Economic issues

15 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5757

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS FROM HEADS OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FOLLOW-UP TO UN CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS

19980515 Uncertainty in Availability of Financial Resources Cited among Major Problems Hampering Follow-up Process

15 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5758

THERE SHOULD NOT BE COORDINATION FOR COORDINATION'S SAKE, BUT TO PRODUCE REAL RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT STATES

19980515 Council Concludes Three-Day Discussion On Coordinated Follow-up to United Nations Conferences and Summits

14 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5755

FULL EMPLOYMENT, BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES, AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT ARE MEANS FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY FULFILLING LIVES, ILO OFFICIAL STATES

19980514 Economic and Social Council Holds Panel Discussion On Work of Task Forces of Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC)

14 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5756

ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN FOLLOW-UP OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS STRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980514

Presidents of Executive Boards, Heads of Funds and Programmes Address Panel Discussion

13 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5754

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS CALL FOR CONVENING OF REGULAR MEETINGS WITH ITS FUNCTIONAL COMMISSIONS TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF THEIR WORK

19980513

Consideration of Follow-up of Major UN Conferences Continues

13 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5753

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS SESSION ON INTEGRATED, COORDINATED FOLLOW-UP OF MAJOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS

19980513

Council President Calls UN Conferences of 1990s Only Common Response of International Community to Disorderly System of Globalization

7 May 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5752

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS ELECTIONS TO ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES

19980507

Also Adopts Text Recommended by Commission on Status of Women On High-Level Review of Nairobi Strategies and Beijing Platform for Action

The Economic and Social Council this morning held elections for several of its subsidiary bodies as it resumed its organizational session.

The results of the elections were as follows:

18 April 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5750

CLOSER COOPERATION BETWEEN UN AND BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS IS IMPERATIVE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980418 Asian Financial Crisis, Risks and Benefits of Globalization, Need For New Architecture of International Financial Systems among Issues Discussed

19 March 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2810

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE RESUMES SESSION TO CONSIDER FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

19980319 Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Need to Adjust UN Work to Reality of Problems of Today and Challenges of Future

19 March 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2811

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE CONCLUDES RESUMED SESSION

19980319 Speakers Stress Need to Address ODA Decline, External Debt Burden, Limited Concentration of FDI in Consideration on Financing for Development