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KOFI A . ANNAN Secretary - General PREFACE

Part II of the Survey examines the question of vulnerability. Some countries feel that their economic fortunes are hostage to the interplay of impersonal market forces. Some are frequent victims of natural disasters, such as floods and earthquakes. Many others, such as landlocked nations or countries with economies in transition, face more specific obstacles to full engagement in world financia...

Foreword by the Secretary-general of Upov

It is my great pleasure to present this book. For the first time since the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention), in 1961, a systematic study on the effects of plant variety protection has been accomplished. The overall result is that plant variety protection according to the UPOV Convention brings about remarkable and substanti...

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On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 11-th IEEE International Conference on Video and Signal-Based Surveillance (AVSS), we welcome you to Seoul, the capital city of Korea, which is located along the Han River. It is the world’s 10 largest city, with a population of more than 10 million. In Seoul, the past and present coexist in many fascinating ways. Centuries-old palaces, gates, shrine...

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