More A call to governments "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality" is a new UN Women initiative urging governments to make national commitments to ensure women and girls can reach their full potential by 2030. More In Focus: Women and Armed Conflict This month we examine the differentiated impact of conflict on women and the need to ensure that women have a central role in peacebuilding
allAfrica.com: West Africa -- Home
President to Arrive in Naroibi on Friday 7 Kenya: Kuria Fails to Stop Media From Covering His Trial 8 Nigeria: MAMA 2015 - List of Winners 9 Kenya: Sarah Obama - 'He Has to See His Father's Grave' 10 South Africa: Zuma Swims in Millions, While You Swim in Poverty - Malema Don't Miss Nigeria-U.S
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, her rightful seat in WMO was usurped by the Chiang Kai-shek clique, whose `ratification' of the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization on 2 March 1951 was illegal and null and void
See more in Greece; Budget, Debt, and Deficits 23960 items 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Most: Recent Shared Viewed China's Market Plunge: Correction or Crisis? By Stephen S. See more in Iran; United States; Treaties and Agreements Video Iran's Nuclear Deal: Three Things to Know Speaker: Philip Gordon July 17, 2015 Iran will limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief under an agreement it reached with major powers
Managing Gender-based Violence Programmes in Emergencies UNFPA has launched a companion guide to its free e-learning course for professionals who are working to address Gender Based Violence in humanitarian contexts. For example, the Fund collects data to accurately document incidents of violence, and helps to develop, enforce and reform national laws and policies on gender-based violence
Read more African Union Handbook 2015 28.01.2015 New Zealand is proud to partner with the African Union Commission to produce the African Union Handbook 2015
The Pernicious Myth Of "If You Can Speak You Can Breathe"
More broadly, it's pretty usual in general for people who had or witnessed someone having trouble breathing, particularly if it was upsetting as it often is, to describe it as "I couldn't breathe!" Breathing is so basic and important to us that its relative lack makes us often choose the extreme description. Fluctuations in barometric pressure may cause weather, but they don't have much effect on breathing - and because of this (as your experiment proves), we can generate more differential pressure by compressing the chest than we can by expanding it
Delegation of the European Union to the United States
For an overview of what TTIP is all about and its importance to transatlantic relations, check out our updated brochure: TTIP: Benefits and Challenges of an Agreement Fit for the 21st Century. In close coordination with the Embassies and Consulates of the 28 EU Member States throughout the US, the Delegation actively promotes EU interests and policies and undertakes a variety of outreach programs
The precise approach to this could take multiple forms, with the task falling primarily to the international level at one extreme, and domestic institutions at the other. The nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) also provide evidence that the fifty states are capable of crafting their own climate change plans moulded to the particularities of their geography, resources, and region
Amid an increasingly volatile geopolitical climate, there were new challenges to established practices and functions, especially in the areas of conflict resolution and humanitarian assistance. Although the four countries agreed on the general purpose, structure, and function of a new world organization, the conference ended amid continuing disagreement over membership and voting
U.S. Green Building Council
In our attempt to deliver a superior experience, we no longer support Internet Explorer versions 7 and older.Please upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Chrome. House of Representatives voted in favor of another important efficiency bill.The Private Investment in Housing Act, introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers including Representatives Dennis Ross (FL), Jim Himes (CT), Emanuel Cleaver (MO) and John Delaney (MD), passed by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 395-28
Documents - United Nations
Civil Society Business Partnerships Global Compact Partnerships Rule of Law Sustainability CyberSchoolBus e-Subscription lets you sign up to receive UN documents electronically At the UN's e-Subscription page you are now able to select what documents you want to receive by email or RSS feed
No comments:
Post a Comment