Economic 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

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

STRESSING DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF GRAFT, DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE

WELCOME COMPLETION OF WORK ON CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on

 “Corporate Responsibility”

‘STUNNING LEVEL’ OF BRIBERY TAKING PLACE IN BOTH DEVELOPED, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION TOLD

Need for Greater Transparency in Awarding of Government Contracts Stressed

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

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

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS EFFECTIVENESS OF MICROCREDIT AS SECOND COMMITTEE

TAKES UP IMPLEMENTATION OF DECADE FOR ERADICATION OF POVERTY

Millions, Particularly Women, Lifted out of Extreme Poverty, Delegates Told

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF REFORMING PROGRAMME OF WORK

AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

Streamlined Agenda Needed in Tackling Major Challenge, Speakers Also Stress

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LACK OF DEVELOPMENT THWARTING CREATION OF DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING,

SAY SPEAKERS AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

Delegates Stress Need for Responsible Servicing as Crippling Debt Is Deplored

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

2^nd Meeting (PM)

IMBALANCES CAST SHADOW OVER WORLD’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE AT START OF GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

SECOND COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS TO BUREAU, APPROVES WORK PROGRAMME

FOR FIFTY-EIGHTH ASSEMBLY SESSION

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) elected four officers to its Bureau this morning and approved its programme of work for the fifty-eighth General Assembly session.

FAO SEES NO ALTERNATIVE TO MULTILATERAL TRADE TALKS

Agency Urges Countries to Resume Trade Negotiations

ROME, 18 September (FAO) -- After the failure of the world trade talks in Cancún, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)today urged countries to consider seriously informal contacts with a view to returning to the negotiation table, with a better outcome this time.