Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action

The right to development is inextricably linked with trade which the world’s poorest countries - now “mired in debt” through no fault of their own - have every right to pursue on much fairer terms, UN chief António Guterres insisted on Wednesday.

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Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action
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