New York, Oct 15 (Just Earth News): A major global conference, aiming to set a ‘New Urban Agenda,’ which, in the words of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will “help us to rethink how we plan, manage and live in cities,†begins this weekend, in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito.
Ahead of UN conference, Reykjavik and businesses sign declaration on climate change
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Ahead of the UN climate change conference starting on 30 November, a declaration on climate issues has been signed in Iceland by the city of Reykjavik and more than one hundred businesses and institutions, all pledging to take active measures to cut global warming by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and cut waste.
UN conference reaches agreement on radio spectrum for global flight tracking
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): An agreement has been reached at the United Nations World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum to allow the use of satellites for real-time global flight tracking in civil aviation, which could help prevent a repeat of the "tragic loss" of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March 2014.
Countries urged to submit climate action plans ahead of UN conference in Paris
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is eager to get countries to submit as soon as possible their action plans that will form the basis of the new universal climate change agreement to be adopted in December in Paris, a senior United Nations official dealing with the issue said on Thursday.