21.11.03 The following statement was issued today by the Independent Expert on human rights and extreme poverty of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Anne-Marie Lizin: “The Independent...

30 June 2003 The following is the address given Monday morning, 30 June, by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening meeting of the 2003 substantive session of the Economic and...

30.06.03 Four Ministerial Round Table Discussions Held to Discuss Integrated Rural Development Strategies The Economic and Social Council this afternoon started its high-level segment on the promotion...

30.06.03 Following is the statement of Gert Rosenthal, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the opening of the 2003 substantive session of the Council on 30 June at the Palais...

18 June 2003 FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf Will Open Meeting ROME, 18 June (FAO) -- In technical cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an International Conference on the...

1 June 2003 Following are the remarks made by the Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals at theG-8 Summit (Afternoon working Session) in Evian, France on 1 June 2003: “Sustained growth...

1 June 2003 Following are the remarks made by the Secretary-General at the G8-NEPAD dinner in Evian, France on 1 June 2003: “We were talking this afternoon about the vital importance of the eighth...