‘WE ARE MOVING AHEAD’ ON INDIAN OCEAN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM, SAYS DIRECTOR

OF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION SECRETARIAT

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GENEVA, 20 April (OCHA) -- Some 250 officials and experts from 25 Indian Ocean countries gathered in Mauritius from 14 to 16 April for the Second International Coordination Meeting for the Development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the Indian Ocean. 

‘WE MUST BE BOLD’, INNOVATIVE IN ATTEMPTING TO REACH ANTI-POVERTY GOALS,

SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks to the high-level segment of the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development in New York, 20 April:

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INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES KEY TO ATTAINING MILLENNIUM

DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SAYS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION CHIEF

UN STANDARDS, NORMS PROVIDE STATES WITH VALUABLE GUIDELINES,

BEST PRACTICES, CRIME CONGRESS COMMITTEE 1 TOLD

 

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BANGKOK, 20 April -- There was clear agreement in Committee I of the Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on the importance of continued work on United Nations standards and norms, the Chairman noted at the conclusion of today’s discussion.

FROM COWS TO KILOWATTS, BERRIES INTO BUSINESSES -- WINNERS OF FIRST SEED AWARDS ANNOUNCED

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NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 20 April (UNEP) -- An environmentally-friendly way of growing rice and a project to cultivate a highly versatile berry found at the roof of the world are among the winners of a new sustainable development award.

GLOBAL ANTI-POVERTY FIGHT CAN BE WON WITH SMART POLICIES, AFFORDABLE

TECHNOLOGIES, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NEW YORK REMARKS

 

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks at a working lunch hosted by Sweden on “the Link between Johannesburg and the Millennium Review Summit” in new York, 20 April 2005

11TH UN CRIME CONGRESS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF STANDARD-SETTING

IN CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

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BANGKOK, 20 April (UN Information Service) -- The Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will be reviewing 50 years of standard-setting in crime prevention and criminal justice during its meetings in Bangkok today.

11TH UN CONGRESS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

TO DISCUSS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

 

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THIRD MEETING OF WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE FOCUSES

ON INTERNET USE, SPAM, OTHER KEY PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES

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