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ECOSOC/5743
16 December 1997


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ECOSOC/5743


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL RESUMES SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

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At its resumed substantive session this afternoon, the Economic and Social Council elected members to a number of subsidiary bodies, confirmed representatives of three functional commissions and adopted a draft decision on the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests.

ECOSOC/5739
25 July 1997


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ECOSOC/5739


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, STRUGGLING TO COMPLETE AGENDA, ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON 'ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT'

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(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 25 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council approved this morning a set of agreed conclusions on the topic of its high-level discussion for this year's session: "fostering an enabling environment for development".

ECOSOC/5733
22 July 1997


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ECOSOC/5733


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TAKES ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS PROPOSED BY SUBSIDIARY BODIES

19970722 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 21 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council reaffirmed this afternoon that Israeli occupation remained a major obstacle for Palestinian women with regard to their advancement, self-reliance, and integration in the development planning of their society.