Technology and Innovation Report 2011- Powering Development with Renewable Energy Technologies. (Embargoed until 29/11/2011 at 5 p.m. GMT) Supachai Panitchpakdi - UNCTAD - Secretary-General Anne Miroux - UNCTAD - Director - Division on Technology and Logistics
Findings of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria Authors of the Commission's report: Paulo Pinheiro (Chairperson), Karen Koning AbuZayd and Yakin Ertürk
Concluding Observations of the Committee against Torture (CAT) on Germany, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Djibouti, Paraguay, Bulgaria, Madagascar and Belarus. Mr. Claudio Grossman, Chairperson, and other members of CAT.
Release of the Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. In advance of the international climate conference in Durban, WMO will be releasing its annual report on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Jeremiah Lengoasa, WMO Deputy Secretary General Oksana Tarasova, WMO scientist
Opening Press Conference for the 31st International Conference of Red Cross Red Crescent: Contemporary humanitarian challenges in armed conflict, other situations of violence and natural disasters. Mr. Bekele Geleta, Secretary-General, IFRC Mr. Yves Daccord, Director-General, ICRC Mr. Matthias Schmale, Under Secretary-General, IFRC Mr. Philippe Spoerri, ICRC Director for International Law and Cooperation
Global launch of the report Cluster Munition Monitor 2011. Welcome and Moderator: Maya Brehm, Project Manager, UNIDIR Overview of the major findings of Cluster Munition Monitor 2011: Steve Goose, Editor, Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor; and Executive Director, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch
Meeting the energy challenge · Meeting the energy needs of a 7-9 billion world population · Improving energy efficiency · Global gas market prospects Speakers: · Scott Foster, Director, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE · Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
