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09.06.2006 Mountain Partnership e-consultation on 'Mountain to Mountain
Cooperation: Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, including Genetic Resources in the Andes and Himalaya will be held during 12-30 June 2006.

09.06.2006 While the Doha talks on a new global trade deal in the World Trade Organization (WTO) have sparked tensions between governments, the real impact will ultimately be on the lives of ordinary people.

09.06.2006 The Electronic Library, available as a CD-ROM, is based on UNIFEM’s Gender and HIV/AIDS web portal. It includes resources produced by a variety of organizations working on HIV/AIDS.

09.06.2006 As school winds down for the summer, a new blog launched by WFP will keep kids active while giving them a chance to talk directly to aid workers battling on the frontline of some of the world’s hunger hotspots.

09.06.2006 48-year old Victor Codreanu once lost sleep thinking about how he would manage after retirement. But now his concerns have nearly vanished. "Even though retirement is still is a long way away, I do not worry because I know exactly what my pension will be, if I keep my current job and salary level," says Victor, who works in a factory in Ialoveni town.

09.06.2006 In pursuit of its commitment to combat desert encroachment, an NGO - Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) has established three projects in Makoda Local Government Area of Kano State.

09.06.2006 The World Bank’s Board (International Development Association) has approved an investment grant of US$ 8 million for the Information and Communications Infrastructure Development Project (ICIDP).