Luc Guyau, President of the Permanent Assembly of Chambers of Agriculture (APCA) and Vice President of the economic, social and environmental Council has been elected as Independent Chairperson of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 22 November (...) [read ...]
European leaders select Belgian prime minister to be the EU's first permanent president. EU trade commissioner Catherine Ashton from the UK lands the foreign policy spot. For more information visite the website of the European (...) [read ...]
Brazil and France reiterate their conviction that climate change is one of the most pressing challenges we face today and that it requires immediate global response guided by fairness and equity. The two countries underline that combating climate change is an imperative that must be fully (...) [read ...]
Statement by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Mr Bernard Kouchner: Ten years ago the United Nations decided that November 25 would be the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. A day to mobilize efforts or simply to condemn the violence that is committed 365 days a year. An international day since there isn't a single country in the world that is exempt from this plague which can take many forms: prenatal sex selection, refusal to provide (...) [read ...]