Lattices: paintings of mesmerising treescapes by Camille Wekesa at Red Hill Gallery, Nairobi By James Brewer From spindly bamboo to bulbous baobab, a haunting variety of noble trees and dream-like…
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Statement by UNEP Executive Director on the Paris Attacks
Nairobi, 14 November 2015 – UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner released the following statement regarding the attacks in Paris on 13 November: “As part of the UN…
ITF supports wrongfully arrested Kenyan unionists
07 May 2015 – The ITF is helping two informal sector union officials who were wrongfully arrested and detained in Nairobi, Kenya. Joseph Ndiritu, chair, and Mwangi Wanjoya, organiser, of…
IMO top story: The Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention enters into force on 14 April
The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks enters into force on Tuesday (14 April 2015). The Convention places strict liability on owners for locating, marking and removing wrecks deemed…
ITF warns Agility Logistics – and tells ITF family to be vigilant
“We are working 24/7. When it comes to accidents we just take care of ourselves. When it comes to payment, it’s very little. We have families and we can’t make…
IMO’s Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu Speech to the National Maritime Conference, Kenya
“From land to sea: New Frontiers for National Development” Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi Opening remarks by Koji Sekimizu Secretary-General, IMOYour Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, Cabinet Secretary Engineer Kamau (Principal…
Building REDD+ Expertise to Address Climate Change Challenges
Forests in a Changing Climate: A Sourcebook for Integrating REDD+ into Academic Programmes Nairobi, 20 August 2014 – While significant efforts are underway to better understand the role that forests play…
First-Ever UNEA, Ground-Breaking Platform for Policy Leadership, Gets Underway
Nairobi, 23 June 2014 – Hundreds of environment ministers, decision makers, scientists, civil society representatives and business leaders gather in Nairobi today for the inaugural meeting of the United Nations…