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Secretary-General calls for investment in women for peace and development
Released: 6 Mar 2008
Greater investment in women and girls will help further economic growth and advance development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told today's commemoration at United Nations Headquarters of International Women's Day.
Neglect of Agriculture condemns 218 Millon people to poverty, ESCAP says
Released: 27 Mar 2008
Economic and Social Survey 2008 says that the region will weather sub-prime crisis
Chair signals major push in farm talks by end of month
Released: 14 Mar 2008
Intensive consultations among a group of importing and exporting countries will be allowed to continue for a few more days in an effort to achieve a breakthrough that would also allow progress in the agriculture talks as a whole.
Making Globalisation work for the Least Developed Countries
Released: 28 Mar 2008
The current era of globalization should lead us to be optimistic about the prospects for the LDCs. Like other developing countries, LDCs have the opportunity to draw on new technologies and capital that can potentially deliver huge strides in productivity and allow them to catch up with developed countries.
Economic Growth without Social Justice
Released: 31 Mar 2008
EU-India Trade Negotiations and their implications for social development and gender justice