Thank you, Ambassador [Jim] McLay.
I am really pleased that you have chosen the United Nations to launch the road to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
There are more similarities between rugby and diplomacy than you might realize. You lose teeth. We lose face. Your scrums confuse anyone who doesn't know the game. Just like our debates. For you, a goal is a try. At the UN, we try for a goal, like the Millennium Development Goals.
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7 April 2011 – The President of the General Assembly Joseph Deiss has had discussions on a wide range of global topics of interest to the United Nations with senior officials of the German Government, including the president, during a visit to the European country.
WHO raises the
alert on World Health Day
6 April 2011, Rome/Avignon (FAO) - A new partnership for Mediterranean forests has been established to address major threats to the region's forests being exacerbated by the severe impact of climate change. The partnership was announced at the Second Mediterranean Forest Week, which is taking place in Avignon, France (5-8 April).
