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Nettoyage des Roches Saint-Nicolas
Dans le cadre de ses missions de protection de la biodiversité marine, la Direction de l’Environnement organise un nettoyage des roches Saint Nicolas du 17 au 22 octobre 2016.Ces roches à coralligènes, situées à la sortie du port de Fontvieille, présentent une riche biodiversité. Elles sont cependant soumises à la p...
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Monaco Speaks on Promoting Literacy - A Tool for Social Inclusion
H.E. Ms. Isabelle Picco, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the UnitedNations, spoke as part of a debate on social development at the Third Committee of the General Assembly. This debate focussed on social, humanitarian and cultural issues. H.E.Ms. Picco called for the completion of the work begun 20...
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3rd High-Level Meeting of the Small Countries Initiative of WHO Europe Adoption of Monaco's Declaration
At the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the Small Countries Initiative of WHO Europe, Stéphane Valeri, Minister of Health and Social Affairs and Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director of the WHO for Europe, announced, on Wednesday 12 October, that the eight delegations present had adopted the Monaco Statement on climate ch...
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Diplomacy – Accreditations United Arab Emirates – Malta – Japan – Moldova
On Wednesday 12 October 2016, at a lunch held at the Hôtel Hermitage, Ms. Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, received H.E. Mr. Maadhad Hareb Meghair Jaber Alkhyeli, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates; H.E. Mr. Umberto Di C...
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Monaco Hosts the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the Small Countries Initiative of WHO Europe
On Tuesday 11 October 2016, Government Ministers Gilles Tonelli and Stéphane Valeri, in the presence of Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director of the WHO, opened the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the Small Countries Initiative of WHO Europe.The theme for this meeting is "Health and Sustainable Development: the Adva...
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The Principality Supports the Reinforcement of the Nice-Monaco-Menton Bus Route 100
In terms of mobility, the Prince's Government encourages travel by public transport within the national territory, and also for travelling to the Principality. This policy is pursued in close cooperation with the French authorities. As a reminder, therefore, in 2008, the purchase by the State of the TER trains that...
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Moi(s) sans tabac stop smoking campaign
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, in addition to being responsible for a huge number of serious conditions. Smokers know about these risks, and the majority of them (60%) would like to stop.To help them achieve their goal, the Prince’s Government was keen for the Principality of Monaco to get involv...
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Monaco Takes Part in a Workshop by the MedECC Network (Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change)
Ms. Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, accompanied by Ms. Chloé Petruccelli, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, took part in the opening session of a scoping workshop by the MedECC initiative*, held on 10 October 2016 in Aix-en-Provence.MedECC, which benefits from...
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Diplomacy – Accreditations Nepal, Mexico and Romania
On Monday 10 October, 2016, at a lunch at the Hôtel Hermitage, over which he presided, Mr.Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, received H.E. Ms. Ambika Devi Luintel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal; H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Gomez-Robledo Ve...
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The International Civil Aviation Organization Adopts a Major Resolution for the Protection of the Environment
The Paris Agreement, which, as announced by the UN, should enter into force before the end of 2016, does not explicitly mention the aviation sector. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was therefore tasked with finding solutions to decrease the environmental impact of the sector.An historic agreemen...
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