In 2004, the United Nations continued to address administrative and institutional matters in order to ensure the efficient functioning of the Organization. The General Assembly resumed its fifty-eighth session and its tenth ...

In 2004, the implementation of the Secretary-General's reform proposals to further improve the work of the Organization was largely completed. Notable achievements included the alignment of the Organization's activities ...

During 2003, the continued implementation of the Secretary-General's programme of reform of the Organization began to yield results in terms of improved servicing of the General Assembly, a sharpened focus in public ...

In 2005, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), continued to mobilize and coordinate humanitarian assistance to respond to international emergencies. During the year, ...

Global economic growth continued into 2005, but at a slower pace than the 4 per cent recorded in 2004, and was expected to fall to around 3 per cent. Much of that deceleration was attributable to the slowdown in developed ...

In 2005, the UN system continued to provide development assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the central UN funding body for ...

In 2001, the world economy took an unexpectedly severe and widespread downturn. Following an unprecedented period of growth, the slowdown began in the developed economies, particularly North America, but quickly spread ...

In 2001, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), continued to coordinate the response of humanitarian agencies, particularly those of the UN system, to alleviate human ...

In 2001, the United Nations system continued to provide development assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition, primarily through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the ...

In 2001, the United Nations addressed a number of institutional and administrative matters to ensure its efficient functioning. The General Assembly commenced its fifty-sixth session on 12 September. Earlier in the year, ...