3 April 2007
ECOSOC PREPARES FOR ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW
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In preparation for its first Annual Ministerial Review, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) conducted an informal event on 2 April 2007 on the theme “Eradicating poverty and hunger – Joining forces to make it happen.” In her opening remarks to the New York, NY, session, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro highlighted the vital […]

In preparation for its first Annual Ministerial Review, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) conducted an informal event on 2 April 2007 on the theme “Eradicating poverty and hunger – Joining forces to make it happen.” In her opening remarks to the New York, NY, session, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro highlighted the vital task of creating jobs in the effort to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Following a short plenary, the meeting split up into two parallel roundtables to consider “Are we making poverty history?” and “How are we doing in the fight against hunger and malnutrition?”
Links to further information
UN News Centre, 2 April 2007
ECOSOC website for informal event


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