MIL-OSI United Nations: IDEAM presentó los datos actualizados del monitoreo a la deforestación en 2017
Source: World Meteorological Organization En el marco de la sexta reunión de la Comisión Intersectorial de Control a la Deforestación (CICOD), el instituto presentó los datos más reciente del Sistema de Monitoreo de Bosques y Carbono de la entidad. Bogotá, junio 14 de 2018. El Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales IDEAM, siguiendo con la […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: UNHCR warns against repeat of Aquarius disembarkation standoff as boat arrives in Spain
Source: United Nations By UNHCR staff | 17 June 2018 GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds Spain for its actions today in bringing to an end a sea-rescue crisis on the Mediterranean after a ship, the Aquarius, was refused permission to land and disembark elsewhere more than 600 rescued people. After spending over a week at sea, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie at Domiz refugee camp in Iraq
Source: United Nations In my country, when we speak of the Middle East we often focus on conflict and human suffering. And it is true that countless families in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen are suffering from conflict they personally have no part in, instability they cannot control, and extremism that they reject. But on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: On World Day to Combat Desertification, UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land
Source: United Nations 3 Land is not a limitless resource and ignoring its role in our everyday lives threatens food and water supplies, biodiversity and the security of us all, the United Nations agency that fights desertification worldwide has said. In a statement marking the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the head of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban; UN urges both sides to work towards lasting peace
Source: United Nations MIL OSI United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Saturday the Afghan Government’s extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, amid an outpouring of support for the truce from war-weary people all across the country. “The Secretary-General urges the Taliban to heed the call for […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Angelina Jolie visits Mosul, urges world not to forget the people of the city and warns of the danger of delay in reconstruction and recovery
Source: United Nations By UNHCR | 16 June 2018 MOSUL, Iraq – UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today visited West Mosul, less than a year after the city’s liberation in June and July 2017. The visit marked Jolie’s 61st mission – and her fifth visit to Iraq – with the UN Refugee Agency since 2001. She arrived in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Much more than a ‘lifeline’ for millions of households, remittances can spur global growth, says UN agency
Source: United Nations MIL OSI Not only are remittances a “critical lifeline” for millions globally, the direct benefits of money sent home by migrant workers touch the lives of one in every seven persons on the planet – over one billion people, the United Nations rural development agency has said. “Remittances are vital for millions […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Much more than a ‘lifeline’ for millions, remittances can spur global growth, says UN agency
Source: United Nations 4 Not only are remittances a “critical lifeline” for millions globally, the direct benefits of money sent home by migrant workers touch the lives of one in every seven persons on the planet – over one billion people, the United Nations rural development agency has said. “Remittances are vital for millions of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: UN forum to explore use of outer space to improve lives, protect planet
Source: United Nations 2 Marking 50 years since the world first came together to discuss the peaceful uses of outer space, government leaders, policy makers, civil society representatives and space experts will gather at a United Nations forum in Vienna from Monday to explore the future course of global space cooperation for the benefit of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: Heat-resistant crops, ‘green’ infrastructure, can prepare Near East and North Africa to better tackle droughts – UN agency
Source: United Nations 2 Countries in the Near-East and North Africa, where chronic water shortages are sure to worsen due to climate change, must take pro-active steps to become more resilient against droughts, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday. Even though drought is a familiar phenomenon in the region, over the past four […]
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