Message of Monique Barbut Executive Secretary, UNCCD for World Day to Combat Desertification
June 17, 2016
Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People. Nearly Half Of The Global Population Was Living Below The Poverty Line In 1980. By 2012 That Number Was Down To About 13%. This…
The Secretary-General Message on World Day To Combat Desertification And Drought M
June 17, 2016
“Protect Earth. Restore land. Engage people” Desertification, land degradation, drought and climate change are interconnected. As a result of land degradation and climate change, the severity and frequency of droughts…
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 16, 2016
Desertification, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Established in 1994, UNCCD is…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER URGES TOTAL COMPLIANCE WITH DISASTER EVACUATION ORDERS IF ISSUED THIS HURRICANE SEASON
June 3, 2016
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, is imploring persons living in at-risk communities to comply with mandatory evacuation orders issued during the 2016 hurricane season. He is warning…
STOP ORDER ON ROYALTON HOTEL PROJECT CONDITIONALLY LIFTED
May 30, 2016
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has announced the conditional lifting of the 30-day Stop Order on sections of the Blue Diamond Royalton Negril hotel project in Hanover. The…