 HIGHLIGHTS: South-South
cooperation tops agenda of High level Advisory Meeting on the
South Summit ... Less dynamic trade and financial outlook in 1998
.... Transparency of WTO decision-making ducked.... Globalization
a blind force that fails to recognize weak and strong ....UN UN
development assistance should only be on request .... HIGHLIGHTS: Indonesia
to host high-level advisory meeting on the G-77 millenium summit
.... G-77 expresses concern over crisis in Southeast Asia .... Financing
for development a critical issue for G-77 countries .... G-77 deplores
quality of Secretariat report on Development Account .... G-77 seeks
to phase out "gratis personnel" as soon as possible ....
U.N. task force proposes new environment managment group .... South-South
Summit a high priorioty, says Ambassador Wibisono .... New foundation
to earmark nearly $1 billion for U.N. causes ..... Eradication of
hunger and poverty central challenge of development, says IFAD .....
Chapter inaugurates its Liaison Office ...... Perez-Guerrero Trust
Fund seeks to increase its core resources ...
and more HIGHLIGHTS: Globalisation
threatens the weak and the vulnerable .... Indonesia to host high-level
advisory meeting on G-77 South Summit .... G-24 calls for North-South
dialogue on new global financial system .... Concept of "programme"
and "non-programme" activities opposed by G-77 .... G-77
says Third World nations shut out of U.N. contracts .... Bretton
Woods should practice good governance .... Financial stbility needs
multialteral cooperation, says G-77 chapters .... UNIDO undergoes
radical transformation .... G-77 urges governments to pay up their
dues to UNEP .... G-77 chapters renew support and commitment to
South-South cooperation ....
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