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The BCtA is a global initiative that encourages private sector efforts to fight poverty, supported by several international organizations including the UN Development Programme .

New York, May 16: Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic growth unless it eliminates the hunger that is affecting almost a quarter of its people, according to a new United Nations report launched on Tuesday, which calls for new approaches to empower local communities to ensure food security in the region.

In a special presentation on Thursday to the ACP Committee of Ambassadors on the Rio+20 Conference which will take place in June, United Nations Under Secretary General, Chair of the UN Development Group and Administrator for the UNDP Helen Clark said: "Unless issues of sustainability and equity are addressed simultaneously, the impressive human ... (more)

New York, May 11 : Countries in the Asia-Pacific region must find ways to continue to grow economically and lift millions out of poverty while also responding to climate change and environmental concerns, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, which stresses that new methods of production are needed to meet this goal.

New York, May 10 : Twenty small island developing nations have announced new actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty, as they wrapped up a sustainable energy conference organized by the United Nations and the Government of Barbados.