Speakers Discuss Area-Based Management Tools, as Intergovernmental Conference to Draft Marine Biological Diversity Treaty Continues

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Member States shared views today on area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, during the fourth day of the intergovernmental conference to draft a legally binding treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of high seas biological diversity.

International Seminar Provided Small but Genuine Contribution to Pursuit of Peace in Middle East, Says Under-Secretary-General as Event Concludes

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The 2018 International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East concluded today with two panel discussions, one exploring media coverage of the Palestinian refugee story 70 years after the Nakba, and the other focused on the protection of journalists covering the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict.

Wildfire Aware Forecasting Service Takes Top Prize at World Challenge Showcasing Technology Solutions Designed to Tackle Effects of Climate Change

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The World Challenge Finland 2018 showcased innovative technology solutions that could potentially be used to tackle the effects of climate change as well as other major global challenges.  The goal of the competition was to develop services supporting sustainable development using open-source satellite data.

Briefing Security Council, Special Envoy for Syria Warns of ‘Perfect Storm’ with Severe Humanitarian Consequences Taking Shape in Idlib

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The Syrian Government and its partners — currently poised at the brink of a massive military strike against the north‑west province of Idlib — must urgently rethink its strategy, the Security Council heard today, as delegates sounded the alarm about such repercussions as mass civilian casualties and the flood of up to 700,000 refugees into neighbouring countries, Europe and beyond.