To achieve a successful transition to East Timorese independence, it would be useful for all parties concerned to set a date for elections and independence, the representative of Portugal said this afternoon as the Special Committee on Decolonization heard petitioners on the question of East Timor.
The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples took action on three draft resolutions this morning as it held the fifth meeting of its resumed annual session.
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
