2 June 2010: Juan Somavia, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General, presented his report to the 99th International Labour Conference, taking place from 2-18 June 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. The report, titled "Recovery and Growth with Decent Work," identifies a number of vital and converging objectives for the agenda for policy dialogue and action on an employment-oriented framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth.
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June 2010: The latest issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO) features an interview with oceanographer and geologist Colin Summerhayes, titled "Climate change: a creeping catastrophe," which explores the expected consequences of climate change on human health.
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May 2010: The World Bank has published the first in a series of Issue Briefs on the topics of Climate, Finance and Development, addressing how to monitor official development assistance (ODA) flows for climate finance and how to enhance the effectiveness of public finance for climate action.
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2 June 2010: The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published the latest EU inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The inventory indicates that emissions fell significantly in 2008 for the fifth consecutive year.
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June 2010: The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has published its Annual Report for 2010, in which it highlights, among other things, its work on climate change.
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May 2010: The UN Secretariat has released the report of the 12th session of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2010/33), which took place from 22-26 March 2010, in New York, US.
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This event is organized by the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, under the auspices of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural and Educational Organization (UNESCO) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. It will be organized around the theme "Floods: From Risk to Opportunity," and will consist of five plenary sessions, 20 parallel sessions, four poster sessions, special events and technical and cultural tours.
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30 May 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a workshop report on issues relating to the revision of the UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines (FCCC/SBSTA/2010/INF.5).
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26 May 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report on the review and assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 1(c) and 5, of the Convention (FCCC/SBI/2010/INF.4) on technology transfer.
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25 May 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a note (FCCC/SBSTA/2010/INF.3) that presents information required for using the performance indicators to support the review of the implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 1(c) and 5, of the Convention (technology transfer).
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