Economic issues

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ECOSOC/5915

POTENTIAL OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING, MANAGING NATURAL DISASTERS STRESSED, AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES HUMANITARIAN SEGMENT

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ECOSOC/5913

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, OPENING HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS SEGMENT, HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED

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ECOSOC/5914
IHA/712

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

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.

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ECOSOC/5912

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION OF UN OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

Specialized Agencies Actively Participating in Council’s Work, Says Executive Director for Council Policy Coordination

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ECOSOC/5911

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS MADE IN THREE YEARS SINCE START OF REFORM OF UN FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD

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ECOSOC/5910

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS PANEL DISCUSSION IN CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS OF UN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

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ECOSOC/5909

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TAKES UP FUNDING OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

How could so much importance be given to conference goals while resources were not made available to back them up, Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs asked the Economic and Social Council this morning as he presented the report of the Secretary-General on funding operational activities for development.

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ECOSOC/5908

NEED FOR INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF CORE RESOURCES FOR UN FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES STRESSED IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Nowhere was the need for immediate action more apparent than in the call for increased availability of core resources for the funds and programmes of the United Nations, the representative of India told the Economic and Social Council this morning.

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ECOSOC/5907

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH UNITED NATIONS COUNTRY TEAM FOR MADAGASCAR

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ECOSOC/5906

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH UN COUNTRY TEAM FOR GHANA

The Government enjoyed excellent relations with both the United Nations agencies and Bretton Woods institutions represented in his country, Ghana's Minister of State for Planning and Regional Integration, Kwamena Ahwoi, told the Economic and Social Council this morning, as the Council met to hold a dialogue with the United Nations system country team for Ghana.