Briefing notes for meetings with: [Edwin] Laurent, Ambassador for the Eastern Caribbean states re the WTO Panel and Appellate Body proceedings on the EU banana regime and fees not paid to the lawyers employed by the ACP; Isikeli Mataitoga, Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji; Maren Günther, MEP re Co-financing Support Programme (CSP) for NGOs; Dr Wilfried Kreisel, Representative of the World Health Organisation to the European Union; representatives of FINE, the fair trade networks, including draft Commission communication on support for fair trade; Ambassadors for Haiti and the Dominican Republic re Hurricane Georges; Giles Merritt, editor of the Humanitarian Affairs Review; PES Development Ministers, including contribution by Charles Josselin in the framework of the preparation of the PES Manifesto, non-paper "Peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution", draft conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the member states on the role of development cooperation in strengthening peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution, article "Peace-building and conflict prevention in Africa" by Commissioner Pinheiro for publication in CPN yearbook 1998/99; Samir Amin; Ken Bodfish, Vice President of the EU’s Committee of the Regions, and Carl Wright, Director of CLGF (Commonwealth Local Government Forum); Yves Tavernier, Député de l’Essonne, re the efficiency of actions taken by international organisations in favour of development; Michael Brophy and Andrew Kingmann, Charities Aid Foundation, including Department for International Development paper "Global Change: Building Civil Society – a Role for Charities Aid Foundation; Omar Davies, Minister of Finance of Jamaica. Also includes: agenda, minutes and follow-up for meeting on implementation of EC/UNDP enhanced cooperation strategy, with summary notes on first High Level Meeting EC/UNDP 6 April; briefing notes for an interview with ARD re the Rainforest Foundation; notes on meeting between Commissioner Pinheiro and Jerry John Rawlings, President of Ghana.

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