activist stresses need to ‘act outside the box’ as pioneers

in anti-poverty strategies address United Nations forum

 

To overcome poverty, people needed to “act outside the box”, in addition to thinking outside it, Kenyan anti-poverty activist Wahu Kaara said yesterday at a United Nations forum on poverty.

Sixty-first General Assembly

Third Committee

46^th & 47^th Meetings (AM & PM)

‘LET’S STEP FORWARD AND CLAIM THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AS AFRICA’S CENTURY,’

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

54^th & 55^th Meetings (AM & PM)

AFRICA FALLING BEHIND IN RACE TO REACH ANTI-POVERTY GOALS BUT FOCUS, COMMITMENT

 

CAN TURN SITUATION AROUND, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO Africa DEVELOPMENT FORUM

 

Security Council

5566^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT DEMANDS RELEASE OF WOMEN, CHILDREN

BY LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY, EXPEDITIOUS CONCLUSION OF PEACE PROCESS

Stresses Importance of Respect for Cessation of Hostilities,

Sixty-first General Assembly

Sixth Committee

22^nd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN HAITI

 

Following is a statement to the press on the situation in Haiti, delivered today by Security Council President Jorge Voto-Bernales ( Peru):

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS GLOBAL CONSORTIUM ON BEHALF OF TSUNAMI VICTIMS;

PAYS TRIBUTE TO SPECIAL ENVOY BILL CLINTON, ‘DRIVING FORCE’ BEHIND GROUP

GLOBAL CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO BE INAUGURATED IN ROME ON 17 NOVEMBER