AS POPULATION RISES IN URBAN AREAS, UN GLOBAL FORUM CALLS

 

FOR INCREASED INNOVATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

(Received from a UN Information Officer)

UNITED NATIONS VIENNA TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MICROCREDIT

Promoting Financial Global Partnerships to Achieve Millennium Development Goals

(Reissued as received.)

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.

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON GOVERNANCE OPENS IN SEOUL WITH LEADERS COMMITTING TO FIND

INNOVATIVE MEANS TO ADDRESS GLOBALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

(Received from a UN Information Officer)

SEOUL, 24 May -- The Sixth Global Forum on Reinventing Government opened today at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, attended by nearly 5,000 participants representing 140 countries.

GLOBAL LEADERS TO MEET AT SIXTH GLOBAL FORUM ON REINVENTING GOVERNMENT,

IN SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 24 - 27 MAY

High-Level Meeting to Focus on Participation, Transparency in Governance as

State Accountability, Corruption, Efficiency Concerns Climb High on Global Agendas

NEW UN REPORT OUTLINES INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY USE

NEW YORK, 15 April (DESA) -- A publication outlining key indicators for sustainable energy use, jointly prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Energy Agency, Eurostat and the European Environment Agency, was launched today by the IAEA in Vienna.

UN WILL HOST FINANCE MINISTERS, DEVELOPMENT DECISION MAKERS,

 

AT HEADQUARTERS, 18 APRIL

 

NEW YORK, 15 April -- A full day of discussion at the United Nations next Monday constitutes an important opportunity for finance ministers to consider foreign aid outlays in a multilateral and inter-institutional context, prior to the summit taking place at the United Nations in September, United Nations officials say.

BIG DURIAN PRODUCTIONS PARTNERS WITH UNDP, UNEP

 

TO PRODUCE MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT SHOW

 

(Reissued as received.)

CAPSA GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETS TO ENHANCE LIVING CONDITIONS OF RURAL POOR

Promotes Agro-Related Research, Development to Alleviate Poverty in Asia-Pacific

(Reissued as received.)

LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES NEED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE,

 

REGIONAL COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM GOALS

 

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

ALMATY, 29 March (Millennium Project) -- The Millennium Project Report was launched today in Almaty at the High-level Meeting on the Role of International, Regional and Subregional Organizations for the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action.

UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES

 

TO BE CONVENED IN ALMATY, 29 - 31 MARCH