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Economic issues


ECOSOC/5921/
24 July 2000


Press Release
ECOSOC/5921/


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS ON TOBACCO, HAITI SUPPORT PROGRAMME, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN INFORMATICS, COORDINATION PROGRAMMES CORRECTION

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In Press Release ECOSOC/5921 of 24 July, Joy De Beyer’s title, which appeared on pages 1a and 10, was printed incorrectly. Ms. De Beyer is the Tobacco Control Coordinator for the World Bank. Furthermore, her statement, on page 10, should read as follows.

ECOSOC/5918
21 July 2000


Press Release
ECOSOC/5918


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS SEGMENT

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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) was ready to implement a comprehensive action plan integrating HIV/AIDS prevention into humanitarian action, the Economic and Social Council was told this morning as it finished discussing special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance.

ECOSOC/5920
21 July 2000


Press Release
ECOSOC/5920
PI/1263


UNITED NATIONS CONTACTS G-8 ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GAP

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NEW YORK, 21 July -- With concern about the global development gap and the plight of poor countries dominating the run-up to the Group of 8 Summit opening today in Okinawa, the United Nations is forwarding a ministerial declaration on the critical importance of closing the digital divide to Japanese Prime Minster Yoshiro Mori.

ECOSOC/5916
20 July 2000


Press Release
ECOSOC/5916


UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES $1.7 BILLION IN REFUGEE RELIEF FOR COMING YEAR AS COUNCIL DEBATES ECONOMIC, HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AID

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The United States Government has allocated $1.7 billion over the coming year for refugees, the representative of that country told the Economic and Social Council this morning as it began its general discussion of special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance.

ECOSOC/5914
19 July 2000


Press Release
ECOSOC/5914
IHA/712


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HUMANITARIAN SEGMENT AT HEADQUARTERS FROM 19 TO 21 JULY

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NEW YORK, 18 JULY (OCHA) -- A series of events will be taking place linked to the Economic and Social Council humanitarian affairs segment, being held at Headquarters from 19 to 21 July, which may be of interest to the media.