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African countries reaffirm commitment to addressing population concerns – UN

11 June 2004
Representatives from African countries today reaffirmed their commitment to a global consensus on population and development forged a decade ago which favours empowering people over demographic targets, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported.
A vet checks cattle for foot-and-mouth disease

Europe virtually free of foot-and-mouth disease – UN agriculture agency

10 June 2004
Europe is almost free of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease after a long history of devastating epidemics, but the continent’s livestock industry should remain vigilant against possible future outbreaks, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.