Economic and Social Council

Special High-Level Meeting

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS, ‘IF NOT NOW, WHEN?’, AS HE UNDERSCORES NEED TO TACKLE

POVERTY, TERRORISM, DEADLY WEAPONS, KILLER DISEASES IN HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

Momentous Decisions Expected, He Says as Economic and Social

Council, Bretton Woods Institutions, World Trade Organization, UNCTAD Hold Talks

UN WILL HOST FINANCE MINISTERS, DEVELOPMENT DECISION MAKERS,

 

AT HEADQUARTERS, 18 APRIL

 

NEW YORK, 15 April -- A full day of discussion at the United Nations next Monday constitutes an important opportunity for finance ministers to consider foreign aid outlays in a multilateral and inter-institutional context, prior to the summit taking place at the United Nations in September, United Nations officials say.

UN CHIEF EXECUTIVES MEET IN MONTPÈLERIN, SWITZERLAND

 

Participants Express Strong Support

For Report of Secretary-General ‘In Larger Freedom’

(Reissued as received.)

Economic and Social Council

2005 Organizational Session

4^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

 

IN PREPARATION FOR JUNE/JULY SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

 

Economic and Social Council

2005 Organizational Session

3^rd Meeting (PM)

ECOSOC DECIDES TO CONSIDER REPORTS ON BURUNDI,

 

GUINEA-BISSAU DURING 2005 SESSION IN JULY

 

Economic and Social Council

2005 Organizational Session

2^nd Meeting (PM)

Recovery in world economic growth in 2004 tempered by continuing

 

global trade imbalances, oil price uncertainties, ecosoc told

In Organizational Meeting, Council Approves Agenda for 2005 Session;

Considers NGO Status, Reports on Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Among Other Matters

Economic and Social Council

2005 Organizational Session

1^st Meeting (PM)

Economic and Social Council

2004 Resumed Substantive Session

54^th Meeting (PM)

Economic and Social Council reactivates ad hoc advisory group on haiti

as it takes action on three texts, concludes 2004 session

 

Economic and Social Council

2004 Resumed Substantive Session

53^rd Meeting (AM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ENDORSES GRADUATION OF CAPE VERDE, MALDIVES

FROM GROUP OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Also Takes Action on Science and Technology for Development,

Committee on NGOs, ESCWA, Implementation of Action Programme for LDCs

Meeting to Mark Publication of

 Report of Sierra Leone Truth

 and Reconciliation Commission

PM Meeting

Final Report on ten-year Sierra Leone conflict published; seeks

to set out historical record, offer guidance for future