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15th October, 1997
EXTERNAL DEBT PROBLEM IS 'ECONOMIC AIDS' OF LATIN AMERICA, REPRESENTATIVE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE
Committee also Hears Calls For Expansion of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative The external debt problem was the "economic AIDS" of the Latin American community and it had dramatically limited its participation in the world economy, the representative of the Dominican Republic told the Second Committee (Economic and...
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15th October, 1997
DIVERGENT APPROACHES TOWARDS NUCLEAR-WEAPON ELIMINATION HIGHLIGHTED IN FIRST COMMITTEE DEBATE
Some Speakers Cite Success of Bilateral Negotiations, Others Say Process of Achieving Elimination Must Be Multilateral The two divergent approaches to the elimination of nuclear weapons -- bilateral or multilateral negotiations -- were highlighted this afternoon, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) continued...
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15th October, 1997
PLIGHT OF LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN GLOBALIZATION CONTEXT STRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
Special Needs of Small Island States and of Those Affected by Economic Sanctions against their Neighbours also Discussed Remoteness from markets, lack of access to the sea and inadequate transit infrastructure eroded the competitive edge of land-locked developing countries in the world trading system, the representative of Mongolia...
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14th October, 1997
IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL EXECUTION IN FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY STRESSED BY ZIMBABWE'S REPRESENTATIVE IN SECOND COMMITTEE
As Debate on World Economic Situation Continues, Role of UN In Counterbalancing Negative Effects of Globalization Addressed by Speakers The achievement of rapid economic growth did not necessarily lead to the elimination of poverty, the representative of Zimbabwe told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this morning, as...
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14th October, 1997
DISARMAMENT PACE ACCELERATING THROUGH BOLD, PRACTICAL INCREMENTS, UNITED STATES TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE
Russian Federation Cites Own Efforts to Limit Enriched Uranium, Plutonium; Two Approaches to Landmine Issue Also Addressed, as General Debate Continues The Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency of the United States, John Holum, told the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) this afternoon that the...
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14th October, 1997
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES AMONG WORLD'S PEOPLE REPRESENT AN AFFRONT TO HUMAN DIGNITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD
Nepal Calls for Efforts to Correct Situation Marked by 'Islands of Prosperity Among Continents of Poverty' The disparity in socio-economic conditions of the world's people today was like islands of prosperity among continents of unspeakable poverty, the representative of Nepal said this afternoon, as the Third Committee (Social,...
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14th October, 1997
AUSTRIA URGES ACTION TO PREVENT CHILD LABOUR THROUGH EDUCATION, TRADE MEASURES, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Unrestrained market forces, cut-throat competition and the growing division of wealth within and between countries had contributed to the exploitation of more than 300 million children in dangerous working conditions around the globe, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told this morning as it continued its...
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14th October, 1997
SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BASED ON RECOGNITION OF OWNERSHIP AND DIGNITY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Sustainable Development of Small Island States, Multilateral Trade And Regional Integration, Transition from Conflict to Development Also Addressed The time had come for a new development strategy constructed on the philosophy of global partnership and grounded on the clear recognition of the ownership and dignity of developing countries,...
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13th October, 1997
DEADLOCKED DELIBERATIONS IN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT REFLECT IMPASSE ON NUCLEAR QUESTION, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD
'Paralysis' in Conference Must Be Overcome, Says Mexico; Committee Chair, Malaysia, Luxembourg, Argentina, Sudan, Ecuador Also Speak As the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) began its general debate this morning, several speakers expressed concern that the deadlocked deliberations on nuclear issues in the Conference...
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13th October, 1997
COSTS OF GLOBALIZATION, FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED AS SECOND COMMITTEE DEBATE ON WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION BEGINS
USG for Economic and Social Affairs Says Development Cooperation Involves Emergence of Shared Values and Solidarity as Basis of Relations among Nations Although the world economy continued to grow, poverty was deepening, the gap between rich and poor was widening and capital flows to developing countries were unpredictable, the...
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