The fourth UN world
conference on women
has been underway
(September 4-15) in
Beijing, China. Weighty
-issues being discussed in
the conference include action to alleviate
poverty, abolishing slavery and prostitution, stopping violence against women,
equality under the law and equal access to
health care, education and jobs. Around
24,000 delegates from allover the world,
among whom are America's First Lady
Hillary Clinton and Pak premier Benazir
Bhutto, are attending the conference.
Under its environmental programme, the
UN has declared September 16 as World
Ozone Day. The focus will primarily be on
global reduction in the use of chemical substances like halon and chloroflurocarbons (CFCS) which destroy the ozone layer in the atmosphere. While CFCs are mainly used in
refrigerator and airconditioners, halons
are used In fire engines. According to Suvit Yodmani, director of the environmental I
Iprogramme for Asia, the campaign is the
first of its kind to be launched this year.
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