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Implementing the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) Published 18 January 2021 © Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk. Where we have identif...

Welcome to the UN Decade of Ocean Science 2021-2030 is the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development © Francesco Ungaro/Unsplash 8 january 2021,  If there’s one thing that humanity has always felt a deep sense of fascination for, it’s the ocean. Children read stories and imagine fantastic voyages by intrepid sailors fighting against ruthless pirates and monstrous creatures from the abyss. Meanwhile, adults are coming to terms with another, greater mission that is no less adv...

Updated: Share Article AAA The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has appealed to the Union Government to give priority to talks on free trade agreement (FTA)with the United Kingdom (U.K.) when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits India next month. The Council chairman, A. Sakthivel, said in a press release that India should give priority to discussions on FTA and ensure that India has duty parity with other countries for apparel imports by the U.K. India has 9.6 % duty disadvanta...

18 December 2020 Climate change doesn’t stop for COVID-19, but the climate negotiations have. Ever since the first meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) in 1995, national and European Union negotiators have typically met at least twice annually. At these conferences, delegations have taken decisions on implementing the United Nations Climate Convention and have adopted new agreements (the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and Paris Agreement in 2015). The pandemic has meant no UN climate negotiatio...

Toggle open close By extolling freedom of religion in the schools, President Bill Clinton has raised the level of debate on the importance of religion to American life.[2] The time is ripe for a deeper dialogue on the contribution of religion to the welfare of the nation. America has always been a religious country. "Its first Christian inhabitants were only too anxious to explain what they were doing and why," explains historian Paul Johnson. "In a way the first American settlers were like the...

2 billion depend on health facilities without water GENEVA, December 15, 2020 Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of Covid-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and Unicef.    “Working in a health care facility without water, sanitation and hygiene is akin to sending nurses and doctors to work without personal protective equipment,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.    “...

Almost 2 billion people without basic water services GENEVA, December 14, 2020 Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of Covid-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn Who and Unicef.   “Working in a health care facility without water, sanitation and hygiene is akin to sending nurses and doctors to work without personal protective equipment” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Who Director-General.    “Wa...

UNICEF/UNI350126/Ijazah A doctor washing his hands with soap and running water in the Tegalrejo Community Health Centre in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 December 2020 – Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and UNICEF. “Working in a health care facility without water, sanitation and hygiene is akin to sending nurses and doctors to work without pers...