UN to support energy sector in Cuba
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| Published on Thursday, July 12, 2007 |
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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): The UN Development Programme (UNDP) will support Cuba's energy sector, stated Susan McDade, resident representative of that institution in Cuba.
In statements to ACN, McDade said one of the UNDP cooperation programmes for 2008-2012 period will support the rational and efficient use of energy in Cuba. She added that other areas of cooperation on environmental issues contained in the 1987 Montreal Protocol will include protected areas, community development, soil management and the elimination of substances that deplete the ozone layer.
The UN coordinator explained that funds will be spent on equipment, supplies, training, and studies. She also praised the scientific rigour of Cuban experts in cooperation programmes undertaken in Cuba by the UNDP for three decades now.
Since its creation in 1966, the United Nations Development Programme has played an active role in UN actions to encourage sustainable development in every nation. |
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