MONTERREY PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF SPAIN ON BEHALF OF EUROPEAN UNION

The International Conference on Financing for Development had been a huge success from the perspective of the European Union, Prime Minister José María Aznar of Spain told correspondents this morning.

MONTERREY PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF MEXICO

Describing the retreat for heads of State and government as a high point on the development agenda, President Vicente Fox of Mexico said this afternoon that it had been extremely effective because of the large number of participants from all over the world and all levels of development.

MONTERREY PRESS BRIEFING BY NGO CAUCUS

The NGO Caucus was not part of the Monterrey Consensus, even though its statement would be read out at the final plenary session of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Caucus representatives said this afternoon.

MONTERREY PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, WORLD BANK PRESIDENT,

IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR, WTO DIRECTOR-GENERAL

PRESS CONFERENCE ON ROUND TABLE B2

Coherence was the main subject discussed today in Ministerial Round

Table B2, Co-Chair Eveline Herfkens, Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, told correspondents at today’s evening press briefing.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY EUROPEAN, UNITED STATES NGOS

Caucuses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the United States  and the European Union held a joint press conference today in Monterrey entitled “Official Development Assistance Offers of the European Union and the United States”.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS INVESTING IN AFRICA

A press conference entitled “Business Investing in Africa” reported on a meeting earlier today with government and business leaders of the Investment Advisory Council (IAC) for the Least Developed Countries and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on concrete steps to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa, which presently received only about 1 per cent of total investment flows. 

PRESS BRIEFING BY YUGOSLAVIA TRIBUNAL PROSECUTOR

The Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing today that she was in a very difficult position, because she was receiving no cooperation from Belgrade.

MONTERREY PRESS CONFERENCE BY WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Gro Harlem Brundtland, said at a Monterrey press conference today that there was no reason not to do what was necessary to deal with urgent humanitarian needs and spur economic growth in poor countries.

Joining Dr. Brundtland were the Minister of Health of Mexico, Julio Frenk, and Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Millennium Development Goals, Jeffrey Sachs.

PRESS CONFERENCE IN MONTERREY BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION

The European Union had never before had a common position on official development assistance (ODA), and the organization’s agreement to define the issue was, therefore, timely, Poul Nielson, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, European Commission, said at an afternoon press conference today.