Monthly Archives: December 2009
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Bulgaria: energy efficient cities
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - Bulgaria, like many other Eastern European countries that were once part of the soviet bloc, has cities riddled with deteriorating housing that consume lots of energy. A new i...
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Haiti: mangrove protection
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - A local non-governmental organization, Village Planete, is partnering with USAID to replant almost four kilometres of Haiti's north coast with more than 10,000 mangroves. Over...
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Bolivia’s glacier: a vanishing future
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - High up in the Bolivian Andes mountains, a disaster are in the making as many of the glaciers are melting at rates surprising even the experts. At risk are tens of thousands o...
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Grenada grapples with climate change
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - Small Island Developing States, like Grenada, are already feeling the impact as storms and hurricanes become more rampant in the Caribbean Basin. At Copenhagen this month, th...
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Mine-action Exercise
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - Ten years ago, a Convention to ban anti-personnel mines came into force. Despite progress, millions of people globally are still affected by landmines and unexploded ordnance....
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Hong Kong: changing perceptions on disabilities (long version)
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - For years, people with disabilities have been seen as a burden to society -- as helpless people incapable of caring for themselves, let alone supporting a family. But this is...
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UN champions security at major events in Europe
United Nations, New York, December 2009 - Major international sports are always high stakes events, but they can all too easily turn into a security nightmare. Now, countries are working together to guarantee security...
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Rwanda: Sexual Violence
United Nations, New York, November 2009 - It happened during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda brutal and widespread sexual violence. The horrors that occurred left a devastating legacy that is still felt throughout the c...