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The ILO has estimated that some 165 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour. Many of these children work long hours, often in dangerous conditions. More
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UNDP and Partners to Increase Recycling in Armenia
By: Sevak Amalyan, UNDP Armenia
According to estimates, plastic containers, bottles and bags are one of the main pollutants of water sources in Armenia. The volumes of plastic packaging and bottles are growing rapidly with increasing consumption of water, soft drinks, cooking oils, dairy and other...
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Public private partnership for the urban environment (PPPUE) develops innovative local initiatives
Through the public private partnership for the urban environment (PPPUE), UNDP is tackling some of the most urgent environmental problems in developing countries by creating partnerships between the public and private sector companies. More
Veolia Environment, UNEP & UNESCO launch environmental awareness campaign
Eleven-year old Cheng Yiyu dreams of a future when water is purified in a magic machine that ensures long life, cleans the polluted oceans and allow all creatures to live in harmony.
Her vision was represented in the "The Charm of Water", a drawing done with four classmates at Jimei school in...
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Businesses promote sustainability in construction sector
SBCI is a global partnership between UNEP and worldwide leading companies, to promote and support sustainable solutions in the building and construction sector. More
Shipping corporations to minimize global environment threat
A Global Industry Alliance, made up of an innovative partnership between IMO, the United Nations Development Programme, the Global Environment Facility and four major private shipping corporations, aims to harness the different skills and expertise brought by these groups in order to develop... More
Cooperation between UNITAR and VEOLIA Environnement
UNITAR and VEOLIA Environnement have renewed the partnership that unites the UNITAR Local Development Programme and VEOLIA Environnement. This innovative cooperation has been initiated in 2002 after the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg and it has been successfully and... More
Africa Carbon Forum launched in Senegal
Partner international agencies and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) launched the first all-Africa Carbon Forum in Senegal in September 2008, under the umbrella of the Nairobi Framework. The aim of the Forum is to help Africa obtain its fair share of emission reduction project... More
Compagnie Général des Eaux aids water resource management in Malaysia
A general cooperation agreement was concluded between UNESCO and Compagnie Général des Eaux in March 1998 to pursue joint projects to protect and improve management of water resources, particularly in cities. More
GeSI works for sustainability in ICT sector
As part of the response to the Milliennium Development Goals, GeSI, the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (www.gesi.org), was born in 2001 to further sustainable development in the ICT sector. GeSI fosters global and open cooperation, informs the public of its members’ voluntary actions to improve... More
Global Compact, IBLF and UNDP convene “Meet the UN” event for business leaders
On 1 October 2008, the Global Compact Office, IBLF and UNDP brought together senior business executives with UN staff from a selection of United Nations (UN) Programmes, Funds and Agencies, to discuss how the UN System and its various entities work, and how companies and the UN System could work... More