Economic and Social Council

2002 Organizational Session

1^st Meeting (PM)

CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN CAPITAL TO DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FOCUS

OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL IN 2002

Beginning Organizational Session for Coming Year,

Council Elects Ivan Šimonovic of Croatia as Its New President

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its first meeting for

UN Projects Gross World Product growth of only 1.5 per cent in 2002;

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONVENES FIRST MEETING OF GLOBAL COMPACT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Strategy and Governance Issues Tackled by Senior Business Executives,

International Labour Leaders, Key Members of Civil Society Organizations

Economic and Social Council

Resumed 2001 Substantive Session

46^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FILLS VACANCIES IN SUBSIDIARY BODIES,

ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON CRIME, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

The Economic and Social Council filled a number of vacancies in its subsidiary bodies and adopted several texts this afternoon, as it concluded its work for 2001.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

40^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE ENDS ITS WORK, APPROVING 16 DRAFT TEXTS

Among Innovative Proposals Forwarded to Assembly:

Nomination of High Representative for Least Developed Countries

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) concluded its substantive work for the fifty-sixth General Assembly session this evening by approving 16 draft texts without a vote.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

39^th Meeting (PM)

CONTINUING CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS,

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX TEXTS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

38^th Meeting (PM)

WITHOUT VOTE, SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Texts Cover Biodiversity Convention, International Cooperation for

Development, Renewable Energy, Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

37^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES,

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON-LINE NETWORK, REVIEW OF UNCTAD

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

36^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES 13 DEVELOPMENT-RELATED DRAFT TEXTS

Drafts on Natural Resources of Palestinian People,

Economic Measures as Means of Coercion Approved by Recorded Vote

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

32^nd Meeting (AM)

CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION WILL HELP ENSURE SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT, CONVENTION OFFICIAL TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

CORRECTION

On page 8 of Press Release GA/EF/2983 of 28 November, the penultimate paragraph should read: