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35th Pacific Island Forum Plenary (Apia, Samoa, 7 August 2004)
7 August 2004: Set up effective implementation mechanism in favour of Small Island Developing Staes, urges Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury.
Secretary-General's message to the 35th Pacific Island Forum Plenary [delivered by High Representative]
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UN seeks to ease Bangladesh's worsening flood crisis
28 July 2004 :With more than 23 million people in Bangladesh affected by devastating floods that could yet worsen after already killing at least 275 people and damaging or destroying over 12 million houses, United Nations agencies are rushing in aid ranging from essential medicines to food to water purification tablets.
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Related Press Release: [IHA/932 - 30 July 2004]

ECOSOC to advise and build support for long-term development in Haiti
27 July 2004 : The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has approved the reactivation of its dormant group on Haiti to advise the Caribbean nation on development programmes into the future and to help ensure international support for this process.
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Related Press Release: [ECOSOC/6137]

ECOSOC General Segment (15 July 2004)
15 July 2004 : Agenda item 6(b) "Implementation of and follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits: review and coordination of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010"
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High Representative's introductory Statement at the ECOSOC General Segment
Related Press Release: [ECOSOC/6130]

Annan hails Caribbean Community as a model for regional cooperation
7 July 2004 : The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a model of how close cooperation can enhance economic growth and promote better relations among countries, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message to CARICOM leaders meeting this week in Grenada.
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Secretary-General's message to the 25th Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government [delivered by High Representative] (Grenada, 4-8 July 2004)
High Representative's Statement to the 25th CARICOM Meeting

ECOSOC High-Level Segment (28 June-1 July 2004)
Aid to poor countries should focus on building good economies - UN report
29 June 2004: Improving the effectiveness of aid to poor countries requires a focus on economic infrastructure, according to a new United Nations report discussed today by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York.
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High Representative's Statement
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