‘Minamata’ Convention Agreed by Nations Geneva/Nairobi, 19 January 2013–International effort to address mercury—a notorious heavy metal with significant health and environmental effects—was today delivered a significant boost with governments agreeing to a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent emissions and releases. The Minamata Convention on Mercury—named after a city in Japan where serious health damage occurred [...]
For Immediate Release ***To download photo: http://multimedia.hrw.org/distribute/djxwzlrfse Mercury Treaty: Last Chance to Address Health Effects In Final Talks, Western Governments Should Agree to Include Prevention, Treatment (Geneva, January 10, 2013) – A proposed international treaty to address the damaging effects of mercury should include specific provisions to protect the health of children and other vulnerable [...]
Most Comprehensive Assessment Ever of Global Emissions Released Ahead of Final Negotiations on New Mercury Treaty Binding Treaty Can Deliver Major Health and Environmental Benefits in Developing and Developed Countries Nairobi/Geneva, 10 January 2013 – Communities in developing countries are facing increasing health and environmental risks linked to exposure to mercury, according to new studies [...]
Elite travel industry awards program recognizes Rovia’s innovative technology NEW DEHLI and PLANO, TX December 18, 2012/ – Rovia (http://rovia.com) is proud to announce it was awarded World’s Leading Travel Booking Website at the 2012 World Travel Awards held in Gurgaon, New Delhi, on December 12, and was selected over other leading booking engines such [...]
SG/SM/11/05/12/2012 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS TO UNFCCC COP18 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT Doha, 4 December 2012 Your Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and Her Highness, Sheikha Moaza, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Mr. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, President of COP18 Your Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremic, President of the General [...]
A three-year study of the ways small-scale farmers operate in Africa, Asia and Latin America has prompted calls for a major rethink of development and business interventions. The IIED – Hivos project’s final report — published today (29 November) — shows how mainstream efforts to make markets work for poor farmers can fail to operate [...]
GENEVA (28 November 2012) – Around one thousand participants will join the largest global discussion to date on how governments and businesses are moving to address the impacts of business activities on human rights, which will take place in Geneva on 3-5 December 2012. The participants from 85 countries, including around 40 State delegations, 150 [...]
Doha, 28 November, 2012) Governments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, (COP18/CMP8) have successfully launched negotiations and will work to get decision texts ready or as complete as possible for the attention of the high-level ministerial part of the meeting from December 4. “Work has been launched as scheduled in all the negotiating bodies and governments have [...]
Thursday 1st November 2012 FOOD EVENT IS A PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO TACKLE CAUSES OF HUNGER Christian Aid today welcomed David Cameron’s announcement of an event next year on food and hunger, which currently afflicts some 870 million people globally. ‘The Prime Minister’s initiative is an important opportunity to attack the causes of hunger as well [...]
Washington D.C.—Global challenges, including the recent food and financial crises and climate change, highlight the need for continued and scaled-up investments in agricultural research and development (R&D). The report ASTI Global Assessment of Agricultural R&D Spending, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators initiative (ASTI) and the Global [...]
