UNESCO Global Geoparks meet in Marrakesh to share experience & foster cooperation

More than 2,000 representatives from Global Geoparks, senior UNESCO officials, scientists, policy makers and government officials from around the world are taking part in the 10th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks convening in Marrakesh from Sept. 7 to 11. The event, organized every two years, is the most important international gathering of Geoparks to […]

Libya: UN led dialogue begins in limbo

Talks between the two governments of Libya will begin in Geneva on Wednesday but only the one based in Tobruk could be present. The Tripoli based government is not satisfied with some of the actions undertaken by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) ahead of the announcement and said that it will decide on […]

Oceans’ Protection, at Heart of COP22 Agenda

Moroccan Minister Delegate in Charge of the Environment Hakima El Haite said at the “Our Ocean 2016 Conference” in Washington DC that oceans will feature prominently in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 22), to be held in Marrakech on November 7-18. Addressing a panel on “Ocean and the Environment”, El Haite stressed […]