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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) joined forces in launching the program, which is

Among the proposals for “other priorities” were: disaster prevention and mitigation; development of ethical principles for sciences and technology through cooperation between natural, social and human sciences; enhancing linkages between science and development; addressing

Examples were given of national, bilateral, regional and international programmes to further socio-economic and sustainable development, notably in the

The environmental impacts associated with mining activities, which vary from region to region depending on mining and disposal technologies and local features, include the nature of the

According to the Istanbul Declaration, the areas of cooperation under the Cooperation Council framework are identified as: foreign policy coordination; trade and economic development; industry; agriculture; energy; transport; communications; banking

(a) There was ample access to authorities, research institutes, universities and governmental departments of the Republic of Indonesia, including the first meeting held at Cibinong with the

The Committee agreed to consider under agenda item 14 (Other matters): the role of the Executive Committee in the administrative process relating to the selection of the

Information supplied by those satellites may be used for a wide range of

The Office will implement outreach and sourcing strategies through strengthened collaboration with Member States, departments, external organizations and other United Nations

Two of the 4 general temporary assistance positions, 1 P-4 and 1 P-3 Training Officers, and 1 P-4 continuing post, currently funded from the support account, design, deliver, upgrade, harmonize and evaluate three ongoing cross-cutting leadership programmes: the senior mission leaders’ programme, a two-week course, conducted twice annually at a host Member State, for 26 candidates from Member States, the Secretariat, the United Nations agencies, programmes and funds); the senior leaders’ programme, a compulsory orientation course for all mission personnel at the D-2 level and above, conducted twice annually in New York;

During this session, the SHS and SC Commissions examined the resolution proposed in document 35 C/COM SC/DR.1 (submitted by: Austria, Belgium, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Congo, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Finland, Iceland, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Samoa, Senegal, Slovenia, Sweden, Tuvalu, Uruguay; co-sponsored by: Barbados, Costa Rica, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Monaco, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Suriname, and Zambia), requesting the Director-General

The goal is to develop these into operational models that can

The short-term European Union/UNODC programme envisages training and mentoring support to the judiciary, specialized training in the law of the sea and cross-border investigations, attendance at conferences and courses, support for the cost of travel for foreign witnesses to testify in piracy trials, provision of legal representation for suspects at trials, provision of interpretation and transcription services for piracy trials, improvement of the High Court facilities and infrastructure,

The national policy focused on six main themes: greening the economy; safeguarding environmental health; using resources efficiently and sustainably; improving the local environment; addressing more sustainable forms of agriculture, transport and tourism;

The international community has been challenged by multiple and interrelated crises, including the ongoing impact of the financial and economic crisis, volatile energy and food prices and ongoing concerns over food security, as well as