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December 2000 World AIDS Day (2000)
The theme for the 13th annual World AIDS Day (2000) is "
AIDS : Men Make a difference". If you would like to find
out more about World AIDS Day and its history then go to
www.avert.org/worldaid.htm
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December 2000 First Commonwealth Agricultural Seminar
‘People and Globalisation’ – The opportunities and threats: You
can find out more about this seminar, organised by the Royal Agricultural
Society of England, by visiting
www.thecommonwealth.org/htm/info/events/agricseminar.htm
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December 2000 Overseas Development Institute Meeting Series
The last meeting in the current ODI series which has focused on
the theme ‘The World Development Report on Poverty: What does
it mean for us?. Entitled ‘Were ‘the Voices of the Poor’ really
heard?’, the speaker will be Robert Chambers of the Institute
of Development Studies.
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December 2000 Social Accountability International Second Annual
Conference
The conference this year will focus on the issues and opportunities
for manufacturers and retailers related to working conditions
in the facilities and those of their suppliers. It will offer
practical experience-based approaches to assuring humane and productive
workplaces throughout the global supply chain and to working constructively
with stakeholders. Expected attendance is over 200 leaders from
business, government, trade unions and non-governmental organisations
concerned about how to assure humane workplaces around the world.
For further details visit
www.sa-int.org
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December 2000 Corruption
Mark Malloch-Brown, Administrator of the United Nations Development
Programme is to give evidence on the subject of corruption for
the Houses of Commons.
