Economic issues

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

32^nd & 33^rd Meeting (AM & PM)

UNEQUAL BENEFITS OF GLOBALIZATION, NEED TO IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT

FINANCING COMMITMENTS FOCUS OF SECOND COMMITTEE DEBATE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

31^st Meeting (PM)

ISRAEL STILL DESTROYING OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, SECOND COMMITTEE

DELEGATES SAY AT CONCLUSION OF DEBATE ON ARAB SOVEREIGNTY

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Globalization”

IN SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION, TOP ECONOMIST CALLS FOR MORE SENSIBLE,

MODEST, HUMANE APPROACH TO GLOBALIZATION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

29^th & 30^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION TO TRANSFORM TOURISM BODY

INTO SPECIALIZED AGENCY OF UNITED NATIONS

Delegates Also Take up Permanent Sovereignty

Of Palestinians, Syrians over Natural Resources in Occupied Territories

GOVERNMENTS AT MEXICO CITY CONFERENCE AGREE ON STEPS

TO BOLSTER ADMINISTRATION AND MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

27^th & 28^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE UNDERSCORE NEED TO BOOST FUNDING FOR UN-HABITAT,

IMPLEMENT PROGRAMME FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Committee Tackles Two Topics, Concludes International Trade and Development Debate

FOLLOWING ARE SUMMARIES OF STATEMENTS MADE TO TODAY’S SECOND COMMITTEE (ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL).  A COMPLETE SUMMARY OF TODAY’S MEETING WILL APPEAR AFTER THE MEETING’S CONCLUSION AS PRESS RELEASE GA/EF/3061.

Background

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion

“Science and Technology for

 Sustainable Development”

HARVARD PROFESSOR, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES DETAIL BENEFITS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

25^th & 26^th Meetings (AM & PM)

AGRICULTURE MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO FREE TRADE RULES AFTER YEARS OF DISCRIMINATION

EXCLUSION, URUGUAY’S DELEGATE TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

African State Sponsors of ‘Cotton Initiative’ Underline Plight

Of Farmers Devastated by Export Subsidies Paid to Producers in Developed Countries

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Keynote Address

“The Development Dimensions of Crisis

 and Post-Conflict Management”

INCREASED FUNDING, IMMEDIATE ACTION VITAL FOR POST-CONFLICT

DEVELOPMENT, AGENCY CHIEF TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE