Second Committee

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GA/EF/2878

POPULATION BREAKTHROUGHS IN DEVELOPING WORLD MAY BE IMPERILED BY FLAGGING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, COMMITTEE HEARS

United States 'Hopeful' of Restoring Contribution to Population Fund

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GA/EF/2877

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES URGED TO MATCH DEVELOPING-WORLD EFFORTS TO COMBAT 'GLOBAL SCOURGE' OF DROUGHT, DESERTIFICATION

`Politics Cannot Stop Desertification, But Cross-Border Partnerships Can’, Says Israel

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GA/EF/2876

SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR ACTION ON BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL, COMMITMENT TO NEEDS OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

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GA/EF/2875

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE, COMMITTEE IS TOLD

In Name of Trade Liberalization, Wealthy Nations Said to Export Unsustainable Production and Consumption Patterns

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GA/EF/2874

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT IMPERILED BY UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION OF WEALTHY, PERVASIVE POVERTY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Mexico Calls for Transfer of Technology To Help Anticipate and Manage Natural Disaster Impact

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GA/EF/2873

RULES OF DEVELOPMENT GAME ‘LOADED’ AGAINST POOR COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE

Speakers Stress Crucial Role of External Support, Weight Pros and Cons of Conference on International Migration

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GA/EF/2872

HABITAT AGENDA, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AMONG ISSUES WEIGHED IN SECOND COMMITTEE DEBATE

Delegates Hear Arguments for and against Proposed UN Conference on International Migration and Development

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GA/EF/2871

PROMISE OF ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ‘LARGELY EVAPORATED’, SECOND COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Without Integration of All Countries in World Economy, Developing Countries Cannot Keep Pace with Societies of North

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GA/EF/2870

WITH WIDENING POOL OF BENEFICIARIES AND STEADILY SHRINKING RESOURCES, UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SAID TO BE ‘AT A CROSSROADS’

Operational Activities Should be Country-Driven, Representative of China Tells Second Committee in Wide-Ranging Debate

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GA/EF/2869

UNITED NATIONS SEEN AS LESS RESPONSIVE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONCERNS, MORE RESTRICTIVE IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ORIENTATION

Opening Debate On Operational Activities For Development, Second Committee Speakers Call Decline in Funding Heart of Problem