Specialized Agencies Actively Participating in Councils Work, Says Executive Director for Council Policy Coordination
How could so much importance be given to conference goals while resources were not made available to back them up, Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs asked the Economic and Social Council this morning as he presented the report of the Secretary-General on funding operational activities for development.
Nowhere was the need for immediate action more apparent than in the call for increased availability of core resources for the funds and programmes of the United Nations, the representative of India told the Economic and Social Council this morning.
The Government enjoyed excellent relations with both the United Nations agencies and Bretton Woods institutions represented in his country, Ghana's Minister of State for Planning and Regional Integration, Kwamena Ahwoi, told the Economic and Social Council this morning, as the Council met to hold a dialogue with the United Nations system country team for Ghana.
A special session review of every major United Nations conference every five years was a very demanding process and probably not cost effective, Ado Vaher, Director, Office of United Nations Affairs and External Relations of the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICCEF), told the Economic and Social Council this morning.
