Economic issues

8 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5766

SUSTAINABLE MARKET ACCESS NEEDED FOR POOR COUNTRIES TO FOSTER GENUINE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ERADICATION, SAYS HOLY SEE

19980708

1998 Substantive Session of ECOSOC Continues with High-Level Discussions on Developments in Market Access since Uruguay Round of GATT

8 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5767

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PLEDGES TO ENHANCE MARKET ACCESS FOR EXPORTS OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

19980708 Three-Day Ministerial Debate on Market Access Closes with Adoption Of Communique also Calling for Implementation of Uruguay Round Agreements

7 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5765

BICYCLE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION HAS STOPPED, PANELLISTS TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980707 Council Continues 1998 Substantive Session Focusing On Developments in Market Access since Uruguay Round of GATT

7 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5764

6 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5763

FULL MARKET ACCESS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CALLED FOR AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES DIALOGUE ON WORLD ECONOMY

19980706 Council Begins High-Level Ministerial Segment Of 1988 Substantive Session, Focusing on Market Access

6 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5761

LEADERS CALL FOR NEW EFFORTS TO AVOID FUTURE CRISES IN GLOBAL MARKET

19980706

Economic and Social Council Begins 1998 Substantive Session with Dialogue on Developments in World Economy

2 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5760

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, FOR FIRST TIME, WILL REVIEW HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OPERATIONS OF UNITED NATIONS

19980702 Background Release

Progress in Strengthening Response Capacity of Organization To Be Discussed during Four-Week Session Beginning in New York, 6 July

3 June 1998

Press Release
ECO/5
SOC/4454

TOKYO DECLARATION BREAKS NEW GROUND IN INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CULTIVATE 'ECO-SOCIETY' AT LOCAL LEVEL

19980603

(Delayed in transmission.)

22 May 1998

Press Release
ECO/4
SOC/4452

20 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5759

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT FOR ACTION TO ERADICATE POVERTY ADOPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION

19980520 (Reissued as received.)

Following is the text of a "Statement of Commitment for Action to Eradicate Poverty", issued by the Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC).