Press Release


AFR/925-REC/164
12/05/2004
Press Release
AFR/925
REC/164


MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRADE POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA IN AFRICA


(Reissued as received.)


Addis Ababa, 11 May (ECA) -- African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will meet in Kampala, Uganda, 21-22 May, to discuss how best to maximize the contribution of trade to national economic growth and the obstacles to Africa’s participation in global trade.

ENV/DEV/783-UNEP/222
12/05/2004
Press Release
ENV/DEV/783
UNEP/222


Governments Propose New CITES Trade Rules For Dozens of Wildlife Species


(Reissued as received.)


GENEVA, 12 May (UNEP/CITES) -- The secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has received over 50 proposals from its member governments to adjust the rules governing the international trade in various wildlife species.