20 July 2006

The Economic and Social Council this afternoon concluded its general discussion on the review and coordination of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010 and then held a panel discussion on the issue of mobilizing resources and creating an enabling environment for poverty eradication in the least developed countries, including implementation of the 2004 ministerial declaration.

Thalif Deen

NEW YORK (IPS) - The 130-member Group of 77 (G77), the largest single coalition of developing nations, is challenging Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's decision to realign two key posts, one dealing with Africa and the other with the world's poorest nations, into a single mega entity.

Drastic changes in approaches to LDCs needed

20 April 2008, Accra.  Drastic changes to policies towards LDCs must be made, a meeting hears at the start of UNCTAD XII.  Despite two decades of economic growth in LDCs, there has been little increase in employment and poverty reduction has hardly progressed. Macro economic policies of the IMF are identified as being the cause more>>

The global food crisis is taking its toll across the world. The current global food crisis will impact most in the world's poorest countries civil society leaders said in Accra, Ghana at a UN-held meeting.

Wednesday, 23 April 2008   

Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told the Ministers of the Group of 77 and China Sunday that climate change and food security were the twin concerns that confront the developing world today in crisis proportions, reports agency.