Economic issues

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

20^th Meeting (AM)

WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY MUST HELP BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN

TECHNOLOGY HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Information Revolution Linked to Freedom, Transparency,

Says Under-Secretary-General for Communication and Public Information

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY

TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, SECOND COMMITTTEE TOLD

They Must Also Take Urgent Measures to Review Their Policies, Speakers Stress

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “International

 Cooperation in Tax Matters”

MULTILATERAL APPROACH BEST WAY TO TACKLE CAPITAL FLIGHT, TAX EVASION,

MONEY-LAUNDERING, ATTORNEY TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION

Delegates Hear Expert Views on International Cooperation in Tax Matters

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

IN STATEMENT TO SECOND COMMITTEE, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR

VIGOROUS EXPANSION OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

It’s a Boon to Developing Countries Pursuing Millennium Targets, He Says

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

15^th & 16^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF SMALL ISLAND STATES HURT BY SHORTFALL IN

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, SPEAKERS TELL SECOND COMMITTEE

Some Projects Increase Vulnerability, Say Speakers, Urging New Consensus

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

CLIMATE CHANGE, DISASTERS, DESERTIFICATION CAN AFFECT SECURITY, SURVIVAL

OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Delegates Underline Plight of Small Island States, Least Developed Countries

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

12^th & 13^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES STRESS IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AS SECOND COMMITTEE

TAKES UP QUESTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, DESERTIFICATION, BIODIVERSITY

Speakers Highlight Need to Protect World’s Rapidly Deteriorating Environment

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Briefing on “Prospects for Economic Growth

and Future of Development Cooperation”

WORLD NEEDS UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECURITY COUNCIL,

SAYS NOBEL LAUREATE IN KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO SECOND COMMITTEE

Professor Calls for Increased

United Nations Role in International Financial Issues

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

SHORTFALL IN DEVELOPMENT AID, DEBT RELIEF THWARTING ECONOMIC GROWTH

IN DEVELOPING WORLD, DELEGATES TELL SECOND COMMITTEE

Huge Subsidies to Producers in Developed Countries Also to Blame, Speakers Say

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

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

DELEGATES UNDERSCORE IMPORTANCE OF EMPOWERING WOMEN, MIGRANTS AS SECOND COMMITTEE

TAKES UP SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Speakers also Emphasize Economic Potential of Women, Vital Role of Remittances