Trade and development

Press Release
TAD/1917

PRESIDENT OF ALGERIA TELLS UN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE THAT ‘NEW MAP OF WORLD’ WAS BEING DRAWN, BUT AFRICAN CONTINENT WAS MISSING

African-Developed Resources, He States, Will Contribute to Prosperity for All and Create ‘New Globalization’

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Press Release
TAD/1916

UNCTAD X HEARS REPRESENTATIVES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CONTINUING GENERAL DEBATE

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

BANGKOK, 17 February -- The Tenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD X) heard statements this afternoon from representatives of several non-governmental organizations, as it moved today towards the conclusion of its general debate.

Press Release
TAD/1915

URUGUAY URGES CONFERENCE TO BE WARY OF POWER OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES’ NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS

UNCTAD X Continues General Debate in Bangkok

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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TAD/1913

‘WE CAN’T TURN BACK THE CLOCK ON GLOBALIZATION’, WORLD BANK PRESIDENT TELLS UN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

Numerous Delegations in UNTAD X General Debate Express Similar Views

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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TAD/1914
UNEP/60

UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES CAPACITY-BUILDING TASK FORCE ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

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TAD/1912

DIRECTOR-GENERAL SAYS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IS ‘BACK ON TRACK’ FOLLOWING RECENT FAILURE OF ITS SEATTLE CONFERENCE

Tells UNCTAD X That despite ‘Mellowing’, He Does Not Foresee Prospects for Renewed Negotiations in Near Future

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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TAD/1910

SEVENTEEN STATES ADDRESS UNCTAD X IN CONFERENCE’S CONTINUING GENERAL DEBATE

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Press Release
TAD/1909

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION DISCUSSES SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION

Tells UNCTAD X Meeting in Bangkok that Policy Makers Should Have the Sensitivity to Be Aware of Effects Their Decisions Have on People

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Press Release
TAD/1907

PRESIDENT OF INTER-AMERICAN BANK CALLS FOR ‘NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM’ TO DEAL WITH ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL INSTABILITY

Foreign Minister of Thailand, Ministers from Ireland, Sudan, Iran, Kuwait and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Speak in Continuing General Debate

(Received from UN Information Officer.)

Press Release
TAD/1905

IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR SAYS EXTREME POVERY COULD NO LONGER BE TOLERATED AS MEANS TO AMELIORATE IT ALREADY EXISTS

UNCTAD X Meeting in Bangkok Also Hears Statements By President of Cambodia, President of Conference, UNCTAD Secretary-General

(Received from UN Information Officer.)