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U.N. Court Orders Japan to Halt Antarctic WhalingThe decision to ban Japan’s annual whaling drive off Antarctica, handed down by the United Nations’ highest court on Monday, is a hard-won victory for conservationists who have long argued that Tokyo’s whaling research is a cover for commercial whaling.
“We are very happy with the backing of the International Court. We had never expected such a strong ruling."
- Geert Vons, a representative of Sea Shepherd |
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U.N. Court Orders Japan to Halt Antarctic Whaling
Source: New York Times, Mon March 31, 2014 |
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Nations agree on legally binding mercury rulesMore than 140 countries have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution, at UN talks. |
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Human Rights Council backs Internet freedomDespite opposition from India, China and Russia, the UN Human Rights Council passed its first resolution on Internet freedom, to support individuals’ rights online. |
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Global alliance aims to tackle forest crimeInterpol and the United Nations have joined forces to launch an initiative to tackle global forest crime. |
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World meets UN safe water goalThe world has easily beaten a 2015 deadline to halve the proportion of people drinking unsafe water, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. |
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Aids-related deaths ‘down 21% from peak’, says UNAidsAids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAids suggest. |
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‘Historic’ deal to halt hazardous waste export to southLeading world economies will no longer be able to export hazardous waste to poorer nations unless they obtain the latter's consent, a spokesman from the UN environment agency said Tuesday. |
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UN Shipping Group Moves on Vessel Emission ReductionsAn International Maritime Organization panel adopted what it calls mandatory design and operational measures to reduce greenhouse gases from international shipping. |
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Green energy investment hits record global highGlobal investment in renewable energy sources grew by 32% during 2010 to reach a record level of US$211bn (£132bn), a UN study has reported. |
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Deadly cattle disease eradicated, UN declaresA cattle disease that has caused hardship and hunger for millennia has been eliminated from the world, the United Nations formally announced Tuesday. |
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