News Highlights for 2000

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22 Nov 2000 Establishment Of Human Rights Inquiry Commission for Palestinian Territories Endorsed By Economic And Social Council

30 Oct 2000 Economic and Social Council meets to discuss 'Eliminating hunger in the new millennium'

18 Oct 2000 Economic and Social Council establishes new UN forum on forests

8 Sept 2000 Economic And Social Council Bureau Meets At Head Of State Level, Promotes Proposal For United Nations ‘Digital Task Force’

31 July 2000 UN establishes permanent forum for indigenous issues

31 July 2000 United Nations key to expanding impact of information technology on development, Secretary-General tells Economic and Social Council

28 July 2000 Economic and Social Council, winding up 2000 substantive session, decides to establish information, communication, technology task force

28 July 2000 United Nations key to expanding impact of information technology on development, Secretary-General tells Economic and Social Council

27 July 2000 Council, entering final phase of 2000 substantive session, adopts 17 draft texts, approves three resolutions

27 July 2000 Economic and Social Council, continuing general segment of 2000 session, discusses demographic implications of gender inequality

26 July 2000 Economic and Social Council adopts recommendations of four subsidiary bodies

26 July 2000 Economic and Social Council, considering economic, environmental issues, envisages new development strategies for coming decade

25 July 2000 Economic and Social Council takes action on texts recommended by ESCAP and ECLAC

25 July 2000 Council hears widely divergent progress reports from its regional commissions

24 July 2000 Council, pondering reform issues, sees chance of ‘new consensus’ on development strategy in UN-Bretton Woods cooperation

24 July 2000 Economic and Social Council hears reports on tobacco, Haiti support programme, international cooperation in informatics, coordination programmes correction

24 July 2000 Economic and Social Council hears reports on tobacco, Haiti support programme, international cooperation in informatics, coordination programmes

21 July 2000 United Nations contacts G-8 on information technology gap

21 July 2000 Economic and Social Council adopts draft-agreed conclusions on follow-up to Habitat agenda goals

21 July 2000 Economic and Social Council concludes humanitarian affairs segment

20 July 2000 Dialogue between national actors, international partners seen as crucial in assisting internally displaced

20 July 2000 United States announces $1.7 billion in refugee relief for coming year as council debates economic, humanitarian, disaster aid

19 July 2000 Potential of new technologies for monitoring, managing natural disasters stressed, as Economic and Social Council continues humanitarian segment

19 July 2000 Economic and Social Council humanitarian segment at headquarters from 19 to 21 July

19 July 2000 Economic and Social Council, opening humanitarian affairs segment, holds panel discussion on internally displaced

18 July 2000 Economic and Social Council concludes general discussion of UN operational activities for international development cooperation

18 July 2000 Significant progress made in three years since start of reform of UN funds and programmes, Economic and Social Council told

17 July 2000 Economic and Social Council hears panel discussion in celebration of 50 years of UN development cooperation

17 July 2000 Economic and Social Council takes up funding operational activities for development

14 July 2000 Need for increased availability of core resources for UN funds and programmes stressed in Economic and Social Council

13 July 2000 Economic and Social Council holds dialogue with United Nations country team for Madagascar

13 July 2000 Economic and Social Council holds dialogue with UN country team for Ghana

12 July 2000 Panel discussion in Economic and Social Council focus on country team efforts to implement conference goals

12 July 2000 Economic and Social Council continues consideration of habitat agenda implementation

11 July 2000 Economic and Social Council begins consideration of implementation of habitat agenda

11 July 2000 Economic and Social Council continues discussion of follow-up to major UN conferences

10 July 2000 Economic and Social Council holds discussions on five-year conference reviews and challenges for supporting conference implementation

10 July 2000 Economic and Social Council begins coordination segment, with focus on follow-up to major UN conferences

7 July 2000 Economic and Social Council adopts ministerial declaration on information technology

7 July 2000 Information and communication technology applied during disasters has saved many lives, Economic and Social Council told

6 July 2000 Economic and Social Council continues high-level segment on information technology

6 July 2000 Control of information, communications, condition for modern freedom President of Mali tells Economic and Social Council

5 July 2000 Addressing ‘Digital Gap’ between developing, developed countries stressed In high-level segment of Economic and Social Council

5 July 2000 United States Treasury Secretary tells Economic and Social Council global development greatest challenge facing humanity

28 June 2000 Economic and Social Council to hold 2000 session at headquarters, 5 July – 1 August

16 June 2000 Economic and Social Council acts on report of human rights commission, endorses appointment of special rapporteurs on right to food, housing

12 May 2000 Economic and Social Council hears briefing on results of initial session of administrative committee on Coordination

10 May 2000 Economic and Social Council approves drafts on rights of child; Fills remaining seats on Sustainable Development Commission

3 May 2000 Economic and Social Council elects members of subsidiary bodies, also Executive Boards of UN agencies

18 April 2000 ‘Shameful’ to exclude part of humanity from globalization’s benefits, says Secretary-General in address to headquarters meeting

18 April 2000 Economic and Social Council holds third high-level meeting with Bretton Woods Institutions

9 March 2000 Economic and Social Council meets to discuss situation in Mozambique

28 Feb 2000 International Security Includes ‘Peaceful War’ Against Aids, Economic And Social Council Told

4 Feb 2000 Economic and Social Council approves agenda for July session, decides on 18 April meeting with Bretton Woods Institutions

1 Feb 2000 Economic and Social Council  President highlights priorities for 2000, as organizational session continues