Second Committee

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Trade”

PARTICIPANTS IN SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION AGREE TRADE BEST TOOL

FOR HELPING COUNTRIES REACH GLOBAL ANTI-POVERTY GOALS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

UN TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHOULD SEEK PRIVATE-SECTOR SUPPORT FOR

CAPACITY-BUILDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Partnerships” (AM)

PARTNERSHIPS INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NATIONS AGENDA,

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

21^st Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE SAY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST PLAY GREATER ROLE

IN DECISIONS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL, MONETARY, TRADE INSTITUTIONS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Microcredit, Poverty

 Eradication and the Empowerment of Women”

SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION HEARS EXPERTS UNDERLINE IMPORTANT ROLE

OF MICROCREDIT IN RAISING HOUSING INCOMES, BOOSTING LIVING STANDARDS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

20^th Meeting (AM)

WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY MUST HELP BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN

TECHNOLOGY HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Information Revolution Linked to Freedom, Transparency,

Says Under-Secretary-General for Communication and Public Information

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY

TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, SECOND COMMITTTEE TOLD

They Must Also Take Urgent Measures to Review Their Policies, Speakers Stress

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

IN STATEMENT TO SECOND COMMITTEE, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR

VIGOROUS EXPANSION OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

It’s a Boon to Developing Countries Pursuing Millennium Targets, He Says

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “International

 Cooperation in Tax Matters”

MULTILATERAL APPROACH BEST WAY TO TACKLE CAPITAL FLIGHT, TAX EVASION,

MONEY-LAUNDERING, ATTORNEY TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION

Delegates Hear Expert Views on International Cooperation in Tax Matters

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

15^th & 16^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF SMALL ISLAND STATES HURT BY SHORTFALL IN

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, SPEAKERS TELL SECOND COMMITTEE

Some Projects Increase Vulnerability, Say Speakers, Urging New Consensus