Experts and government representatives from 15 West African nations opened talks Tuesday on the effects of climate change on human rights, ahead of the global UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
Some 80 experts from national human rights commissions and senior government officials responsible for environment and climate, are taking part in the conference in the Togolese capital organised by the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations and the Togo government.African countries want industrialised nations to take measures to limit global warming to two degrees celsius and cut emissions by 25 to 40 percent by 2020.
The December 7-18 UN talks in Copenhagen aim to craft a post-2012 pact for curbing the heat-trapping gases that cause global warming.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Lomé
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his counterpart in Togo on Tuesday.
Opening at the end of the year
In EnglishThe juxtaposed Noépé-Akanu checkpoint (Togo-Ghana border) should be operational at the end of the year.
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Trop, c'est trop
Faits diversUn nouveau corps sans vie a été repêché mardi dans le 4e lac de Lomé (qui récupère les eaux de pluie).
Lecture pour tous
CultureL'OIF appuie le gouvernement pour l'installation de Centres de lecture et d'animation.
Un sport en roue libre
SportL’Union cycliste international (UCI) a fait l’impasse sur le Togo. C’est ce qu’affirme Koffi Kpodo, le président de la Fédération togolaise .
300.000 doses de Pfizer sont arrivées à Lomé
Santé300.000 doses du vaccin Pfifer sont arrivées dimanche à l’aéroport de Lomé.
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