Brussels Programme of Action is adopted for least developed countries

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...

Delegates from least developed countries assessed poverty, debt, trade barriers and development commitments. The conference provided a platform for poorer states to demand accountable partnership...

The session sought a global response to the epidemic, which disproportionately affected poorer countries with limited access to treatment and public-health resources. Delegates debated prevention,...

The declaration established targets for prevention, treatment and financing. It recognized shared responsibilities but did not itself overcome patent barriers, unequal medicine access or shortages...

More than 91 percent of eligible voters participated in elections for an assembly tasked with drafting a constitution and preparing the transition to independence. The vote advanced self-government...

The UN conference assembled governments and civil society to address slavery, colonialism, racism and contemporary discrimination. NAM states pressed historical responsibility and structural...

The conference adopted a framework recognizing slavery and the slave trade as crimes against humanity and calling for action against racism. Its contested negotiations show both the reach and limits...