MESSAGE ON WORLD WILDLIFE DAY

U N I T E D   N A T I O N S      N A T I O N S   U N I E S  THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL

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MESSAGE ON WORLD WILDLIFE DAY

3 March 2015

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 3 March – the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – as World Wildlife Day.  On this second observance of the Day, the UN system, its Member States and a wide range of partners from around the world are highlighting the simple yet...

Minister Nyalandu, (R), responds to Kibodya's remarks, as Mantra-Tanzania Vice President, Galina Molchinova, (L), and Game rangers, listenHanding over of two vehicles, Toyota Land CruiserMemory photo, staff of Mantra-Tanzania and Minister NyalanduSome of the representatives of Game Rangers SquadTesting the vehicleAcceptance remarksTourism and Natural Resources experts-K-VIS

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