The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) should expand its training and research programmes to better meet the needs of the international community, the Second Committee was told this afternoon as it considered UNITAR's work.
Following is the statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs which was inadvertently omitted from Press Release GA/EF/2843 issued yesterday:
Respect for the principles of human rights was essential in efforts to eradicate poverty, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) was told this morning as it ended its general discussion on the implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006).
Trade protectionism disguised as environmental and labour laws should be eliminated by industrialized countries, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) was told this morning, as it considered macroeconomic policy questions.
Rapid urbanization and the emergence of megacities represented an unprecedented challenge for the international community, the representative of Singapore told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) as it concluded its consideration of sustainable development and international economic cooperation.
Population issues could no longer be treated in isolation from the development agenda or the human rights agenda, the representative of Norway told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial), as it considered sustainable development and international economic cooperation.
