Economic and Social Council

17 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5769/

GENDER INITIATIVES AT UNITED NATIONS FALL SHORT DUE TO LACK OF COMMITMENT AT MANAGEMENT LEVEL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD CORRECTION

19980717

On page 12 of Press Release ECOSOC/5769 of 9 July 1998, the first complete paragraph (beginning, "Unemployment hit women harder than men ...") was wrongly attributed to the representative of Kazakhstan.

17 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5781

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CALLS ON SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CRAFT RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

19980717 High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on Members to Devise System-Wide Approach to Meeting Goals Set at 1993 Human Rights Conference

16 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5779

NEED FOR COORDINATED RELIEF EFFORTS IN NATURAL DISASTER SITUATIONS IS EMPHASIZED IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION

19980716 Speakers Cite Lessons Learned from Afghanistan Earthquakes, Forest Fires in Indonesia, El Niño Floods in Peru, Other Emergencies

16 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5780

SINGLE UNITED NATIONS AGENCY FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IS SUGGESTED TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980716 Humanitarian Affairs Debate Includes Situation Reports On Burundi, Angola, Sierra Leone, Georgia and Afghanistan

15 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5778

AGENCY CHIEFS IN HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION ON SPECIAL RELIEF ASSISTANCE IN SITUATIONS OF DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN NEED

19980715 Development, Conflict Resolution and Other Issues Also Reviewed in Three 'Dialogues' at Economic and Social Council

15 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5777

UN REGULAR BUDGET SHOULD FUND HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS COORDINATION, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL IS TOLD

19980715 Debate Begins on Improving Provision of Emergency Assistance; Delegates Express Concern at Failure to Meet Financial Requirements

14 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5776

NEW UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK SAID TO REFLECT COMMON APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR MOZAMBIQUE

19980714 Economic and Social Council Reviews Country's Situation, in Dialogue with Government and Agency Representatives

14 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5775

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES FITS WITH TIMETABLE FOR RETURN OF PEACE TO GUATEMALA

19980714 Dialogue with Country Team Covers Initial Experience with New Framework for Development Assistance

13 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5773

WITHOUT INCREASED RESOURCES, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GOALS WILL HAVE TO BE REDUCED, G77 TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980713

Continuing Segment on Operational Activities for Development, Council Begins Review of Relevant General Assembly Recommendations

13 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5774

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONSIDERS ABILITY OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING

19980713 Panel Evaluates Organization's Support of Capacity-Building In Brazil, El Salvador, Mali, Pakistan, Uganda and Zimbabwe