[NYTr] UN Under Secretary General Arrives in Cuba
 
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:14:41 -0500 (CDT)

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UN Under Secretary General Arrives in Cuba

Havana, July 3 (acn) UN Under Secretary General Achim Steiner arrived 
in Cuba on Monday evening to participate in the 6th International 
Convention on the Environment and Development that began at Havana's 
Convention Center with the participation of nearly 700 national and 
foreign specialists from 30 countries.

Steiner, who is also the Executive Director of the UN Environment 
Program (UNEP), was welcomed at Havana's JosC) MartC- International 
airport by the First Vice-Minister of the Cuban Ministry of Science, 
Technology and the Environment, Fernando GonzC!lez.

Steiner was elected by the UN General Assembly as UNEP Executive 
Director for a four-year term in March 2006. Prior to that, from 2001 
to 2006, he headed the World Conservation Union, one of the world's 
most important and prestigious organizations in the field of nature 
conservation.

He is the second UN Under Secretary General who visits Cuba in less 
than two weeks after Anna Tibaijuka, Director if UN-Habitat, visited 
the island a few days ago.

After his arrival on Monday, Steiner met with Susan McDade, resident 
Coordinator and Representative on the island of the UN Development 
Program, and also with Havana City historian Eusebio Leal.

On Tuesday, the UN high-ranking official is to meet with Cuban Foreign 
Minister Felipe PC)rez Roque.
       
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