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Patent for broccoli, conventionally bred, set to go ahead

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:10:50 +0000

GenevaLunch.com This article is republished with permission from IP Watch By William New Revised EPO Patent For Conventional Broccoli Has Public Interest Ramifications GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A patent for a conventionally bred form of the common household vegetable broccoli appears to be on its way to acceptance by the European Patent Office following a change to [...]

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UN experts in Geneva say Israel’s blockade of Gaza is not legal

Laila Rodriguez — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:04:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A panel of five independent UN rights experts reporting to the Human Rights Council unanimously rejected the conclusion of the Palmer Report that says Israel’s blockade of Gaza is legal. On a statement produced by the UN in Geneva on 13 September, the panel says it rejected the Palmer Report findings because [...]

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UN: Situation in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda could get worse (video)

Laila Rodriguez — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:22:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com AFRICA – An unnamed UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s representative in Kenya has said to the Associated Press that the situation in Somalia could become “simply unbearable” in the coming weeks if people continue to abandon their homes in search of food. The food crisis in the Horn of Africa is escalating, with 12 million [...]

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UN under pressure as Haiti protests spread

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:07:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com United Nations agencies are coming under pressure to leave Haiti, as crowds protesting their presence spread to the capital, Port-au-Prince, Thursday 19 November. The rock-throwing, tire-burning crowds also appear to be protesting what they see as government inaction. Cholera has now killed some 1,100 people and spread throughout most of the country. Rumours have also [...]

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Afghanistan’s president blames UN for election fraud

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:29:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has pointed a finger at the United Nations, and in particular at Peter Galbraith, the then deputy head of the UN mission Afghanistan, as the source of “massive” election fraud in 2009. The disputed presidential elections, which Karzai won despite having a high number of votes for him rejected [...]

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Nigerian artists exhibit

Laila Rodriguez — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:34:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Nigerian artists exhibit Location: Geneva Link out: Click here Description: Three contemporary Nigerian artists exhibit their work at the UN in Geneva. Start Date: 2010-03-29 End Date: 2010-04-16

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Sufi Music and Traditional Dance

Laila Rodriguez — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:56:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Sufi Music and Traditional Dance Location: Geneva Link out: Click here Description: Performance of Sufi Music and Traditional Dance, on the occasion of the of the National day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Date: 2010-03-30

Colourful Dreams of Remembrance: Hungarian Contemporary Roma Artists

Laila Rodriguez — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:56:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Colourful Dreams of Remembrance: Hungarian Contemporary Roma Artists Location: Geneva Link out: Click here Description: Sponsored by Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the UN in Geneva. Start Date: 2010-03-03 End Date: 2010-03-26

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Betty E King now officially US ambassador in Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:22:17 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Betty E King presented her credentials as US ambassador to the UN Wednesday 3 March. She is now officially the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva., filling a post that has been empty since Warren Tichenor left when Barack Obama became president in January 2009. Three other Obama appointments [...]

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Staying home: US Congress, United Nations close due to snow

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:14:04 +0000

GenevaLunch.com A major snowstorm battered the US East Coast late Tuesday 9 February, the second in less than a week, forcing Congress in Washington, DC and the United Nations in New York to remain closed Wednesday. Reuters reports that keeping Washington federal workers at home for a third straight day is costly: estimated at $100 million [...]

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