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Rio+20 deal would beef up UN Environment Programme

A draft agreement making the rounds at the Rio+20 sustainable development conference would strengthen the UN Environment Programme by making membership universal and guaranteeing a stable budget that would provide for the promotion science programs and the sharing of information. The draft would expand measures to protect the oceans, and talks over new sustainable development goals were ongoing. The Guardian (London) (6/18), Google/Agence France-Presse (6/17) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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    Soaring violence in Syria has prompted the UN to suspend patrols of monitors in the country, ordering its 298 military observers and 112 civilian staff to stay put for the time being. "Civilians continue to be trapped," the Gen. Robert Mood, the head of the monitoring mission, warned Sunday. "The parties must reconsider their position and allow women, children, the elderly and the injured to leave conflict zones, without any preconditions, and insure their safety." BBC (6/16), CNN (6/18), Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (6/17) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
 
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