"Mali is at the heart of a range of complex political, security and development challenges that have the potential to affect the wider region and it is vital that we work together to tackle these challenges, " he said.

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He found the region still pristine and yet still threatened by the potential for development and oil exploration.

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This English-language workshop is one of the key components of the Capacity-Building Programme of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which is being piloted in Africa in order to support the implementation of the 2005 Convention at the national level and to boost the potential of the dynamic cultural sector for sustainable development in the region.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Its potential for sustainable development carries special meaning in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Other important project for the company includes the development of the Hope Bay region in Canada, which has around 9 million ounces of potential reserves and is the largest known undeveloped gold project in the world.

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But an events center and football stadium in the City of Industry will not maximize the long term economic development potential that a new facility could have upon the economics of the Los Angeles region.

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We believe that the Greater Mekong region has the potential to become a world leader by pursuing an innovative, low carbon, green development pathway that will foster economic growth and create opportunities for its people, while conserving the natural environment.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Apparently large resource development, or exploitation, is occurring now in the Tibet Autonomous Region, but journalists and other potential troublemakers are restricted from traveling there.

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