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IHA/919
15/06/2004
Press Release
IHA/919

HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES FACE $2.25 BILLION SHORTFALL


NEW YORK/GENEVA, 15 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations needs $2.25 billion until the end of the year to address the critical requirements of 49.4 million people affected by 25 crises in Africa, Europe and Asia.

TAD/1987
14/06/2004
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TAD/1987


UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT OPENS ELEVENTH SESSION IN SAO PAOLO,


HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANCE OF TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES


Speakers Include Presidents of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay;

Prime Minister of Thailand, UN Secretary-General, General Assembly President


(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

SG/SM/9365-TAD/1986
14/06/2004
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SG/SM/9365
TAD/1986

SECRETARY-GENERAL addresses council for least developed countries


This is the text of the remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annanin São Paulo, Brazil, today at the fourth meeting of the Investment Advisory Council for the Least Developed Countries of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC):

SG/SM/9362
14/06/2004
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SG/SM/9362

Statement of SECRETARY-GENERAL to Civil Society forum in brazil


This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a Civil Society Forum in São Paulo, Brazil, yesterday (13 June):


When I come to major United Nations conferences, I always look forward to the civil society forum. It is often the best part.  And this one is no exception.