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North/South Conference
May 25, 1998
Bern, Switzerland

Federal Parliament Building, Berne Switzerland, host site of the North/South Conference for Sustainable Development

Venue site for Workshops, Hotel Kreuz, Berne Switzerland

Delegates register for the North/South Conference for Sustainable Development and get acquainted with familiar faces

Werner Külling, President of the Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations provides the opening remarks for the North/South Conference for Sustainable Developments
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Flavio Cotti, Foreign Minister of Switzerland and President of the Swiss Confederation provides the Keynote address
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Pallo Jordan, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa shares the experiences of his country regarding Sustainable Development
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Nafis Sadik, Director of the United Nations Population Fund speaks on the role of small nations in international organizations
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Panel Discussion: "What Direction should Swiss foreign policy take?" moderated by Esther Girsberger, editor in chief of "Tages-Anzeiger" newspaper. Followed by Ursula Koch, President of the Social Democratic Party, Adalbert Durr er, President of the Christian Democratic Party, Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Peoples Party, and Franz Steineggar, President of the Radical Democratic Party

Delegates listen to the opening remarks of Werner Külling

Delegates listen to the speech by Pallo Jordan

Thomas Schempp conference organizer of the North/South Conference for Sustainable Development poses for a photo with Ms. Nafis Sadik of the UNFPA

Outside two Swiss men engage in their own form of negotiations

 
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EDITOR'S NOTE: GIVEN THE FOUR OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF SWITZERLAND THE FOLLOWING REAL AUDIO FILES ARE NOT SIMULTAENOUSLY BROADCASTED IN"ENGLISH ONLY" & AT TIMES NO ENGLISH TRANSLATION IS PRESENT. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVIENCE.

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