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Home arrow UN news arrow UN Economic and Social Council to hold key meeting next month on assistance to Haiti
UN Economic and Social Council to hold key meeting next month on assistance to Haiti
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
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The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - the body responsible for coordinating economic and social work of the UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies - said today that it will host a meeting next month to consider what else the UN can do to help the Haitian Government rebuild its country.

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