COPING WITH WTO TRADE REFORMS:  MIXED IMPACT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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IMMEDIATE TRADE MEASURES CAN HELP SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT

OF TSUNAMI-AFFECTED COUNTRIES, SAYS UNCTAD

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Committee on Elimination of

 Discrimination against Women

673^rd & 674^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORTS OF CROATIA

Discusses Situation of Minorities, Efforts Towards Gender Equality

Security Council

5112^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES TERM EXTENSIONS, APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES

ON TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

Resolution 1581 (2005) Adopted Unanimously

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in the Maldive islands on Sunday, 9 January, from Sri Lanka. It was the third and last of the earthquake- and tsunami-affected countries he would visit on this trip.

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to Contribute

 

To World Conference on Disaster Reduction

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agreement on global early-warning system should be key outcome

 

of upcoming disaster-reduction conference

SmallIslands Also Close Conference with Call for Action

To Conserve Corals, Mangroves, Other NaturalSea Defences

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KOBE MARKS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE

 

ON EVE OF WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER REDUCTION

 

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FAO to hold special conference on smallisland developing States

Meeting to Follow Up on Mauritius Recommendations

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ELECTS CHAIRPERSON, OTHER OFFICERS OF 2005 SESSION

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GENEVA, 17 January -- The United Nations Commission on Human Rights met today to elect the officers of its upcoming session, choosing Makarim Wibisono of Indonesia as its next Chairperson.