Economic issues

WTO, UNIDO TO WORK TOGETHER ON TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

FAO SAYS FREER TRADE MUST BE FAIRER TRADE FOR FOOD SECURITY;

URGES WTO TO END EXPORT SUBSIDIES, LOWER IMPORT TARIFFS

(Reissued as received.)

CITES AUTHORIZES 2003 CAVIAR QUOTAS AS CASPIAN SEA

STURGEON STOCKS START TO RECOVER

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 September (CITES) -– The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has approved quotas for Caspian Sea sturgeon catch and caviar exports in 2003.

Economic and Social Council

50^th Meeting (AM)

ECOSOC ESTABLISHES COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY GROUP AIMED

AT PEACE-BUILDING, RECONSTRUCTION IN BURUNDI

The Economic and Social Council this morning established the composition of its Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Burundi, which was created on 21 July to help the country through its transition from conflict to peace and aid its reconstruction.

ECOSOC ADOPTS TEXTS ON ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, INDIGENOUS ISSUES,

SUSPENDS 2003 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 25 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this morning suspended its 2003 substantive session after adopting five resolutions and 13 decisions on economic, environmental and indigenous issues. 

Round-up

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS 2003 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

Session Focused on Rural Development, UN Development Activities,

Coordination Issues, Humanitarian Affairs, Implementation of Summit Outcomes

(Reissued as received.)

ECOSOC ADOPTS RECOMMENDATIONS OF SUBSIDIARY COMMISSIONS,

OTHER RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS

Adopts Texts on INSTRAW, Information and Communication

Technologies, Ad Hoc Group on Guinea-Bissau, Israeli Occupation

(Reissued as received.)

ECOSOC ADOPTS THIRTEEN RESOLUTIONS AND FOUR DECISIONS

Approves Suspension of Consultative Status of Reporters

sans frontières with United Nations System for One Year after Extended Debate

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 24 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this morning adopted 13 resolutions and four decisions submitted under various items of its agenda. 

ECOSOC ADOPTS DECISIONS RECOMMENDED BY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Also Adopts Resolution on Long-term Support for Haiti

(Reissued as received.)

ECOSOC ADOPTS TEXTS ON PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, LEBANESE DETAINEES

IN ISRAEL, HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR

Begins Consideration of Human Rights and Indigenous Issues

(Reissued as received.)