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Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: The speed at which the polar regions are melting needs to be reflected in the speed with which nations come to agree on a decisive and definitive new global climate agreement.
Lisa Kaas Boyle: Looking Backward to Protect Our Future: Environmental Films Document Shifting Baselines of Our Natural Resources Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011
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Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: The speed at which the polar regions are melting needs to be reflected in the speed with which nations come to agree on a decisive and definitive new global climate agreement.
Lisa Kaas Boyle: Looking Backward to Protect Our Future: Environmental Films Document Shifting Baselines of Our Natural Resources Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011
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U.N. Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos expressed serious concern about a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, saying the country faces "acute water and food shortages."
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Under-Secretary of State William Burns, speaking as the U.N. Security Council debated possible action to halt the Libyan military advance against rebels, painted a grim picture of what might happen if Moammar Gadhafi manages to hold on to power.
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Under-Secretary of State William Burns, speaking as the U.N. Security Council debated possible action to halt the Libyan military advance against rebels, painted a grim picture of what might happen if Moammar Gadhafi manages to hold on to power.
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U.N. Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos expressed serious concern about a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, saying the country faces "acute water and food shortages."
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In ancient texts, the Chinese described a celestial hierarchy— Comptroller-General of Clouds, Under-Secretary of the Department of Lightning—that resembled their imperial bureaucracy, down to its detailed organizational chart.
Cirrus Concerns Peter Pesic 2011
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Mrs. Ashton and her staff pushed for Mr. Jalili to have a one-on-one meeting this week with Washington's top diplomat at the talks, Under-Secretary of State William Burns, in a bid to push the diplomatic process forward, according to European officials.
Six-Party Talks on Iran End Without Pact Jay Solomon 2011
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On 28 July, David S. Cohen, the Treasury Under-Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, announced that Iran had entered into a "secret deal" with an al-Qaeda offshoot that provides money and recruits for attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Erin Fitzgerald: Iran's Shadow Diplomacy Erin Fitzgerald 2011
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Under-Secretary of State William Burns, speaking as the U.N. Security Council debated possible action to halt the Libyan military advance against rebels, painted a grim picture of what might happen if Moammar Gadhafi manages to hold on to power.
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