Social issues

18 May 1999

Press Release
SOC/4502

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT BEGINS PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND APPRAISAL OF SUMMIT'S OUTCOME

19990518 Twenty-one Speakers Address Issues of External Debt, Global Financial Crisis, Social Policies and Effects of Globalization

17 May 1999

Press Release
SOC/4501

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT CONDUCTS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE

19990517 Fourteen State Ministers Address Committee; Efforts To Eradicate Poverty, Promote Economic Growth Focus of Discussion

17 May 1999

Press Release
SOC/4499

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT BEGINS FIRST SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

19990517 Deputy Secretary-General Opens Session; UNDP Administrator, ILO Director-General Also Speak

14 May 1999

Press Release
SOC/4498

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 17-28 MAY

19990514 Background Release Special Session to Be Held in Geneva 26-30 June 2000; Committee to Conduct Preliminary Review of Social Summit Commitments

22 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4495

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS, 9 - 19 FEBRUARY

19990222 Adopts Texts on Social Services for All, Initiation of Overall Review Of Social Summit Outcome, Year of Older Persons, Policies Involving Youth

19 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4494

'PARADIGM SHIFT' NEEDED TO HIGHLIGHT NEEDS OF YOUTH, COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19990219 Panel on Youth Discusses Results of Major Meetings Held in Lisbon and Braga, Portugal in 1998

18 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4493

17 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4492

IMPACT OF FOREIGN DEBT PROBLEM ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED AT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

19990217 Discussion on Overall Review of Implementation Of Outcome of Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development Continues

16 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4490

AIDS EPIDEMIC WREAKING HAVOC WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19990216 UNAIDS Representative Says Commitments of 1995 World Social Summit Affected, as Commission Begins Overall Review of Social Summit's Implementation

16 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4491

ECONOMIC SETBACKS WILL INEVITABLY THREATEN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CHINA TELLS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

19990216 Says Global Social Development Negatively Affected by Recent Financial Crisis; Commission Continues Consideration of Priority Theme: Review of Social Summit