Cheick Sidi Diarra

Bangladesh and Nepal are expected to graduate from the status of least developed countries (LDCs) within the next 10 years.Cheick Sidi Diarra, the secretary general of the Fourth UN Conference on the LDCs, said this during a press conference on the closing day of the gathering yesterday.“Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, three Pacific small islands are already in line for graduation in coming three to five years,” the UN official said.“We have five or six countries that are lining up already for...Read Full Story

FOR Africans in Diaspora who have long lost contact with their ancestral homes, a window of opportunity has now opened for them to reconnect with their roots and contribute to the development of their ancestral continent.This opportunity is coming, thanks to   a historic collaboration between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN).             The AU has already fixed a meeting for June in South Africa, which would be the first African Diaspora summit of its kind...Read Full Story

Participants at a United Nations summit on May 13th outlined a 10-year plan to support the world’s most vulnerable countries overcome poverty, calling on the private sector to play a greater role in the fight, urging wealthy nations to step up their aid commitments and demanding the elimination of many trade barriers. The Istanbul Programme of Action to spur development and economic growth was made public at the end of the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) after...Read Full Story

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — United Nations member states kicked off negotiations on Monday to come up with an action plan in advancing the cause of the world’s least developed countries (LDCs), a top UN official told reporters here. Cheick Sidi Diarra, UN special adviser on Africa and high representative for the least developed countries, said the inter- governmental negotiations come in preparation for the upcoming fourth UN conference on LDCs (UN LDC IV)– which will take place from...Read Full Story

When you're out on a bike, you have to be as self-reliant as possible. Granted you don't have to use your kitchen sink! But there are a few important essentialvital cycle parts most bikers ought to take with him or her.To aid you and provide you with some idea of what cycle parts you ought to have with you, We've put together a summary of 7 key items that will help you fix the most frequent troubles you'll encounter when you are riding.Before you start worrying about how exactly you are able...Read Full Story