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Irantoday in Genevaurged the West to take a less confrontational approach in talks on its nuclear programme and said that it could be a “reliable and stable partner” in the Middle East. CH UNTV
Irantoday in Genevaurged the West to take a less confrontational approach in talks on its nuclear programme and said that it could be a “reliable and stable partner” in the Middle East. CH UNTV
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visit's At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. UNTV
Women and girls run the risk of being left behind in scientific and technological fields if countries do not put measures in place to address discrimination and change traditional attitudes, the United Nations said today. FILE
Over the past 50 years, the IAEA’s laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria have improved the lives of millions of people by using sophisticated scientific techniques in areas ranging from food preservation to cancer treatment. The lab is now looking to develop new applications in climate-smart agriculture and pest control. IAEA
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who recently broke the sound barrier on his record 39-kilometer jump from the edge of space. UNTV
During a Security Council meeting on nuclear non-proliferation, US Ambassador Susan Rice said that after the latest IAEA report, “no one” believes in the purely peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. UNTV
On the closing day of the Global South-South Development Expo 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be presented with the South-South Cooperation Award for Leadership. FAO
The General Assembly is set to pass a resolution declaring 12 April, “International Day of the Human Space Mission.” The 100th Russian astronaut in space Oleg Kotov told Unifeed today that like every Russian child growing up in the sixties, he was inspired by the figure of Yuri Gagarin. UNTV / ROSCOSMOS
On World Science Day, UNESCO launches a new report which says that while the United States, Europe and Japan may still be leading the global research and development effort, they are increasingly being challenged by developing countries. UNESCO
As the International Summit on Climate Change kicks off today in Copenhagen , there’s news from Egypt that it aims to generate one fifth of its electricity from renewable sources, including wind power, by 2020. To help reach that ambitious goal, it is tapping into a World Bank Clean Technology Fund. WORLD BANK