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Regional Economic Commissions

REC/26

ESCAP CALLS FOR GREATER COOPERATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION TO GUARD AGAINST MORE ECONOMIC TURMOIL

23 April 1998


Press Release
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ESCAP CALLS FOR GREATER COOPERATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION TO GUARD AGAINST MORE ECONOMIC TURMOIL

19980423 Fifty-Fourth Annual Session Concludes

BANGKOK, 22 April (UN Information Services) -- The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) called for greater regional economic cooperation to safeguard against more economic turmoil, as it concluded its fifty-fourth annual session here today.

REC/25

CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS, SOCIAL ISSUES HIGH ON AGENDA OF ESCAP FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION, 16-22 APRIL

14 April 1998


Press Release
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CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS, SOCIAL ISSUES HIGH ON AGENDA OF ESCAP FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION, 16-22 APRIL

19980414

BANGKOK, 10 April (UN Information Services) -- The region's current economic turmoil and its impact on social development will be among the vital issues to be discussed at the fifty-fourth annual session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to be held here from 16 to 22 April.

REC/24

ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIES SHOULD BE FORWARD-LOOKING; CAREFUL POLICY CHOICES URGED

8 April 1998


Press Release
REC/24


ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIES SHOULD BE FORWARD-LOOKING; CAREFUL POLICY CHOICES URGED

19980408 1998 Asia-Pacific Economic and Social Survey Says Current Crisis Should Not Undermine Development Plans,

BANGKOK, 8 April (UN Information Services) -- The preoccupation with the current economic crisis in several Asian countries should not undermine their commitment to the fundamental objective of long-term development: growth with equity.