Second Committee

28 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2736

TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CRUCIAL FOR ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19961028 World Bank, IMF Must Aid Transition, Says Belarus; Increased International Cooperation, Access to World Markets Also Stressed

28 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2735

INCREASED ATTENTION TO ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION SHOULD NOT AFFECT ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, ARMENIA TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

19961028 Sustainable Development, Economic Cooperation Taken Up; Policy Coordination, Agricultural Trade Protectionism among Issues Addressed

25 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2734

INCREASED FOOD SECURITY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCUSSED IN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

19961025 Remove Debt Burden, Discriminating Trade Practices, Says Costa Rica; Committee Takes Up Industrial Development, Food and Sustainable Agriculture

24 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2733

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2729/

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD GOALS OF CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE MORE FLEXIBLE CORRECTION

19961023

In Press Release GA/EF/2729 of 22 October, the first sentence of the fourth paragraph on page 1 should read:

"The representative of China called for the formulation of legal instruments setting out developed countries' obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2732

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2730/

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FALL SHORT ON COMMITMENTS FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES CORRECTION

19961023

In Press Release GA/EF/2730 of 22 October, the last paragraph on page 10 should read:

23 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2731

RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNEP, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REMAIN DISTINCT, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

19961023 United States Says Commission Is Review Forum, UNEP Develops Policy; Unmet Commitments of Developed Countries After Rio Conference Also Addressed

22 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2729

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD GOALS OF CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE MORE FLEXIBLE

19961022 Concern Expressed That Developed Countries With Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fail to Meet Commitments

22 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2730

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FALL SHORT ON COMMITMENTS FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND TECHNOLOGIES

19961022 Call for Rio Conference Agreements To Be Reviewed At Special Assembly Session, but Speakers Warn against Renegotiation