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Accra, Ghana - UNCTAD Secretary-General, Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, on Sat urday warned against the use of food crops for extraction of bio-fuels, saying the move could undermine food supply and put populations in grave danger.
Limiting the impact of a potential global slowdown and ensuring that the benefits of globalization reach all the world's developing countries and poorest populations are among the objectives of the 12th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII) to be held in Accra, the capital of Ghana, from April 20 to 25.
Thailand will emphasise the principles of the sufficiency economy philosophy, initiated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at the 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ''UNCTAD XII'' at Accra, Ghana, opening Sunday and ending Friday ''April 25'', according to Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Noppadon Pattama.
Call it a case of gator aid. New research suggests that alligator blood could serve as the basis for new antibiotics targeting infections caused by ulcers, burns and even drug-resistant "superbugs."
Peerless Mfg. Co.
today announced the latest addition to its group of companies with the recent formation of Peerless Manufacturing Canada Ltd., located in the city of Calgary. The new office will be the focal point of Peerless' efforts in continuing to serve the expanding western Canada oil and gas market with the Company's line of separation, filtration, and environmental equipment.
Enbridge, Inc., Canada's largest pipeline company, has received regulatory approval to expand an existing oil pipeline in Alberta to reduce the chance of a bottleneck as tar-sands output rises.
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NEW TOWN, N.D. -- April 1 marked a particularly nasty turn in the growing controversy over the proposed oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
Tribal leadership locked up the Northern Lights Tribal Community Building when members tried to organize a community presentation there on solar installations and other positive alternatives to dirty energy.
Bangladesh launched a drive on Wednesday to buy 1.5 million tonnes of rice from farmers to boost its emergency food stocks, and urged the United Nations to treat the food shortage issue as a priority.
"We will buy from 1.2 to 1.5 million tonnes of rice or paddy from the farmers," said Pius Costa, director general of the food department at the food and disaster management ministry.
Bangladesh will push for a special U.N. program on Global Food Security at the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) upcoming meet to increase food availability around the world.
Foreign Advisor of Bangladesh Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said this to the media on Wednesday while sharing some views on the upcoming UNCTAD meet scheduled to be held at Accra in Ghana next week.
Barely Sixteen months into office as the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr.Ban Ki-Moon is scheduled to make his first official visit to Ghana this week.
The eighth UN Secretary-General is visiting Ghana together with other prominent figures from the world of business, politics and policy making to attend the 12th United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII).
The main issue for developing countries arising from the current American credit crisis is the extent to which they are decoupled and protected from it. The global economic situation is fragile, especially if the financial sector losses of US and European corporations start to spread across the globe.
Mr K. B. Asante, a retired diplomat and renowned columnist, yesterday called on African leaders to attend the forthcoming meeting of the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII) in Accra with a mindset that UNCTAD is for trade and not aid as a means for development.
In those parts of the Wisconsin where the snow has finally melted and the sun is reaching the forest floor, garlic mustard plants are awaking from their winter dormancy and soon will grow quickly. In some areas in the southern counties the first flush of seeds of this persistent weed has germinated, forming a carpet of tiny seedlings.
Last month, people called the city, outraged after a West Seattle man was suspected of cutting down 10 maple trees on public property to get a better view.
It was an apparent violation of city and state law and a parks department ordinance that protects environmentally sensitive land.
Ken Wu smiles like a man who kept on wearing his clothes long enough for them to come into fashion again.
Not only that, but some of the guys who sneered the first time around are now wearing them, too.
For the first time in recent memory, hundreds of American chestnut seedlings are taking root in the Wayne National Forest in Southeastern Ohio, thanks to a partnership between researchers, forestry organizations and volunteers who are working to restore the once-dominant tree to its natural habitat.