Over ten UN organizations, including UNESCO-IOC, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are participating in the UN Pavilion to raise awareness of international efforts to promote the preservation of marine environment and sustainable development of oceans and coasts.

UNESCO: CULTURE

"People who move, for a time at least, are living as rural people in an urban setting, " said Kenneth Westgate, of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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The government, local non-governmental organisations and the UN Programme for Development (UNDP) have been promoting the use of new biodegradable bags, the Mauritanian Information Agency reports.

BBC: Mauritania bans plastic bag use

The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability was produced jointly by UNESCO - IOC, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples