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GA/9279

UNITED NATIONS MUST DEAL WITH 'HARD ISSUES' OF ECONOMICS, INCLUDING TERMS OF TRADE, MARKET ACCESS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, DEBT

3 July 1997


Press Release
GA/9279
ECOSOC/5707


UNITED NATIONS MUST DEAL WITH 'HARD ISSUES' OF ECONOMICS, INCLUDING TERMS OF TRADE, MARKET ACCESS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, DEBT

19970703 General Assembly President, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), Emphasizes at High-Level Segment of Economic and Social Council in Geneva

Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), to the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council, in Geneva today:

GA/9278

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR REFORM IN MEMBER STATES' CAPITALS WHERE POLITICAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS REQUIRES UNAMBIGUOUS COMMITMENT

3 July 1997


Press Release
GA/9278


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR REFORM IN MEMBER STATES' CAPITALS WHERE POLITICAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS REQUIRES UNAMBIGUOUS COMMITMENT

19970703 In First Erskine Childers Memorial Lecture, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), Says Voice for Multilateralism Must Challenge Vocal Minority Publicly Maligning UN

ECOSOC/5703

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

2 July 1997


Press Release
ECOSOC/5703


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

19970702 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 1 July (UN Information Service) -- As the Economic and Social Council concluded this afternoon its discussion of operational activities for development of the United Nations system, speakers drew attention to a decline in "core" resources for development and proposed reforms of the system.