News Highlights for 1999

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16 Dec 1999 Economic and Social Council recommends revised identification criteria for least developed country list

8 Dec 1999 NGO Loses Consulative status with Economic and Social Council correction

26 Oct 1999 NGO Loses Consulative status with Economic and Social Council

16 Sept 1999 Renovated economic and social council chamber inaugurated

30 July 1999 Economic and social council suspends 1999 substantive session at Geneva

6 July 1999 ECOSOC panel discusses employment-oriented growth and its impact on poverty reduction and gender equality

6 July 1999 Secretary-General says children's rights are no longer optional but binding obligation

6 July 1999 Economic and Social Council discusses foreign debt and nature of poverty

6 July 1999 Secretary-General tells Economic and Social Council eradication of poverty is ambitious but achievable goal

29 Jun 1999 Economic and Social Council to hold 1999 substantive session in geneva, 5 - 30 july

23 Jun 1999 Economic and Social Council adopts provisional agenda and programme of work for 1999 substantive session -- Geneva, 5 -30 July

23 Jun 1999 Economic and Social Council takes up several organizational matters as it finalizes preparations for 1999 substantive session

16 Jun 1999 Ministerial debates of Economic and Social Council to be available on internet for the first time

13 May 1999 The ECOSOC Ad Hoc Advisory Group on long-term programme of support for Haiti has been installed

07 May 1999

Economic and Social Concil creates ad hoc advisory group on long-term programme of support for Haiti (Rev.1)


07 May 1999

Ad hoc group on International Cooperation in tax matters approves revised model convention


07 May 1999

Economic and Social Concil creates ad hoc advisory group on long-term programme of support for Haiti


06 May 1999

Economic and Social Concil holds elections for subsidiary bodies


29 Apr 1999

International financial crisis real and must be tackled with sense of urgency, World Bank President tells high-level meeting of Economic and Social Council


25 Mar 1999 Secretary-General welcomes Economic and Social Council's  "Renaissance" as Council meets to exchange views

10 Mar 1999 Deputy Secretary-General chairs coordination meeting of UN system in Africa -- Nairobi, 5 March

10 Mar 1999 Deputy Secretary-General chairs coordination meeting of UN system in Western Asian region -- Beirut, 2 March

05 Feb 1999 Economic and Social Council to discuss international cooperation, coordinated responses to humanitarian emergencies at July substantive session

03 Feb 1999 Managing risks of globalization great challenge of modern times, Secretary-General tells Economic and Social Council

02 Feb 1999 Economic and Social Council holds a meeting with President and the 21 executived directors of the World Bank.

20 Jan 1999 Permanent Representative of Italy elected President of the Economic and Social Council for 1999

20 Jan 1999 Permanent Representative of Italy elected President of the Economic and Social Council -- biography

19 Jan 1999 Economic and Social Council convenes special meeting for outgoing President, Juan Somavia of Chile