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At UN high-level debate, developed nations put spotlight on plight of vulnerable individuals

30 September 2013
Speaking at the General Assembly’s annual debate at the United Nations today, the representatives of some industrial countries urged the Member States of the world Organization to focus on the well-being of individuals around the world, particular those most vulnerable.
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Nicaragua continues progress on anti-poverty targets, Foreign Minister says

30 September 2013
In an annual statement at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Foreign Minister of Nicaragua highlighted his country’s progress towards achieving the anti-poverty goals, which is the theme of this year’s General Assembly.
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At UN, Belize chastises rich nations for abandoning global partnership for development

30 September 2013
Developed nations have not honoured their commitments to provide the assistance poor countries need to achieve the global anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Foreign Minister of Belize told United Nations Member States today, stressing that the future development agenda must not suffer the same fate.
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‘Green economy’ key to advancing Barbados’s sustainable development agenda

30 September 2013
A policy of sustainable development is a matter of survival for Barbados, its Minister today told the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting also debt sustainability and efforts to support the international financial service sector.
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Global Citizen Festival: Ban, Stevie Wonder and tens of thousands unite to end poverty

30 September 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined United Nations Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder and an audience of an estimated 60,000 people this weekend to raise their voices to end extreme poverty worldwide, at the second annual Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park.
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As new UN development agenda takes shape, Jamaica urges action on job creation, social protection

28 September 2013
With discussions under way at the United Nations on defining a road map for the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, the Prime Minster of Jamaica urged an agenda that prioritized job creation, especially for youth, and on enacting social programmes to keep vulnerable people from “falling through the cracks.”
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Bahamas urges UN to protect offshore financial services from high-powered nations

28 September 2013
The Bahamas today called on the United Nations to help develop multilateral global mechanisms for the governance of offshore financial services, warning that high-powered States were trying to force their will on smaller nations like his own and cut off their livelihood.
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Senior Honduran official stresses need to scale–up combat against transborder crime

27 September 2013
Highlighting Honduras’ success at overcoming its “severe” 2009 political crisis, the country’s Vice-President told the United Nations General Assembly today that the Government will “stay the course with a firm hand,” by taking action to strengthen its institutions and curb the negative impacts of transborder crimes such as drug trafficking.
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Health, climate change top priorities for Caribbean island States addressing UN

27 September 2013
Leaders of Caribbean island States addressing the United Nations General Assembly today outlined progress made at eradicating poverty and urged greater support from the international community to meet the universally accepted goals, particularly those on health and climate change.
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Venezuela demands end to policies of exclusion, denounces ‘hawks of war’

27 September 2013
Rejecting unjust policies that he said contravened the United Nations Charter and wider international law, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela today urged United Nations Member States to take a stand against the interventionist actions of the “leaders of the United States and those that follow blindly behind them.”