|
ECOSOC Newsletter Volume 3 - No.3 |
|
ECOSOC Newsletter Volume 3 - No.2 |
|
7 May 2004 | ECOSOC informal panel discussion on reform: presentations by the panellists |
|
UN Wire interview with President of ECOSOC H.E. Ms. Marjatta Rasi |
|
ECOSOC Newsletter Volume 3 - No.1 |
|
Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development |
|
11 Nov 2004 | Economic and Social Council Reactivates Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti as It Takes Action on Three Texts, Concludes 2004 Session |
|
05 Nov 2004 | Economic and Social Council Endorses Graduation of Cape Verde, Maldives from Group of Least Developed Countries |
|
27 Oct 2004 | Final Report on Ten-Year Sierra Leone Conflict Published; Seeks to Set Out Historical Record, Offer Guidance for Future |
|
16 Sept 2004 | Economic and Social Council Acts on Several Items Deferred from July Session |
|
27 July 2004 | ECOSOC to Provide Advice, Support for Haiti’s Long-Term Reconstruction, Development |
|
26 July 2004 | Economic and Social Council Adopts Texts on NGO Participation, Israeli Occupation, Palestinian Women, As It Suspends 2004 Session |
|
23 July 2004 | Economic and Social Council Adopts More Than 50 Texts - On Broad Range of Human Rights Issues |
|
21 July 2004 | Economic and Social Council Acts on Texts Recommended By Subsidiary Bodies on Status of Women, Social Development, Crime Prevention, Narcotic Drugs |
|
20 July 2004 | Proposals to Strengthen Voice of Developing Countries and Ensure Smooth Transition to Development Debated in Economic and Social Council - Recommendations of Subsidiary Bodies Considered, along with Proposal For ‘Bottom-Up Country-Driven’ Strategies for Least Developed Countries |
|
19 July 2004 | Impact of Israeli Occupation, UN Assistance to Non-Self-Governing Territories among Issues Addressed in Economic and Social Council Afternoon Panel Discusses Strengthened Cooperation between Functional Commissions, Council |
|
16 July 2004 | Economic and Social CouncilActs on Four Texts, As It Considers Regional Cooperation, Information Technologies, Tobacco - Members Hold Panel Discussion With Heads of United Nations Regional Commissions |
|
15 July 2004 | Development Cooperation, Progress on Millennium Goals Top Agenda, As Economic and Social Council Takes Stock of Major Conference Outcomes- Plight of Least Developed Countries, Sustainable Development among Key Topics of Discussion in Day-long Session |
|
14 July 2004 | Help Build Local, National Anti-Disaster Capacities, Emergency Relief Coordinator Urges Humanitarian Community - Need to Enable Crisis-Affected Countries Highlighted As Economic and Social Council Concludes Humanitarian Segment |
|
13 July 2004 | Economic and Social Council Debate Stresses Importance of Strengthening Disaster Preparedness, Need to Boost Coordination in Field- Council Vice-President Paints Bleak Picture Of Growing Death Toll Arising from Natural Disasters |
|
12 July 2004 | Under-Secretary-General Stresses Need to Ensure Transition from Conflict, Disaster Recovery to Peace, Sustainable Development - Addressing Economic and Social Council, He Calls For Ethical, Political Revolution among Member States, Armed Groups |
|
09 July 2004 | Development Strategies Should Respond To National Objectives, Priorities, Economic and Social Council Told - In Day-Long Discussion of UN Development Activities, Participants Focus on Ways to Harmonize Procedures, Achieve Greater Policy Coherence, Ensure Adequate Funding |
|
08 July 2004 | UN Reforms Should Include Alignment of Development Activities behind ‘Broadly Owned’ National Strategies, Economic and Social Council Told - Dialogue with UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP Executives Focuses on Key Development Policy Issues; Panel Addresses Country Assessments, UN Development Assistance Frameworks |
|
07 July 2004 |
Calls On Functional Commissions to Take Additional Steps - To Integrate Gender Perspectives into Their Work -- Coordination Segment Suspended Pending Negotiations on Rural Development Draft; Operational Activities Segment Begins with Panel Discussion |
|
06 July 2004 | Following are summaries of statements to this morning’s Economic and Social Council. A Complete Summary of the Council’s Meeting Will Appear after the Conclusion of the Afternoon Session as Press Release ECOSOC/6123 |
|
02 July 2004 | Complementary Approaches –- Gender Mainstreaming, Promoting Women’s Mpowerment -- Needed to Achieve Gender Equality, ECOSOC Told - Reviews System-Wide Effort To Mainstream Gender Perspective into UN Policies, Programmes |
|
01 July 2004 | Rural, Agricultural Development Central to Meeting Global Anti-Poverty Goals, Economic and Social Council Told - Council Begins Coordination Segment of Current Session |
|
30 June 2004 | Amid Unprecedented Prosperity, World’s Poor More Vulnerable than Ever, Economic and Social Council Told, As High-Level Debate Continues - Speakers from Poorest Countries Press for More Concrete International Support, including Access to Global Markets, Debt Relief |
|
29 June 2004 | Brussels Action Plan for Poorest Countries Presents Key for Unlocking ‘Prison of Poverty’, Economic and Social Council Told - Increased Aid, Investment, Debt Relief, Preferential Trade Among Issues Raised by Some 50 Speakers in High-Level General Debate |
|
28 June 2004 | World’s 50 Poorest Countries Main Battleground Where Global Anti-Poverty Goals Will Be Won or Lost |
|
28 June 2004 | Action Can Mean Difference between Life and Death in World’s Poorest Countries, says Deputy Secretary-General to ECOSOC |
|
28 June 2004 | For World’s Poorest, UN Action Can Mean Difference between Life and Death, Economic and Social Council Told, As Headquarters Session Opens - High-Level Segment Aims at Mobilizing Resources for Implementing 2001 Brussels Programme of Action for 50 Least Developed Countries |
|
24 June 2004 | Economic and Social Council to hold annual session in New York, 28 June – 23 July High-Level Segment to Focus on Resource Mobilization for Poverty Eradication, Including Promoting Investment in Least Developed Countries |
|
23 June 2004 | Economic and Social Council Fills Vacancies on Subsidiary Bodies |
|
15 June 2004 | Economic and Social Council Decides to Appoint Rapporteur on Human Rights in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Action Also Taken on Eight Other Rights Recommendations |
|
03 June 2004 | Economic and Social Council to Decide At 2004 Session on Graduation of Cape Verde, Maldives from List of Poorest Countries |
|
04 May 2004 | Economic and Social Council Fills Seats on International Narcotics Control Board |
|
04 May 2004 | United States Voices Objections As African Group Proposes Sudan for Election to Commission on Human Rights |
|
03 May 2004 | Economic and Social Council Adopts Resolutions Welcoming Recommendations Of Advisory Groups on Guinea-Bissau, Burundi |
|
26 April 2004 (Background) | Economic and Social Council Holds High-Level Meeting with IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization, UNCTAD |
|
23 April 2004 | Economic and Social Council Concludes Preparations for Monday’s High-Level Meeting with Bretton Woods Institutions and World Trade Organization |
|
18 March 2004 | Global Efforts On Behalf of World’s 50 Poorest Countries Focus, as Economic and Social Council Concludes Preparatory Meeting for June Session |
|
17 March 2004 | Economic and Social Council Examines Resource Mobilization To Implement 2001 Brussels Action Plan Aimed At World’s Poorest Countries |
|
27 February 2004 | Economic and Social Council Reschedules Social Forum, Fills Vacancies on Executive Boards of Women’s Institute, World Food Programme |
|
17 February 2004 | Economic and Social Council Reviews Efforts to Stem Poverty in 50 Poorest Nations Day-Long Meeting Preparation for Council’s High-Level Segment 28 – 30 June |
|
13 February 2004 | Economic and Social Council Takes Decisions on 2004 - 2005 -- Work Programme, 2004 Substantive Session |
|
6 February 2004 | Economic and Social Council Decides, on Exceptional Basis, on NGO Participation in Commission on Sustainable Development |
|
5 February 2004 | World Economic Growth for 2004 Expected to be 3.5 Per Cent, Economic and Social Council Told |
|
4 February 2004 | Economic and Social Council Approves Agenda for Substantive Session to be Held From 28 June To 23 July |
|
21 January 2004 | Economic and Social Council Elects Marjatta Rasi of Finland as President For 2004 -- Ms. Rasi Stresses Importance of Conference Follow-Up to Meeting Millennium Declaration Commitments |
|