单词:United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
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In 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. After the war, many more nations joined. There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General Assembly, m the General Assemb
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The 24th of October is United Nations Day. It was on this day in 1945 that the U.N. was created. The day became a holiday in 1971. The U.N. General Assembly decided there needed to be a day to make the work of the U.N. better known around the world.
By Brian Byrnes More than 6,000 delegates from 194 nations have gathered in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires for the 10th annual United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Monday's opening cere
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 November 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is urging nations to do more to combat biological weapons, and to create global safeguards to keep them out of terrorist hands. Kofi Annan at a review conference on Biological
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By Alex Villarreal Washington 30 October 2007 The United States is now accepting entries for its annual visa lottery, which has brought more than 500,000 immigrants into the country since 1995. But the lottery faces an uncertain future. Both the U.S.
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 August 2007 Experts attending an international conference are calling for quick action to reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. Participants attending the week-long meeting at the United Nations in Geneva say the so
US Snub of Racism Conference Sparks Criticism of Bush Administration Jim Malone Washington 1 Sep 2001 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell ' s decision not to attend the international racism conferenc
236 美国否决一项禁止生物武器的提案 US Calls Bio Weapons Proposal 'Flawed' Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 Jul 2001 17:28 UTC The United States has rejected a proposal that is designed to strengt
UN Conference Fails To Strengthen Biological Weapons Treaty Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 Aug 2001 20:15 UTC Representatives from 56 nations have failed to achieve an agreement on strengthening a treaty to 1
By Ron Corben Bangkok 09 October 2006 Burma's government is about to restart its on-again, off-again constitutional convention, which it says will eventually lead to democratic elections. But even as it prepares for the convention, the regime has ar
By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 09 December 2006 The postponement of the much-heralded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit has left the people of Cebu disappointed, and in some cases, a bit poorer. Months of preparation in the maj
UNITED NATIONS Syria has taken its first step toward joining an international treaty banning the production and use of chemical weapons. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters the U.N. received a document Thursday from the Syrian government that co
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity,the number of species in a particular ecosystem,to the health of the Earth and human well-being
According to a document released at the conference by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, the country has established over 2700 nature reserves covering a combined area of nearly 1.5 million square kilometers. That accounts for about 15 per