Economic issues

31 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5797

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS FOUR-WEEK 1998 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

19980731

The Economic and Social Council, having discussed the recommendations of the Secretary-General on utilizing development dividend, decided to await the outcome of reviews by intergovernmental bodies on the matter, as it suspended its 1998 substantive session, Friday evening, 31 July.

30 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5795

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS 52 TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENT, COORDINATION

19980730 Eight Adopted by Recorded Vote

The Economic and Social Council this morning adopted, by recorded votes, seven draft texts submitted by the Commission on Human Rights and one relating to decolonization.

By those texts, the Council:

29 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5794

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS FIVE RESOLUTIONS; BY RECORDED VOTE, CALLS ON ISRAEL TO CEASE MEASURES AGAINST PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

19980729 Nine Decisions of NGOs Committee Also Adopted

28 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5793

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS 26 TEXTS ON WOMEN, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, NARCOTIC DRUGS

19980728 By Vote of 40-1-2, Calls on Israel to Facilitate Return Of All Refugees and Displaced Palestinian Women and Children

27 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5791

SPEAKERS INFORM COUNCIL PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMMES OF ACTION OF UN CONFERENCES RESTS ON GOVERNMENTS

19980727 Four Draft Resolutions Introduced

27 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5792

24 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5790

UNITED NATIONS BODIES SHOULD COLLABORATE TO HARMONIZE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL IS TOLD

19980724 Need to Get Best from Evolving Technologies Is Stressed; Support Sought for Initiatives to Deal with 'Year 2000' Computer Problems

23 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5788

VULNERABILITY INDEX, WORLD FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980723 Reports on Economic and Environmental Questions, Implementation Of Decolonization Declaration, and Israeli Occupation Introduced

23 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5789

22 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5787

MAINSTREAMING OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORK OF UN SYSTEM, RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AMONG ISSUES RAISED AT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980722

The mainstreaming of human rights in the work of the United Nations system could result in the overlapping of mandates, the representative of Malaysia told the Economic and Social Council this morning, as it concluded consideration of follow-up to the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights.