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High commodity prices create an opportunity for developed nations to scrap agricultural subsidies that distort trade and worsen poverty in the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
The issue of feeding the world's population at a time when there has been a surge in global food prices is top on the agenda of the ongoing 12th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
This paper attempts to put current debt reduction efforts into perspective by explicitly addressing the opportunities and complications of debt relief for the poorest countries.
Civil Society groups participating in the ongoing UNCTAD XII conference in Accra have kicked against the privatization of water and health services.
In their view privatizing water and health will make the attainment of the much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by developing countries a remote possibility.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for the agreement reached at the 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to be translated into actions.
A large number of agreements have been reached on core issues, Ban said in his statement to the ongoing UNCTAD, which runs from April 20 to April 25.
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus, facing its worst drought in a decade, will start importing water from Greece within the next two months, Agriculture Minister Michalis Polinikis said on Monday.
The UN secretary general issued a gloomy warning yesterday that the deepening global food crisis, in which rapidly rising prices have triggered riots and threatened hunger in dozens of countries, could have grave implications for international security, economic growth and social progress.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will form a task force to address the global food shortages and rising prices that have sparked riots in poor nations.
Higher food prices risk wiping out progress towards reducing poverty and, if allowed to escalate, could hurt global growth and security, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday.
The 12th meeting of the UNCTAD opened in Accra on Sunday with calls for new ideas for tackling the marginalisation of Africa.
Ghana's President John Kufuor said UNCTAD should come out with fresh ideas to influence development policy thinking within the global community to end the marginalisation of Africa in the expanding global trade.
The United Nations began Monday its 12th conference on trade and development in Ghana to address the opportunities and challenges of globalization for developing countries.
Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama led Thai delegation to present Thai model of development, notably His Majesty the king's sufficient economy philosophy, and its role in helping neighboring countries.
A warning from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the possible consequences of the rise in global food prices, together with the plight of the world's poorest nations, dominated the start of a major UN trade conference Sunday in Ghana's capital.
Climate change and the global food crisis headed the topics for discussion at the United Nations conference on trade and development here in Ghana as they would significantly affect development and especially hurt the poor.
As the 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) enters its second day, more personalities are touching down to participate.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, arrived in the country this morning with a host of dignitaries.
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon among other international leaders including Heads of State have arrived in Ghana's capital Accra to grace the12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) which is underway at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) meeting currently underway in Accra, Ghana, takes place amid rising global fears that global financial turmoil and economic slowdown in the developed countries would affect economic growth in the developing world.
China unveiled a new draft food safety law on Sunday that provides for penalties of up to life imprisonment for people responsible for the production of substandard food.
The National People's Congress, or parliament, is seeking public comments on the draft until May 20, the official Xinhua news agency said.