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New York (ABC Live):Syria Chemical Weapons : Two draft resolutions – one sponsored by the United States and another led by Russia – were defeated in the United Nations Security Council Thursday,...
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New Delhi (ABC Live): Draft Cancún Ministerial Text : General Council chairperson Carlos Pérez del Castillo and Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi submitted their draft Cancún Ministerial...
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Bonn (ABC Live): New Global Coal Alliance : The United Kingdom and Canada are leading a new global coal alliance aimed at accelerating clean growth and achieving the rapid phase-out of traditional coal...
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Bonn (ABC Live): EMAS Certification : COP23 in Bonn is the first UN Climate Change Conference to receive official certification for eco-friendly performance. Federal Environment Minister Barbara...
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Bonn (ABC Live): Talanoa Dialogue : The Presidencies of COP 22 and COP 23 conducted extensive consultations on the Talanoa dialogue throughout 2017, which continued during the twenty-third session of...
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Bonn (ABC Live): COP23 Adopted Agenda : The Conference of the Parties Twenty-third session concluded on November 17, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Following are the agendas adopted at COP23 1.Opening of the...
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New York (ABC Live): Dalveer Bhandari: International Court of Justice : The General Assembly and the Security Council today elected the fifth judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
View ArticleAntónio Guterres Hails Africa Continental Free Trade Area
New York (ABC Live): Continental Free Trade Area : Africa’s industrial development and proposed continental free trade would complement each other, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres...
View Article21 Million HIV Patients Have Access to Antiretroviral Therapy
New York (ABC Live): Antiretroviral Therapy : About 20.9 million people now have access to the antiretroviral therapy, according to a new report by the UN agency leading the global push to end AIDS,...
View ArticleICAO Supports Open Air Traffic Flow Management
Singapore (ABC Live): Air Traffic Flow Management : ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu told ICAO Member States today that in order for them to safely and efficiently manage forecast growth, and...
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New Delhi (ABC Live): Fair Recruitment Initiative :In today’s globalized economy, workers are increasingly looking for job opportunities beyond their home country in search of decent work and better...
View ArticleIMF, Iraq Discuss Iraq Stand-By Arrangement Review
Washington, D.C (ABC Live): Iraq Stand-By Arrangement Review :The Iraqi authorities and the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continued discussions in Amman from November 17 to 21, 2017 on...
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View ArticleICTY Convicts Ratko Mladic for War Crimes
New York (ABC Live): Ratko Mladic :Welcoming today’s conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an...
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