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New York: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a new livelihood programme designed to address the underlying causes of food shortages in Karamoja, the poorest and most marginalised region in Uganda which has not had a successful harvest in five years and where more than 80 per cent of the population lives in poverty.

New York: Building on United States President Barack Obama's nuclear security summit in Washington, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a series of high-level conferences to flesh out efforts to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear materials.

New York: The United Nations will help Uganda mobilize resources to restore the Tombs of Buganda Kings, a World Heritage List site, following their near-destruction in a fire last month.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ASEAN nations, along with People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, are moving to establish a jointly owned credit guarantee facility, which is aimed at promoting financial stability and boosting long-term investment in the region.

New York: Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular and chronic respiratory illnesses, diabetes and cancer are imposing a much greater burden on the poorest countries than on richer economies and must be tackled as a development issue, United Nations health experts have warned.

Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have noted that Guyana has weathered the global crisis well, sustaining a solid macroeconomic performance supported by prudent policies. Directors commended the authorities' commitment to further entrench macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability, while promoting long-term growth and development to improve the country's standard of living and reduce poverty.

A team from the IMF visited Dhaka April 6-12, 2010 to discuss budget developments and update understandings on the near-term macroeconomic outlook. They met with Planning Minister A.K Khandker, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman, Finance Secretary Mohammad Tareque, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Nasiruddin Ahmed, other senior government officials, and members of the private sector and civil society. The team expresses its deep appreciation to the authorities and others for sharing their valuable time and views.

Washington — Old concepts of the “Third World” no longer apply in the new multipolar global economy and new approaches are needed to take account for the interests of developing countries, said World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Xavier Maret, traveled to Mali from March 24 through April 6. The mission met with the Prime Minister, Mr. Modibo Sidibé, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Sanoussi Touré, the Minister of Budget, Mr. Lassiine Bouaré, and several other ministers, as well as senior officials of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and representatives of the parliament, the private sector, the civil society, and the donor community. The mission held discussions for the 2010 Article IV consultation and the fourth review of the program supported by the Fund's Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Axel Schimmelpfennig, visited Dushanbe April 7-13, 2010 to continue discussions for the combined first and second reviews under a three-year, SDR 78.3 million (about US$116 million) Extended Credit Facility arrangement with Tajikistan. The IMF mission reached a staff-level agreement with the Tajik authorities on their 2010 program.