Clarification.In the December 2001 Forum article "Old Pesticides Pose New Problems for Developing World" [EHP EHP abbr. 1. effective horsepower 2. electric horsepower 109:A578-A579], the partnership behind the Africa Stockpiles Project was not clearly defined. The Africa Stockpiles Project is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund and Pesticide Action Network UK that is now being developed by a strategic partnership consisting of African regional organizations (the African Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA) was established in 1958 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent). , the African Development Bank, and Pesticide Action Network Africa), United Nations agencies (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Noun 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization , the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), specialized agency of the United Nations. Headquartered in Vienna, it was organized in 1966 and made a specialized UN agency in 1985. UNIDO's mission is to promote industrial progress in developing nations. , the Secretariat of the Basel Convention), the World Bank, and the industry association CropLife International. |
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