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DEV/2221/

RESOURCES FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES REPORTED TO BE LAGGING, AS TWO-DAY PLEDGING CONFERENCE BEGINS

5 November 1999


Press Release
DEV/2221/
GA/9647/


RESOURCES FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES REPORTED TO BE LAGGING, AS TWO-DAY PLEDGING CONFERENCE BEGINS

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CORRECTION

On page four of Press Release DEV/2221-GA/9467 issued 2 November, concerning the development pledging conference, the pledge made by Bangladesh and Kuwait should read as follows:

Bangladesh

UNDP $ 400,000 UNDP Local 1,100,000 Taka UNICEF $ 32,000 UNCDF $ 3,500 UNFPA $ 25,000 UNEP $ 2,550 UNV $ 1,000 Habitat $ 1,500 UNIFEM $ 1,000 Fund of United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) $ 1,000 UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) $ 3,000

Kuwait

UNDP $ 570,000 UNICEF $ 200,000 UNEP $ 200,000 UNITAR $ 20,000 UNDCP $ 5,000

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