Economic issues

15 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2763

EXTERNAL DEBT PROBLEM IS 'ECONOMIC AIDS' OF LATIN AMERICA, REPRESENTATIVE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

19971015 Committee also Hears Calls For Expansion of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative

14 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2762

SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BASED ON RECOGNITION OF OWNERSHIP AND DIGNITY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

19971014 Sustainable Development of Small Island States, Multilateral Trade And Regional Integration, Transition from Conflict to Development Also Addressed

14 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2761

IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL EXECUTION IN FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY STRESSED BY ZIMBABWE'S REPRESENTATIVE IN SECOND COMMITTEE

19971014 As Debate on World Economic Situation Continues, Role of UN In Counterbalancing Negative Effects of Globalization Addressed by Speakers

13 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2759

COSTS OF GLOBALIZATION, FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED AS SECOND COMMITTEE DEBATE ON WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION BEGINS

19971013

USG for Economic and Social Affairs Says Development Cooperation Involves Emergence of Shared Values and Solidarity as Basis of Relations among Nations

13 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2760

UNITED NATIONS REFORM MUST TACKLE INADEQUACY OF RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19971013

Settling the serious inadequacy of development resources was an important component of United Nations reform, the representative of China told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon, as it continued its general debate on the world economic situation.

8 October 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5741

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, IN RESUMED SESSION, EXTENDS TERMS OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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19 September 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2758

25 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5739

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, STRUGGLING TO COMPLETE AGENDA, ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON 'ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT'

19970725

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 25 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council approved this morning a set of agreed conclusions on the topic of its high-level discussion for this year's session: "fostering an enabling environment for development".

25 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5740

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS 1997 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION AT GENEVA

19970725

(Reissued as received.)

24 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5738

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY IN OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES

19970724 Adopts Resolutions on Operational Activities for International Development Cooperation and Provisional Calendar of Conferences for 1998-1999

(Reissued as received.)