'BUSINESS AS USUAL' NOT OPTION FOR FIGHTING POVERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

IN NEXT DECADE, SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

Hears from 31 Agencies, Organizations in Plenary Session

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT FOCUSES ON IMPORTANCE

OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP

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JOHANNESBURG, 29 August -- The importance of regional arrangements and cooperation in the implementation and follow-up of the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development was the focus of an interactive discussion held this morning. 

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SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

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SECRETARY-GENERAL REAFFIRMS DETERMINATION OF UNITED NATIONS

TO HELP BOTSWANA FIGHT HIV/AIDS

Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the State banquet hosted in his honour by His Excellency Festus G. Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana, in Gaborone on 27 August:

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BOTSWANA’S SUCCESS DEMONSTRATES THAT AFRICA CAN OVERCOME PROBLEMS

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RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY, CONSERVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AMONG ISSUES

RAISED, AS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT CONTINUES

‘Partnership Plenary’ Speakers Express Support for Kyoto Protocol,

Targets for Renewable Energy Use, Removal of Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Luanda on Sunday evening, 25 August, for a two-day official visit to Angola.