Weekly Niue News http://www.niuenews.nu/ [2004-09-11: list updated for new site] _______________________________________________ > We have 7 guests online > A PROBLEM SHARED...... > The UN secretary general has urged leaders of small island > developing states to find ways to tackle shared problems. > Kofi Annan has addressed a summit in Mauritius on small island > developing states, with representatives from most Pacific > islands including a delegation from Niue there. > > Mr Annan says representatives will have to deepen partnerships > with developed countries, civil society and regional groups. > > The list of challenges is long. It includes familiar > questions, such as risk of natural disasters, isolation from > global markets, and high cost of energy and transport. More > recently, other issues have come to the fore, such as the > impact of climate change, and the potential of information and > communication technology, and of course, the spread of > HIV/Aids, he told delegates. > > Ten years ago the newly-formed UN group of small island states > met in Barbados to set out specific measures to support their > common social and economic development. > > [date.gif] Thursday, 13 January 2005 > 22379 Visitors
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