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A speech by Claudie Haigneré, who is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Overseas, is presented. The speech was delivered during the transmission of presidency event of the academy in January 2017. The author introduces French minister Claudie Haigneré, discusses his life and career development. The author also discusses Haigneré's works to spread scientific knowledge, and its national and international influence.

The article reports on the social, economic and political conditions in Eritrea, a country situated in the Horn of Africa. Topics discussed include unevenly distributed population with poor per capita and GNP; Eritrea as one of the poorest countries in the world; and flow of migrants from this country, fleeing the dictatorship of its president Issayas Afeworki in power since independence recovered in 1993.

The article presents a speech entitled "L'orient et l'ordre de Malte: Une longue histoire et un engagement indéfectible pour défendre les lieux saints et pour prodiguer des soins aux malades" by Yves Gazzo, former ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta, on October 5, 2012 to members of the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (ASOM). Topics of the speech include the history of the Knights Hospitaller, a medieval Christian military order that formed in Jerusalem, and the order's hospitals.

The article discusses water related problems around the world, including statistics from the 1970s to 2010, and projections for the period between 2010 and 2025. Topics discussed include worldwide problems involving disparities in water availability and consumption, problems related to the misuse of water, including exploitation and illegal appropriation and use of water; and national uses of water, for purposes such as tomato cultivation in Morocco and water related tourism in the Mediterranean region.

The article discusses the issues at stake and the challenges ahead for the Union for the Mediterranean, a multilateral partnership that encompasses 43 countries from Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Particular focus is given to the history of political cooperation in the region, and to the impact of European integration on the southern bank of the sea. A chronology is presented, delineating milestone events such as the 1995 Barcelona conference, or the launch of the European neighborhood policy. Topics discussed include the effects of European integration on the Mediterranean, the history of intergovernmental cooperation in the region, and the impacts on the culture and socio-economic conditions of southern countries.

Information about an array of political topics discussed at a symposium held March 9, 2007 organized by the Académie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer on the foreign relations of Europe is presented. It includes a speech introducing Jacques Barrot by member Gérard Conac, followed by a lecture on the foreign European policy by Barrot, and a tribute to Jacques Ferrandi by Yves Gazzo.

The article presents information on New Orleans city of Louisiana. Topics discussed include how the city managed to maintain its specificity since its birth three centuries ago; characteristics which make it until today an attractive city not only for tourists but a generally speaking for the organizers of sporting and commercial events or policies; and the city's history as the French expatriate society of the time.