YANGON, Myanmar -- Disaster recovery and relief efforts are progressing well in Myanmar's cyclone-hit areas, despite logistical obstacles, a United Nations agency said Monday. "The government has allocated a lot of money to relief and recovery ...

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Investment in sustainable energy worldwide is posting big growth, with $148.4 billion going to the sector in 2007, according to a new United Nations report. That was an increase of 60 percent over the previous year, and the dollars ...

Global investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a

July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Wind, solar and biofuel companies received a record $148 billion in new funding last year as rising oil prices and climate-change rules encouraged investment in renewable energy, the United Nations Environment Program said. Wind ...

The lower house of the Dutch parliment wants the government to reclaim money wrongfully paid to former Labour Party minister Eveline Herfens, who's been working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Fox Business: WASHINGTON, May 5, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ —-High oil prices and an array of government incentives are leading to soaring rates of investment in renewable energy, according to the United Nations’ annual ...

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UN adviser calls for halt on biofuels investment ABC Online, Australia - 11 hours ago New United Nations special adviser on food Olivier de Schutter has called for an immediate freeze on investment in biofuels - crops which can be ...