RISE OF SUPERMARKETS ACROSS AFRICA THREATENS SMALL FARMERS

ROME, 8 October (FAO)-- Small farmers in Africa risk being swept out of agriculture by a wave of supermarket expansion unless they can participate in the new market, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday.

TRADE ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE ECONOMIC WOES, SAYS UNCTAD SECRETARY-GENERAL

Trade and Development Board to Debate Interdependence, Market Access, Africa

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SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT 40^TH ANNIVERSARY SEMINAR, RECALLS GUIDING WORDS FOR UN

OF POPE JOHN XXIII IN PAPAL ENCYCLICAL ‘PACEM IN TERRIS’

This is the text of the opening address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a seminar in New York City today to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Papal Encyclical, “Pacem in Terris”.

MULTILATERALISM CRUCIAL IN ‘AGE OF PROBLEMS WITHOUT PASSPORTS’, SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered to the luncheon of African-American civil society leaders, held at Headquarters today:

Note to Correspondents

DAY-LONG EVENT AT HEADQUARTERS TODAY SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN TIES

BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

As part of an initiative by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to strengthen ties with key civil society groups, a programme for representatives of the African-American community will take place at United Nations Headquarters today.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

3^rd Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE SPEAKERS CALL FOR GREATER EFFORTS BY ADMINISTERING POWERS

TO HELP REMAINING TERRITORIES ACHIEVE SELF-DETERMINATION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO CONTRIBUTIONS OF YOUTH,

ELDERLY, DISABLED PERSONS IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LACK OF DEVELOPMENT THWARTING CREATION OF DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING,

SAY SPEAKERS AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

Delegates Stress Need for Responsible Servicing as Crippling Debt Is Deplored

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

ANACHRONISTIC, COLD WAR-ERA THINKING IMPEDES DISARMAMENT EFFORTS,

FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE REVIEWS WORK OF UN OVERSIGHT BODIES, RECEIVING

REPORTS FROM BOARD OF AUDITORS, JOINT INSPECTION UNIT

Delegates Question Effectiveness of Follow-up Action