ECOSOC TAKES NOTE OF FOUR REPORTS BY ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 19 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held a brief meeting this afternoon and formally took note of four reports submitted to it by its subsidiary bodies concerning sustainable development, population and development, statistics and cartography.

OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN URGES ALL AFRICAN LEADERS

TO JOIN CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

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OPENING STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

TO AFRICAN FORUM FOR INVESTMENT PROMOTION

GENEVA, 17 July (UN Information Service) -- Following is the opening statement by the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Martin Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon), at the plenary meeting of the African Forum for Investment Promotion on 16 July 2001 at the Palais des Nations:

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

527^th Meeting (AM)

PROMINENCE OF WOMEN AT SENIOR LEVEL IN PUBLIC LIFE OF GUYANA

IS LAUDED BY UN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Efforts to Comply with Convention Noted; Some Concerns Expressed

MEETING ON PALESTINE IS TOLD ISRAEL HAD MADE OCCUPATION

OF TERRITORIES ‘INVISIBLE’ TO WORLD PUBLIC OPINION

Madrid Professor Says Harshest Criticism of Israeli Leaders

Comes from Israeli Press; Speakers Urge Global Support for Security Efforts

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

EXPERTS IN MADRID DISCUSS ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE EFFORTS

MADRID, 17 July (UN Information Service) -- No side could enforce a unilateral solution, an Israeli Knesset member, Yossi Katz, told the United Nations Meeting on the Question of Palestine this afternoon in Madrid.  Only when there was a bilateral ceasefire could the Israeli peace camp demand that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon indicate his intent regarding a permanent accord.

ECOSOC CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Adopts Ministerial Declaration Expressing Concern about Health Crisis

Affecting Africa, Urging UN to Help African Countries Manage External Debt

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS FURTHER DEBATE

ON SUPPORTING AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

(Reissued as received.)

ECOSOC CONTINUES TO HEAR STATEMENTS BY SENIOR OFFICIALS

ON AIDING AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

GENEVA, 17 July (UN Information Service) -- High-level government representatives expressed their support this afternoon for African efforts to spur lasting economic development, as the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) continued its high-level segment debate on ensuring sustainable development for African countries.

NELSON MANDELA, SADAKO OGATA AMONG CONTRIBUTORS TO ECOSOC PANEL

ON PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA