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GA/EF/2972
02/11/2001
Press Release
GA/EF/2972


PANEL HEARS RANGE OF VIEWS ON ‘GLOBALIZATION AND THE STATE’


African countries should identify, analyze and diagnose their strengths and weaknesses in light of the opportunities and challenges posed by globalization, the Prime Minister of Uganda, Apolo Nsibambi, said this morning during a panel discussion on globalization and the State.

SG/SM/8009
01/11/2001
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SG/SM/8009


EMPLOYMENT MUST BE CENTRAL GOAL IN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES,


SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT FORUM


Following is the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Global Employment Forum, sponsored by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, 1 November:


I am delighted and honoured to be speaking at this Global Employment Forum. And I am especially glad to be doing so at this crucial time.