ACP states and the European Community sign the Cotonou Agreement

The ministerial ended without launching a new negotiating round after disputes over agriculture, implementation of existing agreements and developing-country participation. The breakdown reflected...

The G77 convened leaders from developing countries to set a common development agenda. The summit linked South-South cooperation with demands for fairer trade, debt relief, technology transfer and...

The summit adopted a declaration and action programme addressing development, finance, trade, technology and international cooperation. Its agenda extended the Bandung-era demand for economic as...

The UN General Assembly special session reviewed implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Women’s organizations and developing states pressed for resources and substantive equality, while...

The special session adopted a political declaration and further actions to implement the Beijing Platform. The outcome reaffirmed commitments but left persistent gaps in funding, representation and...

Resolution 1308 recognized the epidemic’s potential effects on stability and peacekeeping. Developing countries and health advocates emphasized that the crisis required affordable medicines,...

Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched a voluntary initiative asking companies to align with principles on labor, human rights, environment and anti-corruption. Its model of corporate partnership...

Leaders met to discuss peace, development, human rights and UN reform. Many developing countries treated poverty, debt and unequal participation as structural global issues, while summit commitments...

The declaration committed states to development, peace, human rights and a stronger multilateral system. Its goals were ambitious, but the declaration did not resolve disputes over debt, trade rules...

Resolution 1325 called for women’s participation in conflict prevention, peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction. It followed years of organizing by women’s movements and set a global...