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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.