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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland this week led the United States delegation to Antigua and Barbuda for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States.
The United Nations said Friday that it has successfully completed a complex operation to transfer more than a million barrels of oil from an aging supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast onto a salvage vessel, averting a potential environmental catastrophe. "We have, I think against many odds, managed to complete an operation that many talked about for years," U.N. Development Program Administrator Achim Steiner told reporters in a video call. "Many were concerned it couldn't really be done. Many questioned why it took the U.N. long to implement it." The planning, f...
The United Nations said Tuesday that a long-awaited operation has begun to remove more than a million barrels of oil from an aging supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential environmental disaster. "As of this morning, we are very pleased to report that the pumps are on, the pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and the Yemen — the replacement tanker — and the first gallons of oil have in fact been pumped off the Safer onto the Yemen," U.N. Development Program Administrator Achim Steiner told reporters. The ship-to-ship transfer will continue around the...
The United Nations said Tuesday that a long-awaited operation has begun to remove more than a million barrels of oil from an aging supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, averting a potential environmental disaster. “As of this morning, we are very pleased to report that the pumps are on, the pipes have been laid between…
Long-sought operation to avert spill that could decimate Red Sea coastal communities and marine life follows deal with Iran-backed Houthi rebels, drawn-out fundraising campaign