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The Second UNDP Regional Cooperation Framework for Latin America and the Caribbean has been tailored to help improve the lot of some 244 million income poor people there. Key areas requiring attention include macroeconomic management, according to the report, which points out that High levels of debt-servicing and a downturn of the global economy, lower foreign direct investment and shrinking markets for exports constitute major concerns in 2001. While noting progress in the area of women s rights, UNDP says significant challenges remain, including domestic violence, trafficking in girls, lack of pr
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No country, however powerful, should escape scrutiny of its record, commitments and actions on human rights, Mr. Ban said, hailing the start of the Universal Periodic Review, under which all UN Member States 鈥?at the rate of 48 a year 鈥?will be reviewed to assess whether they have fulfilled their human rights obligations. The Review must reaffirm that just as human rights are universal, so is our collective respect for them and our commitment to them. It must help prevent the distrust that surrounded the
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