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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO RECOMMEND GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ADOPTION OF NON-LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON ALL TYPES OF FORESTS - 17 October  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, RESUMING SUBSTANTIVE SESSION, ADOPTS MULTI-YEAR PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 2008-2009, DECIDES THEMES FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEWS - 4 October  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS 2007 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION - 27 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS 16 TEXTS ON INFORMATICS, GUINEA-BISSAU, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, REFUGEES, CRIME - 26 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, INDEPENDENCE FOR COLONIAL COUNTRIES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - 26 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO NARCOTIC DRUGS, INDIGENOUS ISSUES, HAITI - 25 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONSIDERS INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION IN FIELD OF INFORMATICS, ADOPTS DECISIONS - 25 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS DECISIONS CONCERNING REPORTS OF STATISTICAL COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT - 24 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON PALESTINIAN WOMEN, VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS FROM REPORT OF COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN - 24 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS CONCERNING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS - 23 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS TWO RESOLUTIONS ON REGIONAL COMMISSIONS - 23 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS DECISIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS - 20 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS COORDINATION SEGMENT, CONSIDERS REPORTS OF COORDINATION BODIES, REPORTS ON HAITI, GUINEA-BISSAU - 20 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONSIDERS IMPLEMENTATION, FOLLOW-UP TO MAJOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES, SUMMITS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS - 19 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONSIDERS REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR DECADE 2001�2010 - 19 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON STRENGTHENING COORDINATION OF UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, DECENT WORK FOR ALL - 17 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON NEEDS-BASED HUMANITARIAN FINANCING, INCLUDING CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND - 17 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON USE OF MILITARY ASSETS FOR NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF - 16 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPENS HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS SEGMENT - 16 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON TRANSITION FROM RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BURUNDI - 13 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES FOLLOW-UP TO POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT - 12 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH EXECUTIVE HEADS OF UNITED NATIONS FUNDS, PROGRAMMES - 11 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION WITH UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL DIRECTORS TEAM FROM LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN - 11 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS MINISTERIAL DECLARATION, CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT - 10 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH FUNCTIONAL COMMISSIONS ON ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR ALL - 10 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPENS OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES SEGMENT, HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM - 10 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DEBATES ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN PROMOTING FULL EMPLOYMENT, DECENT WORK FOR ALL - 9 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN PROMOTING DECENT WORK AGENDA IN LATIN AMERICA - 9 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS COORDINATION SEGMENT ON THEME OF DECENT WORK FOR ALL - 6 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL COMMISSIONS ON RELEVANT ASPECTS OF ITS 2007 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT - 6 July  2007
• AT LAUNCH OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FORUM, UNITED NATIONS CHIEF DESCRIBES IT AS PART OF PROCESS TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 5 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON STRENGTHENING TO ERADICATE POVERTY AND HUNGER - 5 July  2007
• SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES TIMELINES FOR SCALING UP AID, CONCLUSION TO DOHA TRADE TALKS, IN ADDRESS AT LAUNCH OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FORUM - 5 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS NATIONAL VOLUNTARY PRESENTATIONS BY ETHIOPIA, GHANA, CAMBODIA,CAPE VERDE - 3 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPENS ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW ON STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO ERADICATE POVERTY, HUNGER - 3 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS THEMATIC DISCUSSION ON STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE PRO-POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH - 2 July  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPENS 2007 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION - 2 July  2007
• STRONG SUSTAINED MIDPOINT EFFORT COULD MAKE DIFFERENCE IN ACHIEVING MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 2 July  2007
• MINISTERS ASKED TO ACT ON THEIR COMMITMENTS TO MEET MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS WHEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SESSION OPENS IN GENEVA - 29 June  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO HOLD 2007 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 2 TO 27 JULY - 28 June  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ELECTS FIVE MEMBERS TO SUBSIDIARY COMMISSIONS; ADOPTS DRAFT DECISION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DEFERS ACTION ON SECOND TEXT - 24 May  2007
• COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION WITHDRAWS CONSULTATIVE STATUS OF UNITED KINGDOM-BASED BODY FOLLOWING COMPLAINT BY CHINA - 18 May  2007
• SEVEN MORE BODIES WIN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, AS COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DEFERS 10 APPLICATIONS - 17 May  2007
• COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVES 16 MORE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 16 May  2007
• 11 ORGANIZATIONS WIN APPROVAL FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS AS NGO COMMITTEE POSTPONES ACTION ON APPLICATIONS OF 26 OTHERS - 15 May  2007
• COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVES 47 APPLICATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS, DEFERS 21 AS IT RESUMES 2007 SESSION - 14 May  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FINALIZES PREPARATIONS FOR 2007 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION, TO BE HELD IN GENEVA, 2-27 JULY - 26 April  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FILLS VACANCIES ON SUBSIDIARY BODIES - 25 April  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MEETS WITH BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - 16 April  2007
• IN REMARKS TO ECOSOC MEETING WITH BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL FOCUSES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE, TRADE, AID, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ VOICE - 16 April  2007
• ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW CAN PLAY VITAL ROLE IN ADVANCING GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ECOSOC PREPARATORY MEETING - 2 April  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DECIDES THEME FOR 2007 SESSION, ADOPTS PROVISIONAL AGENDA, ELECTS NEW VICE-PRESIDENT - 15 March  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL APPROVES THEMES FOR 2007 THEMATIC DISCUSSION, ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW - 2 March  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION - 15 February  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES ORGANIZATIONAL WORK - 9 February  2007
• WORLD ECONOMY EXPECTED TO DECELERATE IN 2007, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD - 6 February  2007
• CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THREE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 31 January  2007
• NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THREE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 30 January  2007
• NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 29 January  2007
• NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ONE ORGANIZATION FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 25 January  2007
• NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NINE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 24 January  2007
• NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 22 MORE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 23 January  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS REVISED PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR 2007 ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION - 22 January  2007
• NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 52 ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - 22 January  2007
• ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HAS CRUCIAL ROLE IN ADVANCING DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT MEETING TO HAND OVER COUNCIL PRESIDENCY - 17 January  2007
• SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES FIVE CRITICAL WAYS ECOSOC CAN ADVANCE AMBITIOUS GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, IN NEW YORK REMARKS - 17 January  2007