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News and Special Reports
"Global Climate Change and Environment" Summit to be held in Trujillo, Peru.
Trujillo, Peru to host International Summit II "Global Climate Change and Environment." Horizon Peru, a Horizon International organization, is a partner institution for the summit.
La Ciudad de Trujillo, Departamento de la Libertad, del Estado de Perú, ha sido designado como sede de la II CUMBRE INTERNACIONAL “Cambio Climático Global y Medio Ambiente.” Horizonte Perú, una organización de Horizon International, es un centro asociado de la cumbre.
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Jun 1, 2010, 16:45
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Burkina Faso: United Nations-Backed Project Boosts Education, Health Care For Women Farmers
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A United Nations-backed pilot program that supplies electric generators to rural women farmers in Burkina Faso, freeing them from lengthy chores so that they can devote more time to education, childcare and health care, is to be adopted on a national scale.
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May 8, 2010, 17:52
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United Nations University Issues Recommendations On How To Increase Number of People With Sanitation Facilities In India
India has some 545 million cell phones, enough to serve about 45 per cent of the population, but only about 366 million people or 31 per cent of the population had access to improved sanitation in 2008. The recommendations released today are meant to accelerate the pace towards reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on halving the proportion of people without access to safe water and basic sanitation.
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Apr 15, 2010, 12:38
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Tree Canopy Researcher Nalini M. Nadkarni Honored for Public Service in Science
Nalini M. Nadkarni was recently named recipient of the prestigious 2010 National Science Board (NSB) Public Service Award as an individual who has made significant contributions in public understanding of science in the United States.
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Apr 13, 2010, 14:50
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Billions Pledged for Wholesale Rebuilding of Haiti
On March 31, 2010, dozens of nations and organizations pledged almost $10 billion in immediate and long-term aid to help Haiti recover from the recent devastating earthquake, just hours after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a day-long donors’ conference by calling for the wholesale rebuilding of Haiti.
Apr 1, 2010, 14:12
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