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Economic issues


ECOSOC/6051
24/06/2003
Press Release
ECOSOC/6051


Economic and Social Council

2003 Organizational Session

12th Meeting (AM)


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL APPROVES OBSERVER STATUS FOR THREE ORGANIZATIONS


The Economic and Social Council, in a brief meeting this morning, decided to grant observer status to the Islamic Development Bank; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; and the Common Fund for Commodities.

ECO/30
19/06/2003
Press Release
ECO/30


UNIDO NAMED FIFTH CORE AGENCY OF GLOBAL COMPACT


Number of Companies Participating Now

Exceeds 1,000 -- Many Are Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises


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NEW YORK, 6 June (Office of the Global Compact) -- The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been named the fifth United Nations core agency of the Global Compact, responsible for small- and medium-sized enterprises engaged in the initiative.

ECOSOC/6045
29/04/2003
Press Release
ECOSOC/6045


Economic and Social Council

2003 Organizational Session

9th Meeting (AM)


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ELECTS MEMBERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

COMMISSION, OTHER SUBSIDIARY BODIES


The Economic and Social Council this morning filled vacancies on a number of its subsidiary bodies, including the Commission on Human Rights, to which it elected 24 members.