Category Archives: United Nations
AFRICAN POLITICAL AND BUSINESS LEADERS FOCUS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AT UN-BACKED FORUM
Mar 12 2013 – Using intellectual property – such as patents, trademarks and copyrights – to support African innovation and identity is among the topics discussed today at two major conferences organized by the United Nations World Intellectual Property
UN AGENCY PREDICTS RECORD WHEAT CROP, WHILE GLOBAL FOOD PRICES REMAIN STABLE
Mar 7 2013 – World food prices have held steady for another month with falling cereal and sugar prices offsetting gains in vegetable oils and dairy, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today said, while also pointing to
EUROPEAN RECESSION FURTHER SLOWED GLOBAL MANUFACTURING – UN REPORT
Mar 8 2013 - Global manufacturing output rose by merely 1.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the same period in the previous year, the lowest quarterly growth rate in the last three years, according
UN AND EUROPEAN UNION STRESS NEED TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION IN MALAWI
Mar 5 2013 – During a visit to Malawi, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Union (EU) Development Commissioner highlighted the need to address malnutrition and food insecurity in the African country,
Republic of Korea’s Trade-Investment Promotion Agency strengthens ties with UNIDO
VIENNA, 1 March 2013 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Republic of Korea’s Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) will cooperate on joint programs and projects and other activities aimed at supporting the thematic priorities of poverty
MOBILE PHONES BOOSTING INNOVATION IN KENYA’S LIVESTOCK SECTOR
Mar 1 2013 – Mobile phones are allowing Kenyan farmers and veterinarians to issue quick alerts of possible disease outbreaks and track vaccination campaigns, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, stressing the potential of this
DESPITE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MANY CHALLENGES REMAIN – UN OFFICIAL
Feb 27 2013 - While countries have made remarkable progress in the achievement of some of the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are still areas where too little has occurred since nations first committed
SMALL FARMERS AT RISK OF BEING EXCLUDED FROM BIOFUEL SCHEMES, WARNS UN AGENCY
Feb 26 2013 – Current biofuel certification schemes are making it difficult for smallholder farmers to participate in export markets, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which advocates for a
UN CALLS ON COUNTRIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN DEVELOPMENT
Feb 21 2013 – The United Nations and its partners today called on the international community to prioritize ensuring access to water and sanitation to vulnerable populations in the ‘post-2015’ development agenda, stressing this would help combat inequality and
NEW UN PARTNERSHIP WILL HELP 30 COUNTRIES TRANSITION TO GREEN ECONOMIES
Feb 19 2013 – United Nations agencies will support 30 countries over the next seven years to build green economy strategies that will generate jobs, promote clean technologies and reduce environmental risk, through a new partnership launched today. The Partnership
AT UN FORUM,BAN CALLS ON COUNTRIES TO INVEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
Feb 19 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries to implement policies that protect the environment, stressing that this will also benefit their economic growth and prosperity. “When the environment is neglected, poverty and instability follow. When
UN EXPERTS URGE US CONGRESS TO RENEW VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Feb 19 2013 – Two United Nations experts today urged the United States House of Representatives to approve a revised bill which strengthens the legal options for female victims of violence and sexual abuse, and extends protections to indigenous,