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Annan addresses World Economic Forum

Annan calls for ‘new mindset’ at UN involving not just governments but people

26 January 2006
Only if the United Nations engages with the world’s peoples as well as their governments can it be useful to humanity in this century, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a plenary session of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, today.

New branding product to help UN-backed Global Fund combat AIDS, TB, malaria

26 January 2006
A portion of revenue from specially branded American Express cards, Gap T-shirts, Giorgio Armani sunglasses and Converse sneakers will soon be contributed to the United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, officials announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today.