The item under consideration before the General Assembly today is of great relevance and importance. I wish to commend the Secretariat for having prepared such comprehensive reports on the subject under review.
The world has witnessed natural disasters of growing magnitude over the past few years, …
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), adopted by the African Union (AU) as its programme, seeks to lift Africa out of poverty and steer it towards economic growth and sustainable development. The programme is anchored in the determination of Africans to confront underdevelopment and …
On behalf of the President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Ms. Yolanda Kakabadse, Minister of the Environment of Ecuador, and on behalf of the Director General of IUCN, Ms. Maritta Koch-Weser, I would like to thank the General Assembly for the …
