Economic issues

21 June 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5641

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO HOLD SUBSTANTIVE SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS 24 JUNE - 26 JULY

19960621 Background Release Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, Coordination in Eradicating Poverty, Strengthening UN Collaboration with Bretton Woods Institutions to Be Discussed

3 May 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5640

3 May 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5639

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL REJECTS ACCREDITATION OF TIBETAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN TO HABITAT II

19960503

The Economic and Social Council this morning rejected accreditation of the United States-based Tibetan Rights Campaign to the forthcoming second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), by a recorded vote of 21 in favour of rejection to 15 against, with 16 abstentions. (For details of the voting, see Annex.)

2 May 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5637

2 May 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5638

2 May 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5638/

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES ELECTIONS TO VARIOUS BODIES CORRECTION

19960502

In Press Release ECOSOC/5638 of 2 May, the second sentence of the fourth paragraph should have read as follows: "A secret ballot was held to elect Czech Republic, Indonesia and Oman to the UNICEF Executive Board."

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2 April 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5636

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME AIMED AT DEVELOPING, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19960402 Secretary-General, Expert Group Reports on Public Administration Introduced; Will Be Discussed at Assembly Session on Public Administration and Development

9 February 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5635

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST ILLICIT NARCOTICS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES THEME OF HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19960209 Council Also Adopts Provisional Agenda for Substantive Session, New Agenda Item Included on 'New Innovative Ideas for Generating Funds'

25 January 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5633

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS 1996 ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION, ELECTS JEAN-MARIE KACOU GERVAIS, OF COTE D'IVOIRE, PRESIDENT

19960125 Also elects Members to New WFP Executive Board And Enlarged Commission on Population and Development

13 December 1995

Press Release
GA/EF/2717

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES ITS DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR 1996-1997, CONCLUDING WORK OF SESSION

19951213 The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) concluded its work for the session this morning by approving, as orally amended, its draft biennial programme of work for 1996-1997.

At the current session the Committee approved 42 draft proposals, two by recorded votes, and held 45 formal meetings.