Second Committee

29 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2738

CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS NEEDS FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19961029

Necessary to Meet Human Settlements Conference Responsibilities; Assistant Secretary-General Introduces Istanbul Conference Report

29 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2737

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/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

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: