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His entire face and body was swollen,” says Laak rural health unit nurse Jessica Mahilum.

... When I looked round the ship too and saw a large furnace or copper boiling and a multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one of their countenances expressing dejection and sorrow, I no longer doubted of my fate; and, quite overpowered with horror and anguish, I fell motionless on the deck and fainted.

The potential of green growth to generate jobs was acknowledged in the green components of several national stimulus packages issued in response to the crisis.

[...] [...] the European Green Capital Award, given for 2012 to Vitoria-Gasteiz, [...] [...]

Chinese lenders are in the headlines today with news that the US has given the green light for 3 of China’s top 4 banks to establish a presence in the world’s largest banking market, including approval for ICBC’s (HKEx: 1398) $140 million purchase of 80 percent of the US unit of Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia (HKEx: 23).

A “social media” presence was established on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to simplify public access – viewership of UNESCO content and cross-referencing to news and events by other organizations and individuals has greatly increased as a result.

Concerning the bill on face-covering garments, the Government was of the opinion that the [...] [...]

It is the light that is reflected or transmitted that we see. So a combination of a magenta and a yellow filter looks red because magenta absorbs the green and yellow absorbs the blue.

[...] very quiet, and sweat covered her face.

VII.15 Upon enquiry, the Advisory Committee was informed that, in addition to running its own website (www.un.org), the United Nations currently had a presence on a number of social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and Youku.

[...] [...] municipal authorities have created ‘greenbelts’, a combination of public parks, [...] [...]

Several delegations commended the secretariat for documenting and sharing good practices and country experiences in eco-city development, promotion of public transportation, green buildings, 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) strategies, sustainable urban planning, solid waste management, water supply, sewerage, participatory approaches to urban management, promotion of public-private partnerships and municipal finance.

All sectors and types of enterprises, in urban and rural areas, and in countries at all levels of economic development, had the potential of becoming greener.

[...] [...] specifications for alternatives to HCFC-based equipment in these codes; promote HCFC-free building design and construction through local agencies such as the Green Building Congress; enhance the capacity of architects through the Council of Architecture, and prepare [...] [...]

[...] Latefa, who had acid thrown in her face while on her way [...] [...]

[...] in their faces, killing or wounding several of them.

[...] [...] scratches on her son’s face and concluded that [...]

With approximately 40 per cent of China’s RMB4 trillion (A$620 billion) economic stimulus package targeted for green specific projects in 2008, it can be seen that China is serious about achieving its green ambitions.

The three regional policy dialogues that had been held had focused on: (a) a green tax and budgetary reform; (b) public policy and a resource-saving society; and (c) the greening of business and environmental protection as business opportunities.

The advocacy efforts of ESCAP led to the adoption by the first Forum of Asian Ministers for Transport of the Bangkok Declaration on Transport Development in Asia, which established immediate priorities for regional cooperation in the transport sector; and to the development of “Green Growth” strategies by eight member States.

Only few Pacific small island developing States have developed such national strategies, but 11 of them, along with other ESCAP members, adopted the green-growth approach in 2005.