Final Document Calls for Halving Extreme Poverty and Achieving Free and Universal Primary Education by 2015; Reduction of Trade Barriers
GENEVA, 1 July (UN Information Service) -- Agreement was reached on a wide array of initiatives to reduce poverty and spur job growth in the global economy at the United Nations General Assembly special session on social development that ended today in Geneva.
General Assembly Special Session Approaches Conclusion
Foreign ministers and delegates this afternoon continued urging the international community to provide support and resources to the world's developing countries so they did not fall farther behind in the new world economy.
GENEVA, 30 June (UN Information Service) -- Delegates and ministers from around the world said this morning it was imperative that the developing and developed nations improve cooperation and coordination to ensure the riches of the new global economy were spread throughout all regions.
Assessments of Copenhagen Commitments Include Equitable Distribution
GENEVA, 29 June (UN Information Service) -- Economic globalization required coherent policies to make its effects humane and to distribute its benefits fairly, Government ministers said this morning before a General Assembly Special Session to follow up on the 1995 Copenhagen Social Summit.
Debt Forgiveness among Issues Considered to Close Rich-Poor Gap
Speakers at General Assembly Special Session Call for Greater Cooperation, Increases in Aid
Speakers Stress Need to Ensure Globalization Benefits All
