- Madagascar has embarked on a major campaign to reduce maternal and infant mortality, but malaria, respiratory diseases...
2008-10-26 17:46:26
- New Delhi, Oct 15 ANI: The Sixth Council meeting of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan INBAR will begin here today This is for the first time that the council meeting is being organised outside its headquarter in China. India being chair of the council session is hosting the Sixth Council Session. This meeting will provide guidance for future thrust of INBAR activities. INBAR has 34 member countries at present, which include 13 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 10 in America and one in Oceania. The member countries are: Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, The Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Venezuela and Vietnam. INBAR is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to improve the social, economic, and environmental benefits of bamboo and rattan. It connects a global network of partners from the government, private, and not-for-profit sectors in over 50 countries to define and implement a global agenda for sustainable development through bamboo and rattan. The Director General of INBAR will give an overview of the global bamboo and rattan sector as background information for new council participants to understand the work of INBAR. There will be thematic discussion on the INBAR membership benefit package developed on the basis of findings of INBAR surveys. There will be also discussions on capacity building and training, technology transfer, project development, fund raising and implementation and information dissemination. The INBAR council has approved the accession of one new member state that is Suriname in last January. The agreement is open for signature by any member state of the United Nations or its specialised agencies. ANI
2008-10-15 03:00:00
- A Taunton doctor cycles 400 miles through Madagascar to raise money for a leprosy charity.
2008-09-17 13:46:13
- LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
2008-09-13 21:23:05
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2008-08-26 00:21:45
- This presidential race was no contest: John McCain sped to the finish while Barack Obama was reluctant to leave the starting point. But there's no guarantee giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches will predict the real...
2008-08-22 10:48:55
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- South Africa and Madagascar, two African nations participating in the Stockholm International Water Conference currently underway in the Swedish capital, provide a contrasting picture of where they stand -- or fall -- in achieving the U.N.'s heavily-trumpeted Millennium Development Goals MDGs.
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