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Plenary
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JoAnne DiSanno, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, encouraged the GC to identify a clear role for UNEP and to ensure that it had adequate resources to provide scientific and technical advice. |
Committee of the Whole
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Regarding partnerships between countries, COLOMBIA qualified this by inserting "taking into account national priorities." |
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CANADA was among several countries to proposed strengthening of the
Regional Sea Programme.
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Based on a joint amendment by AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, the US, JAMAICA, JAPAN and MEXICO (shown here), delegates adopted the draft decision on the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), endorsing enhanced cooperation within the UN. |
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In consideration of the draft decision on functioning of specialized offices of UNEP, Germany, on behalf of the EU suggested trade issues be given priority, together with cleaner production and technology transfer. |
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AUSTRALIA queried what was being done to address the year 2000 computer bug problem (Y2K). The Secretariat noted possible problems at UNON and action underway to prevent them. |
Special event: Impact of Deforestation on the Environment
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roundtable discussion on forests drew a standing-room only audience
to hear different points of view on the underlying causes and solutions
to deforestation.
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 From left to right: Jaime Hurtubia, Prof. Wangari Maathai and Goeff Lean |
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RealAudio Exerpts:
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Prof. Wangari Maathai: "The Role of Civil Society in Sustainable
Forest Management"Seen in the corridors:
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UNFCCC
Executive Secretary Michel Zammit Cutajar and Bakary Kante, former Chair
of the FCCC's SBI
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