On 16 February 2006, the

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announced the formation of a new, high-level panel to explore how the

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could work more coherently and effectively across the world in the areas of

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and the

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. The work of the Panel is supported by a small Secretariat based in New York.

References

* http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=1925 * http://www.un.org/events/panel/index.html * http://www.centerforunreform.org/node/33 United Nations organizations based in North America {{UN-stub

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