Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

top United Nations officials tell second committee of efforts

to combat disasters, desertification, climate change

 

Toll of Natural Hazards Doubled, Economic Losses

Trebled, Delegates Told During Debate on Sustainable Development

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

Effective management of human settlements crucial in tackling

urban poverty, second committee told

 

Delegates Also Express Concern That

Funding for UN-HabitatFalls Far Short of Projected Needs

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD OF PROGRESS BY UN-HABITAT IN EASING

problems of water supply, sanitation in slum areas

 

Agency Said to Need Increased Funds to Reach Millennium

Goals; Debate Concludes on Global Conference on Development Financing

(Issued on 15 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

10^th & 11^th Meetings (AM & PM)

delegates in second committee stress need for developed nations to honour

 

monterrey conference commitments on development assistance

New, Innovative Sources of Financing

No Substitute for Aid, Investment, Trade, Speakers Say

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

8^th & 9^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DEBT WRITE-OFF MUST BE TOP PRIORITY IN HELPING POOREST COUNTRIES

restore growth, meet millennium goals, second committee told

Continued Debt Servicing Makes It Impossible

For Them to Increase Savings, Boost Investment, Grow Their Economies

(Issued on 13 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

6^th & 7^th Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY URGED TO BOOST AID TO LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

SMALL ISLAND STATES AS SECOND COMMITTEE ENDS GENERAL DEBATE

High Transport Costs, Lack of Sea Access,

Remoteness, Natural Disasters Blamed for Increasing Marginalization

(Issued on 7 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES WARN AGAINST INFLEXIBLE POSITIONS IN DOHA TRADE NEGOTIATIONS,

AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

OxfordUniversity Professor Delivers

Keynote Address on Theme of ‘Development and Conflict’

WORLD economic slowdown could SQUEEZE RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, WARNS

UNDER-SECRETARY-gENERAL AS SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

Second Committee Approves Work Plan for Fifty-Ninth General Assembly Session

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this morning approved its programme of work, as orally amended, for the fifty-ninth General Assembly session.

Economic and Social Council acts on several items deferred from july session

As the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) met this afternoon to resume its 2004 substantive session, it took action on several items deferred from its regular session in July.