Jan 27, 2014 | Global Public Health, North-South, Passage au crible (English), Poverty, UN
By Clément Paule
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°104
On January 12, 2014, the Republic of Haiti commemorated the fourth anniversary of the destructive earthquake that devastated the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and the immediate surrounding region…
Dec 19, 2013 | Development, environment, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Weiting Chao
Translation : Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°102
From November 11-23 2013, the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 19) in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Warsaw and the 9th session…
Jan 23, 2013 | Globalization, North-South, Passage au crible (English), Sport (English)
By Josepha Laroche Translation: Anton Stzepourginski
Owned by Amaury Sport Organization, the Dakar rally raid (ex Paris Dakar) started on the 5th of January and ended on the 20th. It includes three types of vehicles: motorcycles, cars and trucks. It is the biggest off-road…
Dec 22, 2012 | Development, environment, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Weiting Chao
The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 18) and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP8) took place…
Oct 5, 2012 | Defense, North-South, Passage au crible (English), Security
By Josepha Laroche Translation: Pierre Chabal
From 26 to 31 August 2012, Tehran hosted the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which comprises today 120 member-countries. At the end of the rally, attended by 35 Heads of State and Government…
Sep 7, 2012 | Global Public Health, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Clément Paule Translation: Pierre Chabal
From 22th to 27th July 2012, nearly 24,000 people from 183 countries participated in the 19th International Conference on AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) held in Washington by the IAS…