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Global Partnership Against
the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
"Under this initiative, we will support specific cooperation projects,
initially in Russia, to address non-proliferation, disarmament,
counter-terrorism and nuclear safety issues. Among our priority
concerns are the destruction of chemical weapons, the dismantlement
of decommissioned nuclear submarines, the disposition of fissile
materials and the employment of former weapons scientists."
Andean Community
"The key objectives of the Andean Community (CAN) are: to promote the
balanced and harmonious development of the member countries under
equitable conditions, to boost their growth through integration and
economic and social cooperation, to enhance participation in the
regional integration process with a view to the progressive formation
of a Latin American common market, and to strive for a steady
improvement in the standard of living of their inhabitants."
Latin American Business Council
"The LABC's main activities are the promotion of strategic thinking and
exchanges between our nations and, to some extent, the coordination of
actions."
Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
"The regulations contained in the Protocol are primarily of a
preventive nature: environmental damage should, as far as possible,
be prevented or kept to an absolute minimum. As a unique nature
reserve, the unspoilt nature of Antarctica is to be preserved."
World Radiocommunication Conference
"At the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2000) in Istanbul,
representatives from 150 countries discussed the need to provide the
users of frequency spectrum with an updated regulatory framework that
will meet user requirements for the next 20 years."
International standards and protocols for combating terrorist
financing.
"Recognizing the importance of international cooperation, the United
States has worked not only through the United Nations on blocking
assets, but also through multilateral organizations and on a bilateral
basis to promote international standards and establish protocols for
combating terrorist financing."
Police Working Group
"Increased cooperation among European police forces is making life more
difficult for terrorists."
Vostok ice core, Antarctica
"French, Russian and American researchers have measured the temperature,
the aerosol and greenhouse gas concentration and various other
climate and environmental parameters over the last four climate cycles.
The results confirm the idea that climate variations are caused by
the Earth’s orbital changes and to a large extent amplified by
greenhouse gases."
Russian device on a NASA interplanetary spacecraft
"KHEND is designed to study the composition of the Martian surface and
to search for areas with increased content of 'underground' water and
ice. 'Such areas,' it was stressed at Russia's Foreign Ministry, are
of particular interest for future unmanned exploratory stations, since
water is an essential resource for ensuring their stay on Mars and
their return to the Earth."
Chernobyl projects
"Here you will find the background to projects in the management of the
Chernobyl disaster that are underway or have been realised. One
important objective, according to the www.chernobyl.info guidelines,
is to link the numerous large and small projects with each other."
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 1975
"Using docking equipment developed jointly by US and Soviet scientists,
on 17 July 1975 the US Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz
spacecraft while in Earth orbit. This was the first international
cooperative space flight."
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