Economic issues

18 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5729

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES WORK OF UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY

19970718 Receives Reports on Habitat, Consumer Protection, Cartographic Conferences, Trade and Environment and Public Administration and Finance

18 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5730

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS MEASURES OF GENDER PERSPECTIVE, COOPERATION IN INFORMATICS

19970718 (Reissued as received.)

17 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5726

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS DISCUSSION ON COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES

19970717 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 16 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council this morning began to review how the aims and promises of global United Nations conferences and summits are being realized.

17 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5727

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES REVIEW OF FOLLOW-UP TO WORLD CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS

19970717 (Reissued as received.)

16 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5724

HEADS OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS QUERIED BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON RATES OF GROWTH, RISKS OF 'MARGINALIZATION'

19970716 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 15 July (UN Information Service) -- The heads of the five United Nations regional commissions told the Economic and Social Council this morning that economic performance continued to improve around the world in 1996.

16 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5725

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DELEGATES PRAISE REFORMS CARRIED OUT BY REGIONAL COMMISSIONS

19970716 (Reissued as received.)

16 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5723

HEADS OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19970716

GENEVA, 15 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council is to hold a debate on regional cooperation today with the participation of the Executive Secretaries of the five regional commissions of the United Nations.

14 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5721

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL STARTS DISCUSSIONS ON TOBACCO OR HEALTH, HIV/AIDS, ENERGY AND PROCLAMATION OF INTERNATIONAL YEARS

19970714 (Reissued as received.)

14 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5722

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES REVIEW OF ENERGY ISSUES, TOBACCO, HIV/AIDS, PROCLAMATION OF 'INTERNATIONAL YEARS'

19970714 (Reissued as received.)

11 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5719

PROBLEMS POSED BY FRESHWATER SUPPLIES REVIEWED BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19970711 (Reissued as received.)