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UN News Centre - Environment, Shelter
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A world of news from the world organization.
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As floods continue in Fiji, UN stresses need to boost preventive measures
The United Nations disaster risk reduction agency stressed today the need to boost preventive measures in Fiji, as heavy rains are predicted to occur more frequently in the archipelago nation, which has been ravaged by severe floods over the past week.
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Tourism can play key role in preserving world's wetlands, UN agency says
Responsible, sustainable tourism can play a valuable role in conserving and protecting the world's often fragile wetlands, the head of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said today.
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Sustainable development the focus of talks between Assembly chief and French officials
Sustainable development and the environment topped the agenda during talks today in Paris between General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and senior French Government officials.
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Threatened by climate change, glaciers now under attack from ice thieves - UN
Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world's glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said today, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier.
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UN launches information system to boost disaster prevention, food security measures
The United Nations launched today an information system to improve and expand the exchange of weather, climate and water data, which can be used for disaster risk reduction, water management, food security and health purposes.
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With new blueprint in hand, Ban calls for action to chart more sustainable future
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for action on a new blueprint for creating a sustainable planet, a just society and a growing economy, stressing that the current path will not lead to a fair and resilient future.
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First round of talks ahead of UN sustainable development conference ends
Delegates from United Nations agencies, Member States and various civil society have concluded three days of deliberations on the draft outcome document of the UN conference on sustainable development, which will be held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in June.
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