Tackling lead pollution to unlock development potential: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director

05 november 2024 - 08:01:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lead is in materials all around us, often unseen. From factories, mines and spices to being [...] Full text...

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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

11 october 2024 - 11:13:20
London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery

17 september 2024 - 06:20:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New evidence in the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday [...] Full text...

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Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report

19 june 2024 - 06:21:02
New York, US (PANA) - The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...

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European Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions

29 january 2024 - 11:41:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts

05 december 2023 - 10:46:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...

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‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges

07 september 2023 - 06:30:28
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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'Climate breakdown' alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chief

06 september 2023 - 11:34:40
New York, US (PANA) - Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading [...] Full text...

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Ozone layer recovery is on track due to success of Montreal Protocol

10 january 2023 - 06:46:08
New York, US (PANA) - The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, a UN-backed panel [...] Full text...

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US gives nod to Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete Ozone layer

22 september 2022 - 06:43:40
Washington, DC, US (PAA) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday gave consent to ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the [...] Full text...

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Global cooperation to protect ozone layer can ensure better future for us all - UNEP

17 september 2022 - 06:32:57
New York, US (PANA) - As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turned 35 on 16 September, World [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Air Quality Indexing System

08 september 2022 - 09:36:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday launched an Air Quality Indexing (AQI) system to collect and analyse data with [...] Full text...

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Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit

02 june 2022 - 16:02:41
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises [...] Full text...

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Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO

05 april 2022 - 07:47:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved [...] Full text...

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Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data (Emargoed for release at 14.00 CEST on 4 April 2022).

04 april 2022 - 10:51:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens [...] Full text...

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Mali to recruit new operator to clean up the city of Bamako

15 march 2022 - 20:16:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An interministerial meeting on the collection of refuse in the district of Bamako was held Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Mauritius marks International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2021

17 september 2021 - 08:26:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WMO confirms air quality improvements from COVID-19 lockdowns

04 september 2021 - 05:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world [...] Full text...

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Companies asked to renew their ozone depleting substances permits

16 march 2021 - 12:40:57
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Meteorological Services has put out a call to companies to renew their annual [...] Full text...

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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection

22 january 2021 - 14:38:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...

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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection

22 january 2021 - 13:34:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce regulations against sea pollution

31 october 2020 - 08:36:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Ministry would promulgate the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's emergency agency warns of likely flooding in 28 of nation's 36 states

07 august 2020 - 20:03:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Friday warned that 28 of the country’s 36 states and [...] Full text...

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Kigali Amendment hits milestone 100th ratification, boosting climate action

14 july 2020 - 10:56:22
Nairobi, Kenya – The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to cut the use of climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 106 new cases reported in DRC

26 may 2020 - 18:19:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Some 106 cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Monday in DR Congo, including 92 in Kinshasa, [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: COP 25 to highlight role of Innovative Clean Development Mechanism for Africa

30 november 2019 - 20:03:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While the mobilization of climate finance for sustainable development remains key for African negotiators participating next [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to phase out 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances

13 november 2019 - 11:29:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda is looking to phase phase out approximately 2.6 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) scheduled in [...] Full text...

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Barrow presides over Gambia’s cabinet session

01 november 2019 - 09:15:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow presided over the eighth session of the cabinet which discussed key issues [...] Full text...

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Botswana to mark World Ozone Day

03 october 2019 - 12:51:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, through the Department of Meteorological Services, will [...] Full text...

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Nigerien minister calls for preservation of global, living environment of populations

17 september 2019 - 19:29:54
 Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Environment minister, Almoustapha Garba, has called for the preservation of the global and the [...] Full text...

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Burundi to sign amendment to Montreal Protocol on Ozone

16 september 2019 - 20:15:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to sign the amendment to the Montreal (Canada) Protocol on the Protection of [...] Full text...

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Ozone on track to heal completely in our lifetime, UN environment agency declares on World Day

16 september 2019 - 20:09:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield of gas - or ozone layer [...] Full text...

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Sanitation company to build waste recycling plant in Mali

15 july 2019 - 12:51:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Katura International company, a waste processing and recycling company, is to build a plant in the West [...] Full text...

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Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record, UN report shows

23 november 2018 - 04:01:38
New York, US (PANA) - Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according [...] Full text...

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Healing of ozone layer gives hope for climate action: UN report

06 november 2018 - 05:54:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The findings of a new UN-backed report, released on Monday, showing the ongoing healing of the [...] Full text...

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Scientists see positive recovery in ozone-layer cushioning earth from sun rays

05 november 2018 - 19:16:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Ozone layer, which protects the earth from harmful infra-red rays from the sun, is healing [...] Full text...

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Now is a ‘pivotal time for climate action’ says UN chief, looking to ozone layer gains

17 september 2018 - 01:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - With record-breaking heat once again enveloping the earth this year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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IAAF searches for air quality monitoring partner

19 july 2018 - 13:06:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) search for a global partner to provide air quality [...] Full text...

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Environment watchdog fingers China for ozone destruction

09 july 2018 - 12:15:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global environment investigating agency said on Monday it has evidence showing that significant and unexplained [...] Full text...

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The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste, says UN chief

05 june 2018 - 04:16:35
New York, US (PANA) - The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in [...] Full text...

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Rapid, large-scale, coordinated action needed to beat pollution – UN chief

04 december 2017 - 21:33:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Noting the severity of the threats posed by pollution to both people and the planet, United [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of dangers of air pollution to health, climate (A WHO feature)

12 november 2017 - 05:41:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From smog hanging over cities to smoke inside the home, air pollution poses a major threat [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana to ratify 5th Montreal Protocol amendment

18 september 2017 - 15:09:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced intentions to ratify Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a global commitment to [...] Full text...

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US: UN highlights importance of collective action to protect ozone layer

16 september 2017 - 16:38:46
New York, US (PANA) – Commemorating the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, senior United Nations officials, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN Convention on mercury comes into effect

16 august 2017 - 12:02:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The world’s first Convention to protect the environment and human health in close to a decade, [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU ready to ratify Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol

17 july 2017 - 18:46:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is ready for formal ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal [...] Full text...

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US: UNEP stresses 'incredible momentum' on climate action

02 june 2017 - 05:52:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says the US decision to leave the Paris Agreement on [...] Full text...

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UN: Mali ratifies amendment to Montreal Protocol on HFCs

04 april 2017 - 20:37:49
New York, US (PANA) - Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, a ground-breaking amendment to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Montreal Protocol marks milestone with first ratification of Kigali amendment

03 april 2017 - 17:46:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global efforts to protect the climate and the ozone layer have received a boost with the [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO tasks governments on tackling air pollution

21 october 2016 - 05:33:31
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Coalition for Climate and Clean Air [...] Full text...

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UN: UN, UNEP laud agreement on HFCs amendment

16 october 2016 - 17:30:14
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim on [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Climate negotiators reach landmark deal in phasing-down Ozone-Depleting Substances (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA correspondent, Kigali)

15 october 2016 - 17:51:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The week-long negotiations aimed at the amendment to the legally-binding Montreal Protocol has been the first [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Amended Montreal Protocol to be signed on Friday

14 october 2016 - 06:15:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The ratification of the amended Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone layer is expected [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Montreal Protocol ministerial meeting to focus on Ozone

12 october 2016 - 13:23:48
KIgali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 28th annual ministerial meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, scheduled to open on [...] Full text...

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US: US Secretary of State to attend Kigali meeting on Montreal Protocol

11 october 2016 - 05:10:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Kigali, Rwanda, from 13-14 October, to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Amendment of Montreal Protocol for climate change at crucial moment for Sub-Saharan Africa (News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

10 october 2016 - 14:33:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level meeting of climate change experts and senior government officials from 192 countries, signatories to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to host meeting on Montreal Protocol

07 october 2016 - 12:06:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A four-day ministerial meeting of signatories to the Montreal Protocol to control climate change-inducing hydrofluorocarbons [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges countries to strengthen environmental protection

16 september 2016 - 13:54:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Friday called on countries to strengthen climate protection by [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Millions protected in Africa's largest-ever emergency yellow fever jabbing campaign

03 september 2016 - 10:16:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A major part of the largest emergency vaccination campaign against yellow fever ever attempted in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Environment Assembly to ensure healthy planet, healthy people

23 may 2016 - 21:36:35
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of key global decision-makers on Monday gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the second UN [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Customs Officers trained to track down illegal trade of Substances in Mauritius

22 february 2016 - 13:24:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Customs Officers in Mauritius on Monday started a training programme on tracking down illegal trade of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNEP warns environmental filth heightens lung cancer deaths

17 february 2016 - 18:24:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner warned Wednesday that the destruction of the ozone [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks governments on protecting Earth

16 september 2015 - 16:22:16
New York, US (PANA) - A political commitment to manage hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol, an environmental success that agreed [...] Full text...

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UN: UN hails MDGs successes

07 july 2015 - 07:57:17
New York, US (PANA) - A UN final assessment report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) says the initiative has [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Negotiations towards new climate pact resume in Bonn

17 october 2014 - 10:41:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - United Nations climate negotiations will resume for a week-long session Monday in the German city of [...] Full text...

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US: Officials hail progress in reducing damage to Ozone layer

17 september 2014 - 08:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials have hailed the progress made in reducing the damage to the Ozone layer [...] Full text...

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WB: Climate action brings big benefits to human health

04 november 2013 - 00:10:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fast action to cut common pollutants like soot (also known as black carbon) and [...] Full text...

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FAO-UNEP partnership to help countries manage ozone-damaging gas

14 november 2012 - 15:50:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The FAO-based International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) Wednesday agreed to [...] Full text...

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UNEP hails Africa’s role in reversing depletion of ozone layer

13 september 2012 - 14:11:47
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Thursday paid tribute to all African countries for their contribution to [...] Full text...

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UNEP report calls for environmental measures to save lives

25 november 2011 - 21:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - A report released on Friday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says more than two [...] Full text...

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UN report hails global efforts on ozone layer protection

17 september 2010 - 14:20:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report Friuday commended international efforts to pro tect the ozone layer shielding life [...] Full text...

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WAEMU to harmonize regulations on Ozone layer-depleting substances

15 january 2010 - 09:21:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The first technical adviser to Senegal's Environment Min ister, Col. Papa Waly Gueye, has said [...] Full text...

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Ban hails universal participation on Ozone protection pacts

16 september 2009 - 17:30:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday hailed the u niversal participation in the global pacts [...] Full text...

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New scientific report warns on climate change

24 june 2009 - 16:21:00
New York- US (PANA) -- An international team of researchers has warned that hydro fluorocarbon (HFC) gases, used increasingly in [...] Full text...

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African journalist says environment is world's most topical issue

26 february 2009 - 15:52:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambia's Coordinator of the African Network of Environmental Journalists (ANEJ), Mr. Sheikh Alkinky Sanyang, has [...] Full text...

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