Second Committee

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2847

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TEXT SEEKS IMPROVED MEASURES TO DEAL WITH EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM

19981106 Second Draft Calls for High-level Policy Debate on Implementation Of Commitments at Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development

4 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2846

UNITED NATIONS TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHOULD EXPAND TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMMES, ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD

19981104

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) should expand its training and research programmes to better meet the needs of the international community, the Second Committee was told this afternoon as it considered UNITAR's work.

3 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2845

POVERTY ERADICATION MEASURES MUST RESPECT PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19981103

Respect for the principles of human rights was essential in efforts to eradicate poverty, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) was told this morning as it ended its general discussion on the implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006).

3 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2843/

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUE OF POVERTY ERADICATION; CHINA URGES ROLE FOR THOSE AFFECTED IN FRAMING PROGRAMMES CORRECTION

19981103

Following is the statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs which was inadvertently omitted from Press Release GA/EF/2843 issued yesterday:

2 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2844

EMPOWERMENT OF POOR, WITH ACCESS TO ASSETS AND MARKETS, SEEN AS KEY IN WAR AGAINST GLOBAL POVERTY

19981102 UNDP Official Tells Economic Committee Individuals Should Be Participants in Programmes, Not `Passive Recipients of Handouts'

2 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2843

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUE OF POVERTY ERADICATION; CHINA URGES ROLE FOR THOSE AFFECTED IN FRAMING PROGRAMMES

19981102 Debate Concluded on Action to Help Least Developed Countries

30 October 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2842

EXTERNAL DEBT BURDEN AN OBSTACLE CRIPPLING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS

19981030 Equal Access to Markets Emphasized In Discussions of Trade And Development Issues

30 October 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2841

TRADE PROTECTIONISM DISGUISED AS ENVIRONMENTAL AND LABOUR LAW SHOULD BE ELIMINATED, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

19981030

Trade protectionism disguised as environmental and labour laws should be eliminated by industrialized countries, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) was told this morning, as it considered macroeconomic policy questions.

29 October 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2840

RAPID URBANIZATION AND MEGACITIES AN UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE, SINGAPORE TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

19981029

Rapid urbanization and the emergence of megacities represented an unprecedented challenge for the international community, the representative of Singapore told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) as it concluded its consideration of sustainable development and international economic cooperation.

29 October 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2839

POPULATION ISSUES LINKED TO DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDAS, NORWAY TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

19981029 Status of Human Settlements Progress Also Discussed

Population issues could no longer be treated in isolation from the development agenda or the human rights agenda, the representative of Norway told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial), as it considered sustainable development and international economic cooperation.