Argentina: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Arrives In Buenos Aires As Part Of His 10-Day Latin American Tour

Record ID: 4004

  • Title: Argentina: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Arrives In Buenos Aires As Part Of His 10-Day Latin American Tour
  • Date: 16th July 1998
  • Summary: The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has arrived in Argentina as part of his 10-day Latin American tour. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Argentine President Carlos Menem signed a $275 million loan deal on July 16 to boost vocational education, a day after the government pegged unemployment at 13. 2 percent. The three-year programme, a follow-up to an earlier $154 million project that put 108,088 poor youths to work, has a goal of creating 180,000 new jobs. Annan, on a 10-day tour of Latin America, signed the deal during his two-day visit to Argentina. About 9,000 vocational courses will be created for general and specific instruction targeting youths. Instruction will range from basic writing and mathematics to specialist training. In 1995, Argentines under the age of 25 made up 44 percent of the unemployed population. In later stages the programme will seek to identify worker skills and support the search for employment. The United Nations Development Programme project will be financed by the Inter-American Development Bank, an Annan aide said. WARNING:LOCAL MUSIC LICENCES MAY APPLY. Copyright laws covering the composition, arrangement and/or performance of music differ from country to country, and even from state to state within some countries. These range from limiting the law to specific circumstances - e. g. 'performances given by professionals to a paying audience' - to total coverage that encompasses everything from a professional performance to the most amateur rendition - e. g. 'spectators at sports events'. If in doubt we recommend that either the section containing 'Music' is deleted or that the sound level is turned down and covered with commentary.
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  • Location: ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES
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