| Date |
Title |
| 22 December 2011 |
Effects of Global Crises on Poor Countries, Sustainable Development Conference Feature as General Assembly Considers Reports of Second Committee
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| 9 December 2011 |
Acting Without Votes, Second Committee Approves 3 Draft Resolutions, Programme of Work as Session Concludes |
| 6 December 2011 |
Second Committee Approves Six Draft Resolutions by Consensus as Group of 77 ‘Profoundly Regrets’ Passage of ‘Procedural’ Middle-Income Countries Text |
| 2 December 2011 |
Second Committee Approves Text Stressing Need to Reduce Volatility in Food Prices as It Takes Action on Five Draft Resolutions |
| 1 December 2011 |
Second Committee Approves Text Urging Elimination of Unilateral Coercive Economic Measures against Developing Countries |
| 22 November 2011 |
Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Urging Coral Reef Protection as Members Take Consensus Action to Pass 12 Texts, Including 7 on Sustainable Development |
| 17 November 2011 |
Second Committee Approves Text Relating to Permanent Palestinian Sovereignty over Resources in Occupied Territories, Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores |
| 10 November 2011 |
Most Countries Far Short of ODA Target Figure 10 Years after Monterrey Consensus amid Crisis-Fuelled Plans to Slash Future Aid Budgets, Second Committee Told |
| 3 November 2011 |
Speakers in Second Committee Stress Need to Reinforce Progress on United Nations-Private Sector Partnerships |
| 2 November 2011 |
Energy-Food Links to Continue Growing as Cost of Oil Spurs Higher Commodity Prices, Senior Expert Tells Second Committee Panel Discussion |
| 1 November 2011 |
Speakers in Second Committee Make Case for Third United Nations Conference on Urban Development as They Consider Work of UN-Habitat |
| 31 October 2011 |
Usual Approach Will Lead to Irreversible Damage, Under-Secretary-General Warns as Second Committee Begins Considering Sustainable Development |
| 28 October 2011 |
Speakers Underline Vital Need to Conclude Doha Talks as Second Committee Concludes General Discussion on International Trade, Commodities |
| 27 October 2011 |
Governments Must Create Jobs in Face of Worldwide Protest Movements, Warns International Labour Organization Chief during Panel Discussion |
| 26 October 2011 |
Arbitrary Detention, Excessive Force, Israeli Settlement Activity Increasing Palestinian Hardship, Regional Commission Chief Tells Second Committee |
| 25 October 2011 |
Treat Farmers like Entrepreneurs to Boost Creation of Wealth, Jobs, Urges Delegate as Second Committee Concludes Debate on Agriculture Development, Food Security |
| 24 October 2011 |
Nobel Laureate’s Pessimistic Look at Global Prospects Warns of ‘Economic Suicide’ Risk in Briefing to Second Committee, Economic and Social Council |
| 21 October 2011 |
Further Delay in Implementing Action Programme for Least Developed Countries Risks Exacerbating Lives of World’s Poorest People, Second Committee Told |
| 20 October 2011 |
Appeals for Help for World’s Poorest, Least Developed, Landlocked Countries Are Heard in Assembly’s Economic Committee |
| 19 October 2011 |
Weighing Pros, Cons of Globalization, Second Committee Delegates Caution Growth in Global Trade, Interdependence, Could Exacerbate Inequalities |
| 17 October 2011 |
1.5 Billion People Living in Absolute Poverty Makes Its Eradication Humankind’s Most Significant Challenge, Second Committee Told |
| 14 October 2011 |
Global Economic Recovery Still ‘Very Vulnerable’ to Shocks, Turbulence, Uncertainty, Say Panellists in Second Committee Briefing |
| 13 October 2011 |
Global Financial Crisis Should Not Affect Fulfilment of Official Assistance Commitments, Say Speakers in Second Committee |
| 12 October 2011 |
Delegates in Second Committee Call Attention to Developing World’s Potential, While Urging Balanced Financing of United Nations Development Activities |
| 11 October 2011 |
Need For New Political Commitment to Production, Job Growth Underlined as Panel in Second Committee Discusses Alternative Employment Creation Strategies |
| 10 October 2011 |
Global Economic Deterioration Dispelled ‘Cautious Optimism’ Over External Debt Sustainability, Senior Official Tells Second Committee |
| 5 October 2011 |
Delegates Stress Importance of Multilateral Action for Sustainable Development as Second Committee Concludes General Debate |
| 4 October 2011 |
Europe Hardest-Hit in ‘Great Recession’, Second Committee Told as It Holds Dialogue with Heads of United Nations Regional Commissions |
| 3 October 2011 |
Under-Secretary-General Calls for More Equitable Development Models as Second Committee Begins General Debate |
| 16 September 2011 |
Second Committee Completes Bureau for Sixty-Sixth General Assembly Session
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| 14 September 2011 |
Abulkalam Abdul Momen of Bangladesh Chair of Second Committee |
| 20 December 2010 |
General Assembly Adopts Landmark Texts on Protecting Coral Reefs, Mitigating Ill Effects of Chemical Munitions Dumped at Sea |
| 1 December 2010 |
Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Stressing Need to Boost Food Production, Productivity, Sustainability as It Concludes Work |
| 30 November 2010 |
Second Committee Approves Text Recommending That General Assembly Stress Importance of Responsible Borrowing, Lending |
| 24 November 2010 |
Second Committee Approves Text Encouraging Member States to Strive for Balanced, Ambitious Outcome as Cancún Conference on Climate Change Approaches |
| 22 November 2010 |
Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Stressing Need for New Impetus in Talks on Reforming International Financial System |
| 18 November 2010 |
Second Committee Approves Text Demanding Israel End Depletion, Endangerment of Natural Resources in Arab Lands Under Its Occupation |
| 12 November 2010 |
Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Calling for Promotion of Ecotourism as Tool in Helping to Realize Millennium Development Goals |
| 4 November 2010 |
Israeli Restrictions Deepen Palestinian Hardships, Second Committee Told as It Considers Arab Sovereignty over Natural Resources in Occupied Lands |
| 3 November 2010 |
Cultural Context as Important as Poverty Levels in Assessing Importance of Equity for Economic Growth, Second Committee Told |
| 2 November 2010 |
Global Action Needed to Tackle Urban Squalor as Number of Slum-Dwellers Continues Rising Worldwide, Second Committee Told |
| 1 November 2010 |
Wealthy Nations Urged to Take Lead in Quest for Legally Binding Climate Accord as Second Committee Takes up Sustainable Development |
| 28 October 2010 |
Stagnant Food Production, Rising Malnourishment Threaten Africa’s Ability to Feed Itself, Delegate Says as Second Committee Considers Agriculture, Food Security |
| 27 October 2010 |
Migration Could Greatly Benefit Both Origin, Destination Countries, Agency’s Permanent Observer Tells Second Committee |
| 26 October 2010 |
Speakers in Second Committee, Discussing Information and Communications Technology for Development, Stress Importance of Universal Access to Broadband Connectivity |
| 22 October 2010 |
Job Creation ‘a Key Element’ for Effective, Comprehensive Poverty Reduction, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Second Committee Discussion |
| 21 October 2010 |
Speakers in Second Committee Underline Need for Urgent Steps to Reverse Deepening Poverty Worldwide as Millennium Goals Deadline Looms |
| 20 October 2010 |
Globalization Tarnished by Failure to Consider ‘Disastrous’ Effects on Poor Countries, as Second Committee Hears Calls for Equity, Fairness |
| 18 October 2010 |
Delegates in Second Committee Stress Need to Adopt New, Targeted, Action-Oriented Successor Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries |
| 15 October 2010 |
Global Policymakers Should Rethink Economic Classification of Countries to Reflect Their Actual Challenges, Keynote Speaker Tells Second Committee |
| 14 October 2010 |
Delegates in Second Committee Call for More Follow-up Action to Ensure Full Implementation of Monterrey Consensus, Doha Declaration |
| 13 October 2010 |
Fearing Decline or Reversal in Development Financing, Second Committee Delegates Call for Steady, More Balanced Cash Flows to Fund UN Operational Activities |
| 11 October 2010 |
Call Sounded for Mechanism to Ensure Debt Sustainability, as Second Committee Begins Consideration of Macroeconomic Policy Questions |
| 8 October 2010 |
Second Committee Considers Limits on Speaking Time, Deadlines for Submitting Drafts, as Members Propose Ideas to Improve Working Methods |
| 6 October 2010 |
As Second Committee Concludes Its General Debate, Delegates Stress Need for New Systems to Relieve Debt, Prevent ‘Reckless’ Speculative Financial Practices |
| 5 October 2010 |
Rich Nations Pressed to Shoulder ‘Historic Responsibility’ of Helping Poor Countries Bridge Development Gaps, as Second Committee Continues Debate |
| 4 October 2010 |
Needs of Most Vulnerable Must Be Central to Fiscal Polices, Stimulus Plans, Under-Secretary-General Says as Second Committee Begins General Debate |
| 17 September 2010 |
Second Committee Adopts Work Programme Covering Poverty Eradication, Development, Climate Change, among Other Key Issues to Be Considered During New Session |
| 14 September 2010 |
Ochir Enkhtsetseg of Mongolia Chair of Second Committee |
