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National Security cabinet meeting starts in Michoacán 
2013-05-21 11:45:13
Morelia, May 21 (Notimex).- National Security Cabinet meeting started Tuesday in Morelia, Michoacán. The gathering, headed by Interior Minister Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, is being held in camera.
During the event, jointly actions fight organized crime by the Federal and the state governments will be defined.
According to schedule, at the end of the meeting the head of the Interior Ministry (Segob) will issue a statement to the media.
Mexico City Weather Forecast
2013-05-21 11:27:01
Mexico, May 21 (Notimex). - The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts partly cloudy to cloudy weather, moderate rainfall with electrical activity, and northeast winds speeding from 15 to 30 mph for the Valley of Mexico on Tuesday.
The agency detailed that Mexico City could record a maximum temperature or 29°C and a minimum of 13°C, while the State of Mexico could have a high of 24°C and a low of 9°C.
Over 155,000 hectares lost to deforestation yearly in Mexico: Conafor
2013-05-20 17:46:02
Mexico, May 20 (Notimex). ? According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mexico loses 155 thousand hectares per year by deforestation, National Forestry Commission (Conafor) said.
Conafor noted that according to the Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA), from 2005 to 2010, over 775 thousand hectares of forests and jungles throughout the country were lost.
Currently, the international agency has advanced 60 percent in forest data updating, in order to continue with a reliable record in this field, Conafor said.
This analysis measures the amount of hectares deforested as a result of land us...
Bolivia and United States to define terms of USAID withdrawal
2013-05-20 14:45:02
Santiago, May 20 (Notimex.). - Bolivian government representatives coordinate with officials of US embassy in La Paz the procedures to concrete the expulsion of US Agency for International Development (USAID) from Bolivia.
Diplomatic officials and personnel of the Ministry of Planning are defining the procedures and administrative rules that will underpin USAID´s withdrawal, Bolivian Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramón Quintana told reporters on Monday.
ABI news agency recalled last May 1, during a May Day speech, President Evo Morales expelled USAID by political interference and conspiracy against his government.
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Mexico chairs North American trilateral health meeting in Geneva
2013-05-20 14:43:02
Geneva, May 20 (Notimex). ? Mexican Health Minister Mercedes Juan López, chaired today a meeting in Geneva with her counterparts of US and Canada, as part of the 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) opened Monday.
Meeting was attended by US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, and by Canadian Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq.
Trilateral meeting will address issues of health cooperation and common interest among the nations.
In addition to her address to the plenary, Mexican Minister?s agenda includes bilateral meetings with countries like Sweden and UK, as well as with the Director-General of the Worl...
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples kicks off in NY
2013-05-20 13:22:01
United Nations, May 20 (Notimex).- United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues began Monday its 12th session, with the aim of improving conditions of the 370 million indigenous people living in 90 countries across the globe.
Until May 31, over two thousand Indigenous representatives will discuss political, economic, social and cultural problems affecting their communities. This year session will devote special attention to the African continent.
In a written message, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said "we must treasure, reflect and protect the rich heritage and value systems of indigenous peoples, starting ...
NDP, strategy for Mexico´s transformation: Peña Nieto
2013-05-20 13:19:02
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Mexico, May 20 (Notimex). - President Enrique Peña Nieto said the National Development Plan 2013-2018 (NDP) is the strategy needed to build a society of rights, with the support and proposals by citizens and social sectors.
NDP identifies the obstacles that have slowed development, sets priorities, defines policies and transformative reforms, Peña Nieto said at the National Palace while presenting the plan.
He explained NDP "is not to administer joints, but a plan to transform the background" that will lead to the development of shared responsibility to meet the challenges of the global world.
