threatened in the world from untreated sewage discharged into coastal waters.

UNEP, US NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER

POLLUTION-FREE ELECTRICITY TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

NEW SCIENTIFIC REPORT CONFIRMS SUCCESS OF MONTREAL PROTOCOL BUT WARNS OZONE LAYER

WILL REMAIN VULNERABLE FOR NEXT DECADE

16 September: International Ozone Day

Save Our Sky: Protect Yourself, Protect Ozone Layer

(Reissued as received.)

Round-up

WORLD SUMMIT DECLARES 'FAULT LINE' BETWEEN RICH AND POOR THREATENS PROSPERITY,

ADOPTS BROAD MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY, PROTECT ENVIRONMENT

Plan Contains Global Targets on Poverty, Clean Water, Sanitation;

Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Loss of Biodiversity Also Addressed

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, TRADE PROTECTIONISM AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED

IN THIRD WORLD SUMMIT ROUND TABLE

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN FUND, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REFORM,

AMONG ISSUES AT SECOND SUMMIT ROUND TABLE

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FINAL SUMMIT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSES IMPLEMENTATION, PLAN

AGRICULTURE, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, AMONG OTHER ISSUES

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SOUND MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

CRUCIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TELLS SUMMIT

Johannesburg Concludes High-Level Debate;

Summit Expected to Adopt Political Declaration, Action Plan

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