ACUTE ENERGY PROBLEMS BLOCK PROGRESS ON MILLENNIUM GOALS, WITH 2.4 BILLION

PEOPLE LACKING FUEL, 1.6 BILLION WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, WARNS NEW REPORT

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES OF UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS

 

TO DISCUSS SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPORT

 

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GOVERNANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE INNOVATIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED

 

ON PUBLIC SERVICE DAY, 23 JUNE, AT UNITED NATIONS

 

UNCTAD PROPOSES NEW ‘TRADE MARSHALL PLAN’ FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Enhanced Market Access, Liberalization of Services Sector, ‘Aid-For-Trade’

Fund Are Being Proposed to Help World’s 50 Poorest Countries Escape Poverty Trap

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Millennium Development Goals status report issued, as poverty

 

takes centre stage in global negotiations

UN Sees Gains on Poverty Worldwide,

But Huge Gaps Remain in Meeting Vital Human Needs

International conference on promotion of new technology opens in Moscow

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

AND HEALTH CARE TO BE HELD AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 9 JUNE

 

The international conference “Promoting an Enabling Environment:  Music, Technology, Culture and Health Care” will take place at United Nations Headquarters, the Economic and Social Council Chamber, on Thursday, 9 June, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

GOVERNMENTS AT SEOUL CONFERENCE AGREE ON A ROAD MAP TO EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE

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INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR MICROCREDIT -- AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE IMPACT

 

OF MICROFINANCE ON DISASTER REDUCTION

 

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UNITED NATIONS VIENNA TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MICROCREDIT

Promoting Financial Global Partnerships to Achieve Millennium Development Goals

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VIENNA, 25 May (UN Information Service) -- A symposium on the topic of “Promoting Financial Global Partnerships for Development” will be held on 2 June 2005 at the Vienna International Centre, on the occasion of the International Year of Microcredit.