Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Seventh Session

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Committee on Relations

with Host Country

237^th Meeting (PM)

Secretary-General deeply concerned by heavy fighting in Mogadishu,

 

deplores substantial loss of civilian life

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

More Trade, Rather than Less, Needed to Boost Economies of Poorest Countries,

Says Secretary-General at Opening of UN Conference on Trade and Development

He Cites Global Challenges as Presidents of Brazil, Ghana

Underscore Importance of Achieving Fairer Multilateral Trading System

CURRENT ‘DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY’ REQUIRES UNPRECEDENTED SCALING UP OF ACTIVITIES,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, AS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF UNCTAD XII OPENS IN ACCRA

Round-Up of Session

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Seventh Session

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCLUDING HIGH-LEVEL TRADE SEGMENT, SAYS WINDOW FOR ACTION

CLOSING FAST; ‘LET US SEIZE THIS MOMENT, TAKE BOLD STEPS, DELIVER FOR AFRICA’

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN VIDEO MESSAGE, SAYS INDIGENOUS PERMANENT FORUM ASSUMES NEW ROLE

IN TRANSLATING DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS INTO ‘LIVING’ TEXT

UNCTAD Secretary-General Underscores Importance of Directing Investment Flows

From Growing Emerging Economies to Poorest Countries

 

High-level Investment Forum Discusses Actions by Government, Private Sector

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)