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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed moves by the United Nations and the community of French-speaking nations to work more closely on human rights, peacekeeping and other issues, saying it can only contribute to greater security worldwide.

Climate change, cultural diversity, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and several ongoing crises in African countries are expected to top the agenda tomorrow when the head of the organization of the world’s French-speaking countries holds talks with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Sub-Saharan Africa will need special help to emerge from the vicious circle of poverty, and rich nations must provide the necessary aid, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a summit meeting of French-speaking countries today.