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UNDP and Nile Hope Hand Over Market Shed in Mingkaman IDP Camp in South Sudan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), working with its implementing partner, Nile Hope, hands over a market shed with 48 stalls in Mingkaman's Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp…
19 May 2015
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Nurek Dam and Hydroelectric Station in Tajikistan
Nurek Dam and hydroelectric station, the largest dam in Tajikistan, situated in the town of Nurek.
9 June 2015
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Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland
Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant, located in the Hengill area, an active volcanic ridge in southwest Iceland.
30 June 2013
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Energy in the 21st Century / the Alternatives
Rows of peat bricks lie in the African sun at a peat mine in Burundi. Eventually this central African nation hopes to produce 30,000 tons of burnable peat annually.
1 January 1980
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Energy Sources of Power: Biogas Plants in India
Cow dung cakes being prepared to be used in biogas plants in the village of Ugala. Gobar or biogas plant comprises a digester of adequate size to ferment in an efficient manner cow dung, urine, night…
1 January 1978
UN Headquarters
Drones Projecting SDG Awareness over East River
A view of drones projecting images over the East River advocating awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change ahead of the SDG Summit and the General Assembly Debate at UN…
15 September 2023
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Energy - Sources of Power: Wind
Oil was the cheapest form of energy until relatively recently. The industrial world thrived on it. Many countries became dependent for their food on its byproducts - fertilizers and pesticides. Other…
1 January 1976
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Energy - Sources of Power: Solar Energy
The sun shinning brightly over Knoxville,Tennessee. Because of the high price of oil, more and more countries are conducting experiments aimed at harnessing sun's energy for domestic use.
1 January 1978
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Powerlines Import Electricity
Powerlines import electricity from neighboring countries into the capital city.
29 October 2008
Africa
Development of Resources: Hydro-Electricity in Ghana
The lifeline of many poor countries is the export of raw materials. If that line is to hold firm, these countries must have stable and equitable prices for the commodities they sell to the industrial…
1 January 1973
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UNMISS Hands Over Solar-powered Water System to Juba Community
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) handed over the keys to a solar-powered water system to local leaders during a handover ceremony in Juba on 29 June 2017. The water system was constructed under…
29 June 2017
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Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, Paraguay
Control room at the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant on the border of Paraguay and Brazil, on the day of a visit by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The plant is a source renewable clean energy for the…
26 February 2015