United Nations Radio

August 2009
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Caribbean News

St. Lucia tells the UN Economic and Social Council of the impact of globalization on Caribbean society

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Gross Domestic Product in Caribbean countries likely to fall by more than 1%

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Suriname says the global economic and financial crisis is causing an increase in poverty and hunger

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Jamaica tells the Economic and Social Council of key messages emerging from a regional meeting on HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Barbados urges radical reform of the international financial system and institutions

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General Assembly agrees on a sweeping action plan to help blunt the impact of the global economic downturn

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CARICOM States says the current economic conditions are the worst since independence

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Jamaica says poverty and hunger will never be eradicated if the creation of wealth is pursued at the expense of social justice

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The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza a pandemic

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General Assembly calls for an intensification of efforts to assess the security challenges of climate change

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General Assembly announces a rescheduling of the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development

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Hip hop pioneer Russell Simmons appointed Goodwill Ambassador for a Permanent Memorial to honor victims of slavery

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Guyana aurges globalresponsibility to forge a new international policy for the environment

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Grenada tells the Commission on Sustainable Development small island developing states are strongly dependent upon sustainable development strategies

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Barbados tells the Bretton Woods institutions global economic and financial crisis on CARICOM States has been severe

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UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urges the Fifth Summit for the Americas to come up with effective solutions for a more sustainable future for Latin America and the Caribbean

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges short-term financial assistance to Haiti to meet its outstanding humanitarian needs

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The UN Security Council welcomes progress made in stabilizing Haiti

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Commission on Population and Development concludes its General Debate

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The United Nations remembers the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade

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