Economic issues

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2731

RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNEP, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REMAIN DISTINCT, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

19961023 United States Says Commission Is Review Forum, UNEP Develops Policy; Unmet Commitments of Developed Countries After Rio Conference Also Addressed

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2729/

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD GOALS OF CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE MORE FLEXIBLE CORRECTION

19961023

In Press Release GA/EF/2729 of 22 October, the first sentence of the fourth paragraph on page 1 should read:

"The representative of China called for the formulation of legal instruments setting out developed countries' obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2732

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2730/

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FALL SHORT ON COMMITMENTS FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES CORRECTION

19961023

In Press Release GA/EF/2730 of 22 October, the last paragraph on page 10 should read:

22 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2725/

SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF TRAINING AND RESEARCH, MEDIUM-TERM PLAN AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION

19961022

In Press Release GA/EF/2725 of 17 October, the penultimate sentence in the second full paragraph on page 10 should read:

"It had relied on a Trust Fund to which contributions had been made by the United Kingdom and France, among others."

22 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2729

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD GOALS OF CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE MORE FLEXIBLE

19961022 Concern Expressed That Developed Countries With Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fail to Meet Commitments

22 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2730

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FALL SHORT ON COMMITMENTS FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND TECHNOLOGIES

19961022 Call for Rio Conference Agreements To Be Reviewed At Special Assembly Session, but Speakers Warn against Renegotiation

21 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2728

REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MUST BE SPEEDED, ASSEMBLY'S ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19961021

If No Action Taken, Global Temperature Rise Said to Be Inevitable; In Climate Debate, Small Island Nations Also Express Other Concerns

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2727

RESOURCES FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREDICTABLE, CONTINUED AND ASSURED, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19961018

Funding for United Nations operational activities for development should be on a predictable, continued and assured basis, several speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon as it continued consideration of those activities.

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2726

SECOND COMMITTEE IS TOLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DO NOT NEED 'SERMONS'; ECONOMIC AID SHOULD FLOW WITHOUT INTRUSION INTO DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

19961018 Delegates Say Financial Help Is Not Enough; Technology Transfer, Training, Human Resources Development, Trading Reforms Also Needed