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UNEP/47

UNEP LAUNCHES DEFINITIVE STUDY OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

15 September 1999


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UNEP/47


UNEP LAUNCHES DEFINITIVE STUDY OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

19990915

NAIROBI, 15 September (UNEP) - Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launches its Global Environment Outlook 2000 (GEO-2000) report -- the most authoritative assessment ever of the environmental crisis facing humanity in the new millennium.

ENV/DEV/525

TALKS SCHEDULED IN BONN TO BUILD GLOBAL CONSENSUS FOR POST-2000 ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

11 October 1999


Press Release
ENV/DEV/525


TALKS SCHEDULED IN BONN TO BUILD GLOBAL CONSENSUS FOR POST-2000 ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

19991011

BONN, 11 October (United Nations Information Service) -- International efforts to tackle the problem of global climate change will continue at a major United Nations conference in Bonn, Germany, from 25 October to 5 November. Some 5,000 participants from 150 countries are expected to attend.

UNEP/49

UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ON SUSTAINABILITY OF FRESHWATER IN AFRICA TO BE HELD 26-30 OCTOBER IN NAIROBI

25 October 1999


Press Release
UNEP/49


UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ON SUSTAINABILITY OF FRESHWATER IN AFRICA TO BE HELD 26-30 OCTOBER IN NAIROBI

19991025

NAIROBI, 22 October (UNEP) -- At a workshop to be held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 26 to 30 October, more than 100 experts and policy makers will hold discussions on the sustainable management of freshwater resources in Africa.

ENV/DEV/529

PROMOTING LINKAGES BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE POLICY

26 November 1999


Press Release
ENV/DEV/529
UNEP/52


PROMOTING LINKAGES BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE POLICY

19991126

UNEP Calls for Integrated Approach to Trade and Environment Policy-Making at WTO Seattle Conference