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The objective of this Board will be to advise the UN Secretary General on science-related issues, and enable him to provide advice to UN Member States in these areas.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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However, it is believed this is restricted to just a few dozen families - most directly related to Kim Jong-un himself.
BBC: North Korea: On the net in world's most secretive nation
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One of its key functions will be to promote cooperation on science-related issue between UN agencies, and with the international scientific community.
UNESCO: Biodiversity Initiative
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Representatives from UN-OCHA, JICA Turkey Office and UNESCO made presentations on their activities related to earthquake disasters.
UNESCO: Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
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Ban Ki-moon has agreed to set up an international scientific advisory board to provide him with guidance on science-related issues, and enable him to provide advice to UN member states on such issues.
UNESCO: keeps momentum going for sustainability driven science after Rio+20 | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UN-Water is the United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism for all issues related to water and sanitation.
FORBES: World Water Day 2013: Water Can Be Fought Over or Shared, But Cooperation Brings More Benefits for All
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For now it seems as if the status quo will continue, though, any internet treaty coming out of the UN would likely face stiff opposition from the US, even without the content-related language.
ENGADGET: ITU treaty negotiations collapse as US, Canada and UK refuse to sign
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UN's list, however, all must either have been convicted of a terror-related offence or be subject to prosecution.
ECONOMIST: UN law
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The aim of the Forum is to open a space for dialogue for civil society, parliamentarians, decisioni-makers, regional organizations, as well as specialized UN agencies, to exchange on issues related to democracy and human rights in Africa and the Arab world.
UNESCO: Detailview | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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The Secretary-General tasked UNESCO, the UN specialized agency with a mandate for science, to take the lead on following up on the science-related recommendations, the first step in their implementation.
UNESCO: Biodiversity Initiative
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The Secretary-General tasked Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, the UN specialized agency with a mandate for science, to take the lead on following up on the science-related recommendations of the report.
UNESCO: EDUCATION