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TRIPS transition period extensions for least-developed countries

UNAIDS and UNDP have launched a new Issue Brief TRIPS transition period extensions for least-developed countries. In backing the proposal to allow least-developed countries to maintain and…

26 Feb 2013 / Listen /

UNWTO sees tourism as vehicle to lift people out of poverty

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NAR: Tourism is one of the top three sources of export earnings for nearly half of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and is a priority sector for their further integration in the global…

27 May 2011 /

Poverty reduction role for private sector

The business world is being told that it needs to invest more in places like Africa as part of…

17 May 2011 /

10 year plan agreed to help least developed countries

LDC conference ends

The international community has agreed a 10 year programme of action to help the world’s poorest countries break out…

13 May 2011 /

Development plan agreed for world's poorest countries

LDCs meet in Turkey

The international community has agreed a 10 year plan to help the world's poorest countries break out of poverty.…

13 May 2011 /

Private sector pushed into poverty reduction front line 10 year plan to pull poorest countries out of poverty "Implement" plan to break poverty cycle in poorest countries: UN Women Call to move development away from "old thinking" Empowering women has direct effect on population growth:UNFPA Chief Private sector pushed into poverty reduction front line Call for poor countries to invest in young people and women Private sector to play “important role” in helping least developed countries The $50 million conference “Job creation” needed to boost investment in poorest countries World needs to be “ambitious” to help poorest countries Debt cancellation urged for poorest countries New development approach needed for least developed countries

UN opens conference on unlocking economic potential of world’s poorest countries Poorest countries need "investment" not "charity" "Workable plan of action" needed to help world's poorest countries: UN chief "Morally unacceptable" not to help the poorest countries New development approach needed for least developed countries Debt cancellation urged for poorest countries "Crisis" for world's least developed countries UN targets reducing least developed countries by 50% in ten years Ten year target to reduce least developed countries by 50%

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