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| 02/12/2007 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 10/12/2006 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| Press Releases | ||||
| 17/10/2009 | "NO GREEN SHOOTS OF RECOVERY FOR THE WORLD'S POOR," SAYS UN EXPERT ON EXTREME POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2009 | "NO HAY BROTES DE RECUPERACIÓN PARA LOS POBRES DEL MUNDO", AFIRMA EXPERTA DE LA ONU SOBRE POBREZA EXTREMA Read more ... | | ||
| 01/10/2009 | "PENSIONS ARE THE KEY TO HUMAN RIGHTS FOR POOR OLDER PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES", SAYS UN EXPERT ON EXTREME POVERTY ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PEOPLE Read more ... | | ||
| 01/10/2009 | POBREZA EXTREMA: "LAS PENSIONES SON FUNDAMENTALES PARA LOS DD HH DE LAS PERSONAS MAYORES POBRES Y SUS FAMILIAS", AFIRMA EXPERTA DE LA ONU EN EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LAS PERSONAS MAYORES Read more ... | | ||
| 31/08/2009 | EXTREME POVERTY: ZAMBIA NEEDS TO MOVE "FROM RHETORIC TO ACTION," SAYS UN EXPERT Read more ... | | ||
| 19/08/2009 | UN EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY TO VISIT ZAMBIA Read more ... | | ||
| 25/06/2009 | DON'T FORGET HUMAN RIGHTS, UN EXPERTS URGE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION ON FINANCIAL CRISIS Read more ... | | ||
| 05/06/2009 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY AND ON THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN DEBT ON HUMAN RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 09/12/2008 | CORRUPTION AFFECTS DISPROPORTIONATELY PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY, ESPECIALLY WOMEN", SAYS UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT Read more ... | | ||
| 14/11/2008 | EXPERTA INDEPENDIENTE DE NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE LA CUESTIÓN DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y LA EXTREMA POBREZA CULMINA SU VISITA AL ECUADOR Read more ... | | ||
| 07/11/2008 | EXPERTA INDEPENDIENTE DE LA ONU SOBRE DERECHOS HUMANOS Y EXTREMA POBREZA VISITARÁ ECUADOR DEL 10 AL 14 DE NOVIEMBRE 2008 Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2008 | LA CRISIS FINANCIERA NO DEBE MERMAR LAS OBLIGACIONES EN LA LUCHA CONTRA LA POBREZA, ADVIERTE LA EXPERTA DE NACIONES UNIDAS Read more ... | | ||
| 16/10/2008 | INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY 17 OCTOBER 2008 Read more ... | | ||
| 16/10/2008 | FINANCIAL CRISIS MUST NOT LESSEN OBLIGATION TO FIGHT POVERTY WARNS UN EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 30/04/2008 | NEWLY APPOINTED INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON EXTREME POVERTY, TO ASSUME HER FUNCTIONS ON 1 MAY Read more ... | | ||
| 15/04/2008 | NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS TO DISCUSS INCREASING HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AS WELL AS POVERTY AND BUSINESS PRACTICES Read more ... | | ||
| 12/06/2007 | COUNCIL CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON RIGHT TO FOOD, TOXIC AND DANGEROUS WASTES, ADEQUATE HOUSING AND EXTREME POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | STATES AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAVE A DUTY TO FIGHT POVERTY, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | LOS ESTADOS Y LA COMUNIDAD INTERNACIONAL TIENEN EL DEBER DE LUCHAR CONTRA LA PROBREZA, SEÑALA LA ALTA COMISIONADA PARA LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | STATES MUST ADDRESS POVERTY WITH UTMOST URGENCY, SAY UN INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON THE OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | STATES MUST ADDRESS POVERTY WITH UTMOST URGENCY, SAY UN INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2006 | INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 27/09/2006 | COUNCIL REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND MYANMAR Read more ... | | ||
| 16/08/2006 | SUB-COMMISSION CONTINUES DEBATE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 15/08/2006 | SUB-COMMISSION TAKES UP ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 15/11/2005 | INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY CONCLUDES VISIT TO UNITED STATES Read more ... | | ||
| 18/10/2005 | EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY TO VISIT UNITED STATES Read more ... | | ||
| 30/03/2005 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 03/08/2004 | SUB-COMMISSION STARTS DEBATE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 29/03/2004 | INDEPENDENT EXPERT TELLS COMMISSION THAT EXTREME POVERTY NEGATES ALL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 21/11/2003 | INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY- CONCLUDES VISIT TO SUDAN Read more ... | | ||
| 07/08/2003 | SUB-COMMISSION BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 04/08/2003 | SUB-COMMISSION HEARS INTRODUCTIONS TO REPORTS ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY, USE OF SMALL FIREARMS Read more ... | | ||
| 25/07/2003 | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS 2003 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 17/07/2003 | UN: SITUATION OF WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES NOT MUCH BETTER SINCE 2001 Read more ... | | ||
| 17/07/2003 | ECOSOC CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 11/07/2003 | ECOSOC ENDORSES DECISION TO ESTABLISH WORLD SOLIDARITY FUND TO ERADICATE POVERTY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 03/07/2003 | ECOSOC BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Read more ... | | ||
| 02/07/2003 | ECOSOC ADOPTS MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON PROMOTING RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR POVERTY ERADICATION Read more ... | | ||
| 02/07/2003 | GOVERNMENT MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO ADDRESS ECOSOC'S HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 01/07/2003 | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON HOW TO ADDRESS RURAL POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 01/07/2003 | REPRESENTATIVES OF 19 COUNTRIES AND 8 ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL Read more ... | | ||
| 30/06/2003 | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT ON AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 18/06/2003 | CONFERENCE ON RIGHT TO FOOD AND COSTS OF HUNGER (20-21 JUNE 2003) Read more ... | | ||
| 28/04/2003 | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED AID TO MEET JOHANNESBURG TARGETS ON DRINKING WATER, SANITATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TOLD Read more ... | | ||
| 22/04/2003 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS 10 RESOLUTIONS AND A DECISION ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 01/04/2003 | COUNTRIES TRADE BARBS OVER "SELECTIVITY" IN HUMAN RIGHTS, DEBATE JUSTIFICATIONS OF WAR IN IRAQ Read more ... | | ||
| 21/03/2003 | COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON FIJI AND CÔTE D'IVOIRE Read more ... | | ||
| 21/03/2003 | COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SIXTY-SECOND SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 07/03/2003 | POVERTY, HIV/AIDS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CLEAR HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS WOMEN'S COMMISSION Read more ... | | ||
| 18/12/2002 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 75 RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN ISSUES, INCLUDING OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE Read more ... | | ||
| 03/12/2002 | GENDER INEQUALITY REMAINS MAJOR OBSTACLE TO DEVELOPMENT, MORE WOMEN THAN MEN LIVE IN POVERTY, SAYS NEW UNITED NATIONS REPORT Read more ... | | ||
| 26/11/2002 | UN POPULATION REPORT SAYS GOOD REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR WOMEN ESSENTIAL TO ENDING POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 25/11/2002 | COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS REVIEWS DRAFT GUIDELINES ON HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH TO POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES Read more ... | | ||
| 25/11/2002 | THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FIVE-PART DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR ACTION TO COUNTER RACISM AND INTOLERANCE, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 19/11/2002 | THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 15 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING NEW TEXT ON RIGHT TO PEACE Read more ... | | ||
| 15/11/2002 | THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON INSTRAW, PALESTINIAN CHILDREN; CONTINUES DEBATE ON REFUGEE ISSUES Read more ... | | ||
| 08/11/2002 | COMMON VALUES HAVE LITTLE MERIT IF NOT TRANSLATED INTO CONCRETE, INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS, SAYS NORWAY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES Read more ... | | ||
| 11/10/2002 | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LINKED TO POVERTY, ARMED CONFLICT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION OF WOMEN'S ISSUES CONCLUDES Read more ... | | ||
| 11/10/2002 | SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD OF ADVANCES IN PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT, BUT MAJOR CHALLENGES SAID TO REMAIN Read more ... | | ||
| 09/10/2002 | WOMEN'S VOICES, PERSPECTIVES MUST BE AT HEART OF EFFORTS TO CRAFT VISION OF HUMAN SECURITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON WOMEN OPENS Read more ... | | ||
| 08/10/2002 | THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF CONFERENCE OUTCOMES IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE POVERTY, PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT, ENHANCE SOCIAL INTEGRATION Read more ... | | ||
| 12/09/2002 | MIDDLE EAST, ANTI-TERRORISM WAR HIGHLIGHTED AS ISSUES OF FOCUS FOR FIFTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 12/08/2002 | COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION STARTS CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS OF YEMEN Read more ... | | ||
| 07/08/2002 | SUB-COMMISSION HEARS PRESENTATION OF REPORT ON SOCIAL FORUM AS IT CONTINUES DEBATE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 06/08/2002 | SUB-COMMISSION STARTS CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 05/08/2002 | COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS SUMMER SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 16/07/2002 | COUNCIL HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL INTERACTING DIALOGUE ON ACCESS TO VULNERABLE GROUPS IN COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, NATURAL DISASTERS Read more ... | | ||
| 09/07/2002 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ENDORSING MONTERREY CONSENSUS Read more ... | | ||
| 02/07/2002 | MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NOT TO BE REOPENED OR REDEFINED, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD, AS HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE CONTINUES Read more ... | | ||
| 01/07/2002 | SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GREATER EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT, AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING Read more ... | | ||
| 01/07/2002 | HUNGER, HEALTH, EDUCATION CLOSELY LINKED AND MUST BE ADDRESSED TOGETHER, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD, AS HIGH-LEVEL SESSION CONTINUES Read more ... | | ||
| 18/06/2002 | UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS REPORT ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR 2002 Read more ... | | ||
| 18/06/2002 | CONCLUDING TWO-DAY SESSION ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 17/06/2002 | 'DIGITAL DIVIDE' STILL YAWNS AS WIDELY AS EVER, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS TWO-DAY SESSION ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Read more ... | | ||
| 12/06/2002 | HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS RELATED, SAYS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE HOUSING IN STATEMENT TO WORLD FOOD SUMMIT Read more ... | | ||
| 10/06/2002 | 'NO TIME TO WASTE' IF GOAL OF HALVING POVERTY BY 2015 TO BE REACHED, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ROME FOOD SUMMIT Read more ... | | ||
| 08/04/2002 | ROLE OF OLDER PEOPLE, FIGHTING POVERTY AND SUPPPORT FOR FAMILIES AMONG THEMES STRESSED AT AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID Read more ... | | ||
| 04/04/2002 | EXPERTS ON FOOD, EXTREME POVERTY, TOXIC WASTES, AND EDUCATION PRESENT FINDINGS TO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Read more ... | |||
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| 25/03/2002 | COUNTRIES CALL FOR GREATER EFFORTS TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT AND CLOSE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR NATIONS Read more ... | | ||
| 25/03/2002 | MONTERREY CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCING CONCLUDES; PARTICIPANTS RESOLVE TO ERADICATE POVERTY, ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH Read more ... | | ||
| 22/03/2002 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT ADOPTS 'MONTERREY CONSENSUS' BY ACCLAMATION Read more ... | | ||
| 15/03/2002 | WOMEN'S COMMISSION ADOPTS AGREED CONCLUSIONS ON POVERTY, NATURAL DISASTERS, AS IT ADJOURNS FORTY-SIXTH SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 06/03/2002 | EXPERT PANEL EXAMINES LINKS BETWEEN EMPOWERING WOMEN, ERADICATING POVERTY IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN Read more ... | | ||
| 04/03/2002 | WOMEN'S POVERTY, EMPOWERMENT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO MEET DEVELOPMENT GOALS, COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TOLD, AS 46TH SESSION OPENS Read more ... | | ||
| 01/03/2002 | COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TO MEET FROM 4 TO 15 MARCH; MAIN THEMES CONCERN POVERTY, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS Read more ... | | ||
| 06/02/2002 | MEDIA'S ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY IN COVERING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ADDRESSED DURING PANEL DISCUSSION IN JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE Read more ... | | ||
| 04/02/2002 | LEADER OF 2002 JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT CHALLENGES BUSINESS TO BECOME FULL PARTNER IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 31/01/2002 | POVERTY ERADICATION, ISLAND STATE VULNERABILITY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED, AS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE Read more ... | | ||
| 22/10/2001 | CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AFFECTING WOMEN'S HEALTH LINKED TO POVERTY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON WOMEN'S ISSUES Read more ... | | ||
| 11/10/2001 | POVERTY, NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION HIGHLIGHTED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Read more ... | | ||
| 01/10/2001 | EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL SECURITY MUST INCLUDE ACTION ON POVERTY AND INJUSTICE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD Read more ... | | ||
| 25/09/2001 | POVERTY REDUCTION, TERRORISM, DISARMAMENT, HUMANITARIAN RELIEF DISCUSSED AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES REVIEW OF SECRETARY-GENERAL REPORT Read more ... | | ||
| 20/09/2001 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION DIALOGUE OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS; FOCUS ON INTEGRATING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTO WORLD ECONOMY Read more ... | | ||
| 19/09/2001 | 'ROAD MAP' OF MILLENNIUM SUMMIT GOALS SETS OUT BLUEPRINT, TIMETABLE FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION Read more ... | | ||
| 13/08/2001 | SUBCOMMISSION DISCUSSES PLANS FOR SOCIAL FORUM Read more ... | | ||
| 11/06/2001 | CHILDREN'S PREPARATORY COMMITTEE BEGINS FINAL SESSION, HEARS CALL BY DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO CHILDREN'S NEEDS, RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 01/06/2001 | COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD STARTS CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF TANZANIA Read more ... | | ||
| 21/05/2001 | IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY REDUCTION STRESSED AT THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read more ... | | ||
| 21/05/2001 | BRUSSELS FORUM EXAMINES MUSIC'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL FOR POOREST COUNTRIES; MUSICIANS CALLED 'TRUE AMBASSADORS' OF GLOBALIZATION Read more ... | | ||
| 21/05/2001 | WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN POOREST COUNTRIES FACE FORMIDABLE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING LACK OF TRAINING, CREDIT, SAY SPEAKERS AT BRUSSELS FORUM Read more ... | | ||
| 21/05/2001 | GLOBAL MARKET MEANS POOREST COUNTRIES' TRANSPORT SYSTEMS MUST MEET GLOBAL STANDARDS, THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE TOLD Read more ... | | ||
| 21/05/2001 | BRUSSELS CONFERENCE COMMITS TO ERADICATING POVERTY IN WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES; DECADE-LONG ACTION PROGRAMME CALLS FOR PARTNERSHIP, 'MUTUAL COMMITMENTS' Read more ... | | ||
| 21/05/2001 | 'FINANCING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT' FINAL THEMATIC SESSION AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 18/05/2001 | ECONOMIES SHOULD BE GEARED TOWARDS PEOPLE'S WELL-BEING, NOT VICE VERSA, BRUSSELS CONFERENCE TOLD, DURING THEMATIC SESSION ON EMPLOYMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 18/05/2001 | NINE OF WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES SIGN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES AT LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS Read more ... | | ||
| 18/05/2001 | OPPORTUNITIES CREATED BY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN POOREST COUNTRIES FOCUS OF FORUM ON 'THE DIGITAL ECONOMY' AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read more ... | | ||
| 17/05/2001 | TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, INTEGRATING POOREST COUNTRIES INTO GLOBAL ECONOMY FOCUS OF THEMATIC SESSION AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read more ... | | ||
| 17/05/2001 | WORLD TRADE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED DURING 'SUMMIT OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS' AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 17/05/2001 | IMPACT OF VOLATILE OIL MARKETS, EQUITABLE ENERGY ACCESS AMONG ISSUES AT THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read more ... | | ||
| 16/05/2001 | EDUCATION'S VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT STRESSED AT THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 16/05/2001 | TRUST FUND TO FIGHT DISEASE, IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH TO DEVELOPMENT AMONG ISSUES AT THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read more ... | | ||
| 16/05/2001 | ENTREPRENEURS FROM POOREST COUNTRIES CAN SEIZE GLOBAL ECONOMY'S OPPORTUNITIES, SAY SPEAKERS AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE BUSINESS ROUND TABLE Read more ... | | ||
| 16/05/2001 | MORE THAN 200 MAYORS COMMIT TO FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY, CITY-TO-CITY COOPERATION AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 15/05/2001 | 'QUANTUM LEAP' IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYSTEMS OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CALLED FOR AT THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read more ... | | ||
| 15/05/2001 | CITY-TO-CITY COOPERATION DISCUSSED AT 'MEETING OF MAYORS', PART OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 14/05/2001 | 'GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND SOCIAL STABILITY' ADDRESSED IN THEMATIC SESSION AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 14/05/2001 | THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES OPENS IN BRUSSELS; FRANCE'S PRESIDENT SAYS WORLD'S POOREST 'MUST BE HELPED' Read more ... | | ||
| 14/05/2001 | PARLIAMENTARIANS ROUND TABLE ADDRESSES COMMODITIES, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AT THIRD LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS Read more ... | | ||
| 14/05/2001 | 'THE CHALLENGE OF ERADICATING POVERTY; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE' SPECIAL EVENT AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 11/05/2001 | THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN BRUSSELS, 14 - 20 MAY; TO CONFRONT ECONOMIC ISOLATION OF 'POOREST OF THE POOR' Read more ... | | ||
| 04/05/2001 | COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS DELAYS EXAMINATION OF NEW INFORMATION FROM ISRAEL Read more ... | | ||
| 03/05/2001 | COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS DISCUSSES DRAFT STATEMENT ON POVERTY, CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM Read more ... | | ||
| 23/04/2001 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS SIX RESOLUTIONS, TWO MEASURES ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 09/04/2001 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON INTEGRATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN Read more ... | | ||
| 04/04/2001 | NGOS ADDRESSING COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DECRY EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION, TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS Read more ... | | ||
| 03/04/2001 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 06/02/2001 | LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TERMED "TEST CASE" IN POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS Read more ... | | ||
| 05/02/2001 | MARKET ACCESS, ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND DEBT CANCELLATION AMONG ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED AT OPENING OF LDC PREPARATORY MEETING Read more ... | | ||
| 18/01/2001 | COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES REVIEW OF SITUATION IN LESOTHO Read more ... | | ||
| 14/12/2000 | CHALLENGE OF BORDERLESS 'CYBER-CRIME' TO INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME DISCUSSED AT SYMPOSIUM Read more ... | | ||
| 08/11/2000 | THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS 17 DRAFT TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE Read more ... | | ||
| 25/09/2000 | UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: "END THE DIALOGUE OF THE DEAF ON GLOBALIZATION" Read more ... | | ||
| 29/07/2000 | UNITED NATIONS KEY TO EXPANDING IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL Read more ... | | ||
| 21/07/2000 | UNITED NATIONS CONTACTS G-8 ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GAP Read more ... | | ||
| 20/07/2000 | CONFLICT PREVENTION MUST BE 'CORNERSTONE OF COLLECTIVE SECURITY IN 21ST CENTURY' Read more ... | | ||
| 20/06/2000 | UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO LAUNCH LANDMARK REPORT ON POVERTY REDUCTION Read more ... | | ||
| 17/05/2000 | GEORGIA INTRODUCES REPORT TO COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Read more ... | | ||
| 17/04/2000 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS EIGHT RESOLUTIONS AND ONE DECISION Read more ... | | ||
| 12/04/2000 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CARRIES ON WITH DISCUSSION ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Read more ... | | ||
| 12/04/2000 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOLDS SPECIAL DIALOGUE ON POVERTY AND THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 04/04/2000 | UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, CALLS FOR ACTION IN DEFENCE OF RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF PEOPLE IN DISTRESS Read more ... | | ||
| 03/04/2000 | COUNTRIES, NGOS DECRY GLOBAL POVERTY, CALL FOR GREATER DEBT RELIEF Read more ... | | ||
| 03/04/2000 | PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL SESSION OPENS SECOND SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS Read more ... | | ||
| 03/04/2000 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DEBATE ON THE QUESTION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 26/11/99 | COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES REVIEW OF MEXICO'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT Read more ... | | ||
| 05/08/99 | COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT OF IRAN Read more ... | | ||
| 05/07/99 | KOFI ANNAN OUTLINES PRIORITIES TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO ERADICATE POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 25/05/99 | COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TAKES UP REPORT OF HONDURAS Read more ... | | ||
| 14/07/98 | HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF ECUADOR'S REPORT Read more ... | | ||
| 10/07/98 | COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES NINETEENTH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS, 22 JUNE - 10 JULY Read more ... | | ||
| 08/07/98 | ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HEARS OF NEW ZEALAND'S EFFORTS TO WIDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, 'FAMILY-FRIENDLY' POLICIES DESCRIBED, ALSO PROGRAMMES FOR MAORI AND PACIFIC GROUPS Read more ... | | ||
| 07/07/98 | ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD OF ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON SITUATION OF WOMEN IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA, OFFICIALS SAY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE EQUALITY IMPEDED BY UNEMPLOYMENT, CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING, OTHER FACTORS Read more ... | | ||
| 06/07/98 | COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN TAKES UP REPORT OF PERU ON STEPS TO IMPLEMENT CONVENTION, GAPS BETWEEN SITUATION OF URBAN AND RURAL WOMEN CITED Read more ... | | ||
| 06/07/98 | SPECIAL MEASURES NEEDED TO PROTECT WOMEN FROM `STRUCTURAL DISCRIMINATION' IN PERU, COMMITTEE ASSERTS, EXPERTS COMMENT ON COUNTRY'S EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH CONVENTION Read more ... | | ||
| Statements/Messages | ||||
| 19/10/2009 | STATEMENT BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, NAVI PILLAY, ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY 19 OCTOBER 2009 Read more ... | | ||
| 27/01/2009 | DHC'S STATEMENT AT THE OPENING SEMINAR ON THE DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON EXTREME POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2008 | PRONUNCIAMIENTO DE NAVI PILLAY EN EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL PARA LA ERRADICACIÓN DE LA POBREZA Read more ... | | ||
| 05/12/2007 | REDUCING POVERTY: A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE LECTURE BY MS. LOUISE ARBOUR, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | STATES AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAVE A DUTY TO FIGHT POVERTY, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | LOS ESTADOS Y LA COMUNIDAD INTERNACIONAL TIENEN EL DEBER DE LUCHAR CONTRA LA PROBREZA, SEÑALA LA ALTA COMISIONADA PARA LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Read more ... | | ||
| 08/12/2006 | STATES MUST ADDRESS POVERTY WITH UTMOST URGENCY, SAY UN INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON THE OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2006 | INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2005 | MESSAGE BY LOUISE ARBOUR, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY - 17 OCTOBER 2005 Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2003 | RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 04/08/2003 | ADDRESS OF BERTRAND G. RAMCHARAN AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Read more ... | | ||
| 30/06/2003 | ADDRESS OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL Read more ... | | ||
| 30/06/2003 | STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL AT THE OPENING OF ITS 2003 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 01/06/2003 | SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AT G-8 SUMMIT, EVIAN, FRANCE ON 1 JUNE 2003 Read more ... | | ||
| 20/03/2003 | STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE WILSON MASILINGI, MINISTER OF STATE, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (GOOD GOVERNANCE) OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Read more ... | | ||
| 19/03/2003 | STATEMENT BY H.E. MR JAAKKO LAAJAVA UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF FINLAND Read more ... | | ||
| 17/03/2003 | DISCURSO DEL SECRETARIO ESPECIAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS DE BRASIL, MINISTRO NILMÁRIO MIRANDA, EN EL 59O. PERÍODO DE SESIONES DE LA C.D.H. Read more ... | | ||
| 11/11/2002 | "WORLD CIVILIZATION: BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE?" LECTURE BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO Read more ... | | ||
| 17/10/2002 | SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CONCERTED ACTION IN MESSAGE MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ERADICATION OF POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 16/10/2002 | STATEMENT BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON OCCASION OF WORLD FOOD DAY, INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ERADICATION OF POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 12/09/2002 | MIDDLE EAST, ANTI-TERRORISM WAR HIGHLIGHTED AS ISSUES OF FOCUS FOR FIFTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION Read more ... | | ||
| 01/07/2002 | GLOBALIZING WORLD OFFERS UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE GREATER EQUITY THROUGH SUSTAINED, BALANCED GROWTH, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL Read more ... | | ||
| 10/06/2002 | 'NO TIME TO WASTE' IF GOAL OF HALVING POVERTY BY 2015 TO BE REACHED, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ROME FOOD SUMMIT Read more ... | | ||
| 18/03/2002 | MESSAGE OF MARY ROBINSON, TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 04/02/2002 | SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES BUSINESS LEADERS, AT 'TURNING-POINT IN HISTORY' TO BE 'PART OF THE SOLUTION' IN WAR AGAINST WORLD POVERTY Read more ... | | ||
| 10/12/2001 | POVERTY AND RACISM: CHALLENGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MARY ROBINSON Read more ... | | ||
| 10/12/2001 | 'WE CAN LOVE WHAT WE ARE, WITHOUT HATING WHAT – AND WHO – WE ARE NOT,' SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN NOBEL LECTURE Read more ... | | ||
| 10/11/2001 | 'UN MUST PLACE PEOPLE AT CENTRE OF EVERYTHING IT DOES', SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT OPENING OF HIGH-LEVEL GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE Read more ... | | ||
| 18/06/2001 | SPEECH BY MARY ROBINSON - HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON RACE, ETHNICITY AND INCLUSION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -TOWARDS A SHARED VISION OF DEVELOPMENT - Read more ... | | ||
| 14/05/2001 | STATEMENT BY MARY ROBINSON, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, BEFORE THE 3RD UN CONFERENCE ON THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Read more ... | | ||
| 14/05/2001 | STATEMENT OF MARY ROBINSON, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE THIRD UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES - GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
| 22/03/2001 | THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENING REMARKS AT PRESS CONFERENCE 22 MARCH 2001 Read more ... | | ||
| 12/04/2000 | STATEMENT BY MARY ROBINSON, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE SPECIAL DIALOGUE ON POVERTY AND THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Read more ... | | ||
| 09/03/98 | AFRICA: A RIGHTS BASED APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT Read more ... | | ||
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