Economic issues

The severity and pervasive character of the economic crisis continues to push millions of people into poverty and is reversing some of the hard-won development gains of the past decade, states a new United Nations report on the impact of the crisis.

Poverty eradication, climate change, the international financial system and development were among key topics approved for consideration by the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this morning as it approved its organization of work for the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly.

With the conclusion of its resumed 2009 session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended that the Economic and Social Council grant consultative status to 36 bodies and reclassify one group, and took note of 111 quadrennial reports.

In a roll-call vote today, the resumed session of the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations rejected a proposal to recommend special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for the Democracy Coalition Project, even as it recommended that status for 10 organizations, postponed consideration of 15 applications, pending receipt of additional information and closed the file on one group.

The resumed 2009 session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organization considered 123 quadrennial reports submitted by groups in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, taking note of 110 and deferring 13. It also postponed consideration of one application for consultative status and addressed other items on its agenda.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended four entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. Pending receipt of requested information, it postponed consideration of 22 others.

Recommending consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for nine entities today, the 2009 resumed session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations also closed the file on two applications and postponed its consideration of 11 others pending receipt of additional information.

The 2009 resumed session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended a reclassification of status with the Economic and Social Council for one organization and postponed its consideration of 24 applications pending receipt of additional information.

In a resumed organizational session today, the Economic and Social Council adopted one draft decision and filled vacancies in 21 of its subsidiary bodies, with only two requiring votes.

On the first day of its 2009 resumed session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for nine non-governmental organizations and postponed consideration of 29 applications pending receipt of more information.