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ECOSOC/5921/

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

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/5920

UNITED NATIONS CONTACTS G-8 ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GAP

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/5918

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS SEGMENT

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.