development

Despite slow progress on world development goals, still reason for optimism: UN adviser

20 December 2006
Progress on attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which seek to tackle poverty, hunger and other social ills by 2015, remains slow but countries are realizing the importance of the life-and-death targets and increasingly know what needs to be done to attain them, the UN adviser on the project said today, sounding a note of optimism.

Annan praises Spain for donating $700 million to achieve global development goals

19 December 2006
Outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised Spain for donating $700 million to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a time-bound set of eight globally agreed targets that aim to combat poverty and other social ills, calling this a “splendid example of international solidarity” and urging other countries to follow suit.

Stressing partnerships, Annan says prospects for attaining development goals are ‘mixed’

27 November 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned today that the likelihood of attaining the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), designed to combat poverty, hunger and deal with a host of other social ills, are “mixed, at best”, stressing to the General Assembly the need for all countries and sections of society to work together to “turn this situation around.”
Anwarul Chowdhury

UN envoy for most vulnerable nations stresses importance of communications

24 November 2006
The international media’s coverage of poorer nations remains one-dimensional and the world’s marginalized need much greater access to the tools of communications, the United Nations envoy for the world’s most vulnerable countries has told a conference of journalism and development officials.
Annan addresses meeting in Addis Ababa

Developing nations, donors, UN must work together for African development – Annan

16 November 2006
Despite some “spectacular progress,” Africa as a whole is falling behind in the race to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that seek to eradicate a host of social ills, and developing countries, international donors and the United Nations must pitch in together to reverse the trend, Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned today.

UNESCO unveils 25 new biosphere reserves worldwide for sustainable development

27 October 2006
Twenty-five new sites, including 18 in Mexico, have been added to the United Nations global network of protected biosphere reserves where local communities are actively engaged in sustainable development management, the UN announced today.

Chief of UN Food Agency says sustainable development rests on better communication

27 October 2006
Better communication – including more listening by donors – needs to be a more central part of developments efforts, the head the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has told a major conference on development and communications.
UN Secretary-General

Annan sees new impetus for developing UN ties to regional organizations

25 October 2006
There is clearly new impetus for further developing the ties between the United Nations and regional organizations throughout the world, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told a gathering of Pacific Island states.

General Assembly pledges to work more closely with regional groups for development

23 October 2006
In an effort to attain global development goals, better monitoring of the environment and to enhance peacebuilding and conflict resolution, the United Nations General Assembly has pledged to work more closely with regional and other organizations.

Annan stresses ‘vital’ UN partnership with business to advance responsible globalization

23 October 2006
More than ever before, the United Nations is making the business world, as well as civil society and the academic community, “vital partners” in advancing international peace and development, but much more remains to be done, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to a forum of business leaders.