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United Nations University, Bonn 30 Aug, 2015 UN University, INTERPOL, partners conclude 2-year inquiry; report recommends ways to better enforce laws, monitor e-waste trade; cooperation vital
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United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 22-FEB-2015 Corruption, siphoning 30 percent of water sector funding, must end for world development
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United Nations University, Hamilton Canada, and InterAction Council, Toronto 9-Oct-2014 Experts’ address universal concerns identified by former world leaders: World water crisis, sectarianism, energy, denuclearization
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health 2-Jul-2014 Business-as-usual management policies risks well-being of 2 billion+ people Satellite Images Depict the Growth
United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health, Malaysia 15-Jun-2014 Study in Uganda shows under-18s most vulnerable to cholera, typhoid, acute diarrhea, other water-related
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United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 24-Sep-2013 UN-backed report, ‘Economics of Land Degradation,’ debuts at world desertification conference, Namibia Adopting