Month: November 2016

The presidents of Monaco’s humanitarian associations have met the classes of CM1 (grade 8) over two days to mark the anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on November, 20 1989.
Under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert, the Principality mobilises each year to celebrate the occasion. Local partners of the Day of the Rights of the Child, who presented their missions of aid and solidarity for the children of the world whose fundamental rights are not respected include Action Innocence, Amade Monaco, Casa Do Menor, Child Care Monaco, Children & Future, Digital Aid, Children of Franckie, Interactions & Solidarity, Mission Enfance, Support Volunteering, and Walking For Kids.

The body of a dolphin, discovered on Tuesday on Larvotto Beach, was removed on Wednesday morning for further examination. The animal measured 1.7 metres and there was no obvious cause of death.
Monaco’s shoreline is part of the Pelagos sanctuary that aims to provide a protected area for marine mammals. The Sanctuary is a marine area of 87,500 square kilometres subject to an agreement between Italy, Monaco and France for the protection of the marine mammals that live in it. An autopsy will be carried out.
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La Poste Monaco has reminded its customers that the Poste Office Monte Carlo Moulins is undergoing renovation work that will result in the office being closed from November 28 until December 19.
The Larvotto Post Office at 35 Avenue Princesse Grace will open a second service window during this period. Opening hours will also be extended, on Monday to Friday from 8 am to 7 pm, and on Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm.
The Moulins Post Office will reopen on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at 8 am. The Larvotto will then close as work continues on the Palais de la Plage development.
 

While tourism in France has suffered a decline of 2.5 percent during the past summer, visitor numbers have fallen by much more in Paris and along the Riviera, the two regions hardest hit by terror attacks over the last 13 months.
France’s statistical office, INSEE, said that overnight stays in Paris fell by 12.7 percent compared to 2015, while in Provence-Alpes-Côte- d’Azur the decline in summer visitors was 8.6 percent, with a marked fall in July, shortly after the June 23 Bastille Day atrocity in Nice that took 86 lives.
The only bright spots were rural areas, as visitors avoided cities and towns, with an average increase of 2.7 percent. French visitors were less likely be deterred overall than visitors from other countries, INSEE found.
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The sixth Meeting of the Parties to ACCOBAMS opened this Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in the presence of HSH the Sovereign Prince, the Minister of State and many leading personalities. It will run until November 25.
November 24 will mark the 20th anniversary of ACCOBAMS, the intergovernmental agreement to mitigate the threats to marine mammals, in particular by improving the state of knowledge of these animals and by implementing appropriate conservation measures.
In his speech Prince Albert underlined that “ACCOBAMS, the true ambassador for the protection of the oceans and the conservation of migratory species, has been able to serve as an example over 20 years in other areas of the world such as the Red Sea, the African coasts, the Pacific and the Caribbean.”
Since the creation of ACCOBAMS, member states have adopted numerous resolutions covering a wide range of topics relevant to the conservation of cetaceans in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic area. The Permanent Secretariat has set up various forms of scientific cooperation aimed at acquiring a better knowledge of cetaceans and their environment and has developed collaborations with other international organisations.
HE Mr Serge Telle, Minister of State, HE Mr. Xavier Sticker, President of the Agreement, and Ms Florence Descroix-Comanducci, Executive Secretary also signed the amendment to the Headquarters Agreement for the Permanent Secretariat based in Monaco.