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Last Updated on Sunday, November 15, 2009

Central Asian States Agree to Coordinate Efforts to Combat Economic Crisis
Released: 12 Nov 2009
UN forum in Bishkek focuses on subregional cooperation in dealing with crisis
Go carbon neutral, say vulnerable countries
Released: 11 Nov 2009
Countries most vulnerable to climate change said they were "gravely concerned" about the downgrading of expectations for December's climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Commonwealth helps councillors in The Gambia to develop community projects
Released: 11 Nov 2009
Training programme was organised to secure assistance from World Bank’s ‘community-driven development programme’
The Presidents of Mali and Sao Tomé and Principe and UNCTAD's Secretary-General urged African officials meeting in Mali to strive to use the continent's vast natural resources for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction
Released: 11 Nov 2009
The Presidents of Mali and Sao Tomé and Principe and UNCTAD's Secretary-General urged African officials meeting in Mali to strive to use the continent's vast natural resources for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.
ESCAP to Hold High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
Released: 11 Nov 2009
ESCAP to Hold High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
Global Media Monitoring Project Scrutinizes the Representation of Gender in the News
Released: 10 Nov 2009
Gender equality in the news media came under scrutiny by the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) in some 127 countries around the world today.
UN meeting closes with call for trade deal to help least developed countries
Released: 6 Nov 2009
First Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week concludes
ILO Governing Body to address world of work response to global economic crisis
Released: 6 Nov 2009
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) is to examine the response of the world of work to the global economic crisis, and assess the current outlook for a recovery in employment at its meeting here on 5-20 November under the Global Jobs Pact adopted by the ILO’s International Labour Conference in June 2009.
UN trade and investment policy body for Asia and the Pacific opens first session and notes that region is leading trade-led recovery from economic crisis
Released: 4 Nov 2009
UN trade and investment policy body for Asia and the Pacific opens first session
ILO says economic crisis eroding real wages for second year running
Released: 3 Nov 2009
GENEVA (ILO News) – Global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and is expected to drop even further this year despite signs of a possible economic recovery, the International Labour Organization said.

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