Development

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT ADOPTS

‘MONTERREY CONSENSUS’ BY ACCLAMATION

Goal:  To Eradicate Poverty,

Achieve Economic Growth, Promote Sustainable Development

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FINANCING CONFERENCE ROUND TABLE FOCUSES ON TRADE, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

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MONTERREY, 20 March -- Coherence in trade and development policies was the focus of Ministerial Round Table B4 held this afternoon on the theme of coherence in development, co-chaired by Owen A. Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Barbados, and Jean Lemierre, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR COHERENCE,

SPEAKERS STRESS DURING ROUND TABLE AT MONTERREY CONFERENCE

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MONTERREY, 20 March -- The multidimensional nature of development was underscored this afternoon during Ministerial Round Table B3, held in conjunction with the International Conference on Financing for Development. 

IMPORTANCE OF COHERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AT ALL LEVELS EMPHASIZED

BY SPEAKERS IN ROUND TABLE AT FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

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MONTERREY, 20 March -- The need for coherence in development policies at all levels was among the many issues stressed by speakers in Ministerial Round Table B1 held this morning as part of the International Conference on Financing for Development.

NEED FOR COHERENCE BETWEEN, WITHIN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS STRESSED

IN MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE AT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING CONFERENCE

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AT FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, SPEAKERS PRESS

FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OPENS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO;

OBJECTIVE:  MOBILIZE RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

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GLOBAL CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON KEY ROLE INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN CAN PLAY

IN PROMOTING PEACE, SECURITY

United Nations Special Session on Children, Postponed

In September, Brings World Leaders Back to New York Eight Weeks from Today

Background Release

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

TO BE HELD IN MONTERREY, 18 - 22 MARCH

Trade Liberalization, External Debt,

united nations finance for development conference

attracting wide international participation

Fifty Heads of State Expected for Summit Segment in Monterrey