World Chronicle 832: John B. Richardson, European Commission Delegation to the United Nations

Michael Littlejohns interviews John B. Richardson, Head of the European Commission Delegation to the United Nations, for World Chronicle program 832.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:06
• Production Date: 24 May 2001
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: AFSANE BASSIR POUR; JEROME HULE; MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS
• Corporate Name: EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION - EU
• Subject Topical: EUROPEAN UNION; LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; POVERTY
• MAMS Id: 2170498
• Parent Id: 824861

Description

LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

More than half of the 630 million people living in the LDCs - Least Developed Countries - survive on less than one dollar a day. Despite worldwide commitment to fight poverty, the number of countries that are desperately poor is on the rise. During the past 30 years, the number of LDCs has doubled - from 25 to 49. In this edition of World Chronicle, John Richardson, Head of the European Commission Delegation to the United Nations, talks about the recently-held UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries, which was hosted by the European Union in Brussels.

• Scripts: File; 832.pdf (33.01 KB)