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Article: Says First "Global Compact" Initiative Off to Good Start UNITED NATIONS, July 26
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 26, 2000
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U.N. Secretary-General KofiAnnan said on Wednesday that first
high-level meeting of the "Global Compact" had been very stimulating
and that the participants had agreed to a number of steps to take
the "Global Compact" further.At a press conference following the
conclusion of the meeting,Annan said "We are off to a good start,"
noting that the progress made at the meeting would help make the
Compact truly global and operational.First initiated by the
Secretary-General at the World EconomicForum in Davos in January
1999, the "Global Compact" challenges world business leaders to
promote and apply nine widely accepted ...