Friday, 7 October 2011
IYF 2011 -- H.E. Mr. Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, JAMAICA
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) -- H.E. Mr. Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, JAMAICA, message For more information, please visit www.un.org/forests
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) -- Dennis Garrity, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) -- Dennis Garrity, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), message
For more information, please visit www.un.org/forests
For more information, please visit www.un.org/forests
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) -- Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, CBD
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) — Ahmed Djoghlaf
03 October 2011
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) -- Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), message
For more information, please visit www.un.org/forests
03 October 2011
International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) -- Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), message
For more information, please visit www.un.org/forests
Thursday, 6 October 2011
World Post Day - 9 October - Message from the Director-General of the Universal Postal Union
Message from the Director-General
of the Universal Postal Union
The Post, an invaluable public service worldwide
The world postal network is an enormous web that spans the four corners of the globe. Still today, it is the largest physical delivery network in the world. Each day, more than 600,000 post offices serve billions of peo¬ple, and each year they handle more than 438 billion letters and six billion parcels, and offer a vast range of electronic, financial and logistics services.
On this World Post Day, we should remember the fundamental values of the Post and the numerous public services it offers to people everywhere, which contribute to the economic development of countries.
Today, of all the billions of letters processed and delivered by Posts throughout the world each year, it is estimated that more than 80% come from businesses, associations or government entities. Personal letters account for 5 to 11% of mail volumes.
Meanwhile, parcels are on the rise, as Posts have taken advantage of the growing popularity of e-commerce to become the preferred distributors of those who buy and sell over the Internet.
Postal financial services are also a popular postal product, and an ever increasing number of Posts throughout the world are focusing on this business sector. Postal financial institutions hold more than one billion of the estimated 5.18 billion current and savings accounts in the worldwide retail banking market. What is more, these institutions also offer savings and loan products as well as other services which, for people without banking facilities or with low incomes, would be difficult to access through traditional financial institutions.
Like other sectors, Posts are faced with economic crises and increased competition, but in this era of rapidly developing information technologies they are still managing to hold their own. They continue to ensure a vital communication link between people and businesses worldwide, not only in daily life but also in the face of natural disasters.
After Japan was hit by this year's massive earthquake, we heard many moving stories about Japanese people who had turned to the Post to send supplies to friends and relatives who had suddenly been left out on a limb, or to withdraw money from mobile post offices set up to serve the most severely affected areas. The Post played a major role in cementing solidarity among the people and lifting their spirits, offering hope to victims who had taken refuge anywhere they could find it.
This is the human value of postal services. Beyond the services provided, the five million postal employees – and in particular postmen, counter staff, messengers and others – are all the face of an immense public service with social and economic dimensions the world could ill afford to live without.
On this World Post Day, let us take some time to think about all the services offered by postal workers throughout the world.
Edouard Dayan, Director-General of the Universal Postal Union
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Nobel Prize 2011 - LIVE Webcast on Nobelprize.org!
The announcement of the Nobel Laureates and the Laureates in Economic Sciences for the year is made on the same day that the Nobel Prize awarding institutions choose from among the names recommended by the respective Nobel Committees. Immediately after the vote, a press conference is held by the concerned Nobel Prize awarder.
Announcements of the 2011 Nobel Prizes
Prize Announcement DatesThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
October 3, 11:30 a.m. CET at the earliest
The Nobel Prize in Physics
Tuesday 4 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Wednesday 5 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest
The Nobel Prize in Literature
Thursday 6 October, 1:00 p.m. CET
The Nobel Peace Prize
Friday 7 October, 11:00 a.m. CET
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Monday 10 October, 1:00 p.m. CET at the earliest
LIVE Webcast on Nobelprize.org!
2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The live webcast starts on Wednesday 5 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest. Nobelprize.org provides
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- exclusive interview with member of the Nobel Committee
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2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae" with one half to Saul Perlmutter and the other half jointly to Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess.Press Release
Videos from the Prize Announcement
Congratulate the Nobel Laureates
"We are talking about 5-billion light years ..." Telephone Interview with Adam G. Riess
"And I said 'How do I feel about what?'..." Telephone Interview with Saul Perlmutter
"... great ideas don't need billions of dollars ..." Telephone Interview with Brian P. Schmidt
2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medecine
2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity".Press Release
Videos from the Prize Announcement
Congratulate the New Nobel Laureates
"I was absolutely delighted" ... Telephone Interview with Bruce A. Beutler
Press Release: Ralph Steinman Remains Nobel Laureate
2011 Nobel Prize in Literature
2011 Nobel Prize in Literature
The prize will be announced on Thursday 6 October, 1:00 p.m. CET.Facts about the Nobel Prize in Literature
List of all Nobel Laureates in Literature
2011Nobel Peace Prize
2011 Nobel Peace Prize
The prize will be announced from the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Oslo, Norway, on Friday 7 October, 11:00 a.m. CET.Facts about the Nobel Nobel Peace Prize
List of all Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
2011 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
2011 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
The prize will be announced on Monday 10 October, 1:00 p.m. CET at the earliest.Facts about the Prize in Economic Sciences
List of all Laureates in Economic Sciences
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