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The United Nations General Assembly opened a three-day conference Wednesday on the global financial crisis. More than 140 countries have sent representatives to the meeting, which hopes to decide on emergency and long-term responses to help ease the impact of the crisis, especially on the world's poorest countries.

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Bill Clinton Debuts as New UN Special Envoy for Haiti

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made his debut at United Nations headquarters on Monday as the world body's new special envoy for Haiti. Mr. Clinton has a long-time interest in the Caribbean island nation.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he chose former President Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti because of the efforts Mr. Clinton made on behalf of the Haitian people during his presidency and through his foundation. The former president was also chosen because of his success in mobilizing support for people in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami in East Asia in 2004.

Read more: http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/bill-clinton-debuts-as-new-un-special.html

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