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Twenty-three nations sign accord on Asian Highway network

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SHANGHAI, 26 April (ESCAP) -- Exceeding early estimates, 23 Asian countries signed an international agreement for completing a transcontinental network of standardized roadways, at a Shanghai meeting of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

secretary-general encouraged by agreement for talks on darfur region of sudan

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

un will ensure needs of those traumatized by chernobyl nuclear disaster

will not be forgotten, says secretary-general

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Eighteen years ago today at the Chernobyl power plant, the world suffered the worst nuclear accident in its history.

Reforms, external support needed soon to reach millennium goals,

secretary-general tells high-level meeting

Following is the text of opening remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to the special high-level meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council, with the Bretton Woods institutions and the World Trade Organization:

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN

OVER HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN WESTERN SUDAN

Welcomes Secretary-General’s Sending of Team, Appoints Independent Expert for Sudan

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Public-Private Partnerships with poor communities best way to beat poverty,

regional commission chief says at special session of aSia-pacific event

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ceremony marks First Meeting of Trust Fund for Victims

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