| United Nations | E/1997/INF/3 |
Economic and Social Council
Distr. GENERAL
3 March 1997
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
DECISIONS
adopted by the
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
at its
ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOR 1997
(23 January and 4-7 February 1997)
Note: The provisional texts of the decisions are circulated herein for
information. The final texts will be issued in Official Records of the
Economic and Social Council, 1997, Supplement 1 (E/1997/97).
CONTENTS
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Decision
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1997/201 Provisional agenda for the substantive
session of 1997 of the Economic and
Social Council (E/1997/L.4/Rev.1
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 3
1997/202 Basic programme of work of the Economic
and Social Council for 1998
(E/1997/L.4/Rev.1)
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 11
1997/203 Regional cooperation (E/1997/L.4/Rev.1)
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 16
1997/204 Working arrangements for the substantive
session of 1997 of the Economic and
Social Council (E/1997/L.4/Rev.1)
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 16
1997/205 Consideration of reports (E/1997/L.4/Rev.1)
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 16
1997/206 Venues of sessions of subsidiary organs
of the Economic and Social Council
(E/1997/L.4/Rev.1)
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 17
1997/207 Dates of the Thirteenth Meeting of
Experts on the United Nations
Programme in Public Administration
and Finance (E/1997/L.4/Rev.1)
Agenda item: 2 and 3 7 Feb. 1997 17
1997/208 Distribution of the work of the fortieth
session of the Commission on Narcotic
Drugs (E/1997/10)
Agenda item: 2 7 Feb. 1997 17
1997/209 Non-governmental organizations
(E/1997/SR.2)
Agenda item: 6 7 Feb. 1997 17
1997/210 Provision of documentation to the
Committee on Non-Governmental
Organizations (E/1997/L.7)
Agenda item: 6 7 Feb. 1997 17
1997/211 Restructuring and revitalization
of the United Nations in the economic,
social and related fields and their
impact on the Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean
(E/1997/L.5)
Agenda item: 7 7 Feb. 1997 18
1997/212 Elections to subsidiary bodies of
the Economic and Social Council,
nominations and confirmation of
representatives on the functional
commissions (E/1997/SR.2)
Agenda item: 8 7 Feb. 1997 18
1997/201. Provisional agenda for the substantive
session of 1997 of the Economic and
Social Council
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council, having considered the proposed programme of work for
1997 and 1998, 1/ approved the following provisional agenda for its
substantive session of 1997:
1. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
High-level segment
2. Fostering an enabling environment for development: financial
flows, including capital flows; investment; trade
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General (Council decision 1996/310)
World Economic and Social Survey, 1997
Operational activities of the United Nations for international
development cooperation segment
3. Operational activities of the United Nations for international
development cooperation
(a) Coordination of activities on a system-wide basis: funding
for operational activities for development: implementation
of General Assembly resolution 50/227
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General (Council decision 1996/310) 2/
(b) Follow-up to policy recommendations of the General Assembly
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General (General Assembly resolutions
50/120 and 50/227, annex I, paras. 9-11, and Council
resolution 1996/42)
Addendum to the above containing comprehensive statistical
data on operational activities for development for the year
1995
Addendum to the above on capacity-building: conceptual and
operational issues
Addendum to the above on regional dimensions of operational
activities for development
(c) Reports of the Executive Boards of the United Nations
Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund, the
United Nations Children's Fund and the World Food Programme
For action
Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations
Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund (General
Assembly resolution 48/162, annex, and Council resolution
1995/51)
Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations
Children's Fund (General Assembly resolution 48/162, annex,
and Council resolution 1995/51)
Report of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme
(General Assembly resolution 50/8 and Council resolution
1995/51)
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General on issues arising from the
Executive Boards of United Nations funds and programmes,
including their overall financial picture
Annual report of the Executive Director of the United Nations
Development Programme (General Assembly resolution 48/162)
Annual report of the Executive Director of the United Nations
Population Fund (General Assembly resolution 48/162)
Annual report of the Executive Director of the United Nations
Children's Fund (General Assembly resolution 48/162)
Annual report of the Executive Director of the World Food
Programme (General Assembly resolution 48/162)
(d) Economic and technical cooperation among developing countries
For discussion
Report of the High-level Committee on the Review of Technical
Cooperation among Developing Countries on its tenth session
(General Assembly resolution 33/134)
Coordination segment
4. Coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized
agencies and other bodies of the United Nations system related to
the following themes:
(a) Mainstreaming the gender perspective into all policies and
programmes in the United Nations system
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General (Council decision 1996/310)
(b) Freshwater, including clean and safe water supply and
sanitation
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General (Council decision 1996/310)
General segment
5. Integrated and coordinated implementation and follow-up of the
major international United Nations conferences and summits
For discussion
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the
agreed conclusions of the 1996 coordination segment of the Council
on the eradication of poverty
Report of the Administrative Committee on Coordination (Council
resolution 1996/36, para. 3)
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations on the outcome of the World Food Summit (General
Assembly resolutions 50/109 and 51/171) 2/
6. Coordination, programme and other questions
(a) Reports of coordination bodies
Annual overview report of the Administrative Committee on
Coordination for 1996, including the report of the Committee
on expenditures of the United Nations system in relation to
programmes (Council resolution 13 (III) and decision
1980/103)
Report of the Committee for Programme and Coordination on its
thirty-seventh session (Council resolution 2008 (LX))
(b) Multisectoral collaboration on tobacco or health
Report of the Secretary-General (Council resolution 1995/62)
(c) International cooperation in the field of informatics
Report of the Secretary-General (Council resolution 1996/35)
(d) Coordination of the activities of the organizations of the
United Nations system in the field of energy
Report of the Secretary-General (Council resolution 1996/44) 2/
(e) Joint and Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Joint and
Co-sponsored United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (Council
resolution 1996/47)
(f) Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999
Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999 2/
(g) Calendar of conferences in the economic, social and related
fields
Draft calendar of conferences in the economic, social and
related fields for the biennium 1998-1999
Report of the Secretary-General on the utilization of
conference services by the Economic and Social Council
(General Assembly resolution 51/211 C)
(h) United Nations University
Report of the Council of the United Nations University for
1996 (General Assembly resolutions 3081 (XXVIII) and 39/217,
annex I) 2/
(i) Proclamation of international years
Letter dated 30 January 1997 from the Permanent
Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations
addressed to the Secretary-General concerning the
proclamation of the year 2000 as the international year of
mountains (E/1997/3)
Letter dated 5 February 1997 from the Permanent
Representative of Japan to the United Nations addressed to
the Secretary-General concerning the proclamation of the year
2001 as the international year of volunteers (E/1997/11)
Letter dated 6 February from the Charge' d'affaires a.i. of
the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations
addressed to the Secretary-General concerning the
proclamation of the international year of thanksgiving
(E/1997/12)
7. Reports, conclusions and recommendations of subsidiary bodies
For action
Document prepared by the Secretariat containing a consolidation of
conclusions and recommendations of subsidiary bodies (General
Assembly resolution 50/227, annex I, para. 68)
(a) Economic questions 3/
For action
Relevant sections of the document prepared by the Secretariat
containing a consolidation of conclusions and recommendations
of subsidiary bodies (General Assembly resolution 50/227,
annex I, para. 68)
The reports listed under this sub-item will also be made
available under sub-item 7 (b).
Sustainable development
Report of the Commission on Sustainable Development on its
fifth session (Council decision 1993/207)
Report of the Committee for Development Planning on its
thirty-first session (Council resolutions 1079 (XXXIX) and
1625 (LI))
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of
Council resolution 1995/53 on consumer protection
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the
Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development on trade and environmental matters (General
Assembly resolution 50/95) 2/
Science and technology for development
Report of the Commission on Science and Technology for
Development on its third session (Council decision 1992/218)
Population and development
Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its
thirtieth session (Council resolutions 150 (VII) and 1986/7
and decision 1995/209 and General Assembly resolution 49/128)
Human settlements
Report of the Commission on Human Settlements on its
sixteenth session, including the report of the Commission on
progress made in the implementation of the Global Strategy
for Shelter to the Year 2000 (General Assembly resolutions
32/162 and 43/181) 2/
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of
General Assembly resolution 51/177 on the outcome of the
United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) 2/
Environment
Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations
Environment Programme on its nineteenth session (General
Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII))
Transport of dangerous goods
Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Committee
of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Council
resolution 1995/5)
Cartography
Report of the Secretary-General on the Fourteenth United
Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the
Pacific (Council decision 1994/228)
Report of the Secretary-General on the Sixth United Nations
Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas (Council
decision 1993/225)
Statistics
Report of the Statistical Commission on its twenty-ninth
session (Council resolutions 8 (I), 8 (II) and 1566 (L))
Public administration and development
Report of the Secretary-General on the Thirteenth Meeting of
Experts on the United Nations Programme in Public
Administration and Finance (Council decision 1989/114)
(b) Environmental questions 3/
For action
Relevant sections of the document prepared by the Secretariat
containing a consolidation of conclusions and recommendations
of subsidiary bodies (General Assembly resolution 50/227,
annex I, para. 68)
The reports listed under sub-item 7 (a) will also be made
available under this sub-item.
(c) Social questions
For action
Relevant sections of the document prepared by the Secretariat
containing a consolidation of conclusions and recommendations
of subsidiary bodies (General Assembly resolution 50/227,
annex I, para. 68)
Advancement of women
Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its forty-
first session (Council resolutions 11 (II) and 1147 (XLI))
Report of the Board of Trustees of the International Research
and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (Council
resolution 1998 (LX))
Report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to the
Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of
the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (General
Assembly resolutions 50/203 and 51/69) 2/
Social development
Report of the Commission for Social Development on its
thirty-fifth session (Council resolutions 10 (II) and 1996/7)
Report of the Secretary-General on the world social situation
(General Assembly resolution 44/56) 2/
Report of the Secretary-General on the process of
implementation of the objectives of education for all
(General Assembly resolution 50/143) 2/
Crime prevention and criminal justice
Report of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice on its sixth session (Council resolution 1992/1)
Narcotic drugs
Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its fortieth
session (Council resolution 9 (I))
Summary of the report of the International Narcotics Control
Board (article 15 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs,
1961; article 18 of the Convention on Psychotropic
Substances, 1971; and article 23 of the 1988 United Nations
Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(General Assembly resolution 428 (V), annex, and Council
resolution 1623 (LI), sect. II) 2/
(d) Human rights questions
For action
Relevant sections of the document prepared by the Secretariat
containing a consolidation of conclusions and recommendations
of subsidiary bodies (General Assembly resolution 50/227,
annex I, para. 68)
Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third
Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
Report of the Secretary-General (General Assembly resolutions
49/146 and 51/81 and Council decision 1996/251)
Human rights
Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights (Council resolutions 1988 (LX), 1985/17 and 1995/39)
Report of the Commission on Human Rights on its fifty-third
session (Council resolutions 5 (I) and 9 (II))
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (General Assembly resolution 48/141) 2/
Report of the Human Rights Committee (article 45 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) 2/
8. Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
Report of the Secretary-General on the coordination of
humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations (General
Assembly resolutions 46/182, annex, and 51/194 and Council
resolution 1996/33) 2/
Report of the Secretary-General on assistance for the
reconstruction and development of Lebanon (Council resolution
1996/32 and General Assembly resolution 51/130) 2/
9. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and
the international institutions associated with the United Nations
Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the Palestinian
people (General Assembly resolution 51/150 and Council resolution
2100 (LXIII)) 2/
Report of the President of the Council on consultations with the
Chairman of the Special Committee (Council resolution 1996/37)
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the
Declaration (Council resolution 1996/37) 2/
10. Regional cooperation
Report of the Secretary-General on regional cooperation (Council
decision 1979/1), including the report of the Secretary-General on
a subject relating to interregional cooperation of common interest
to all regions (Council resolution 1982/50 and decision 1982/174)
Note by the Secretary-General on a Europe-Africa permanent link
through the Strait of Gibraltar (Council resolution 1995/48)
Summaries of the surveys of economic conditions in the five
regions, prepared by the regional commissions (Council resolution
1724 (LIII))
Note by the Secretary-General on reform of the United Nations and
its impact on the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (E/1997/5)
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the
executive secretaries of the regional commissions (Council
resolution 1996/41, para. 9; see also General Assembly resolution
50/227, annex I, paras. 74-75)
11. Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied
Palestinian and other Arab territories
Report of the Secretary-General on economic and social
repercussions of the Israeli settlements on the Palestinian people
in the Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, occupied since
1967, and on the Arab population of the occupied Syrian Golan
(Council resolution 1996/40) 2/
12. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 50/227
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General
Assembly resolution 50/227 2/
Report of the Secretary-General on the mandates, composition and
functions of the functional commissions and expert groups and
bodies (Council resolution 1996/41, para. 4) (E/1996/97 and Add.1)
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the
executive secretaries of the regional commissions (Council
resolution 1996/41, para. 9; see also General Assembly resolution
50/227, annex I, paras. 74-75)
Report of the Secretary-General containing a comprehensive
assessment of the present arrangements for the Council's sessions
(General Assembly resolution 50/227, annex I, para. 43)
13. Non-governmental organizations
(a) Report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
Report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
(Council resolutions 3 (II) and 1996/31)
(b) Increase in the membership of the Committee on Non-
Governmental Organizations
Note by the Secretary-General (Council resolution 1996/31 and
decision 1995/304)
14. New and innovative ideas for generating funds
Report of the Secretary-General (Council resolution 1996/48) 2/
1997/202. Basic programme of work of the Economic
and Social Council for 1998
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council took note of the following list of questions for
inclusion in the programme of work for 1998:
Substantive session of 1998
A. High-level segment
[Item/items to be selected]
World Economic and Social Survey, 1998
B. Coordination segment
Coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized
agencies and other bodies of the United Nations system related to the
following themes:
[Theme/themes to be selected]
C. Operational activities of the United Nations for
international development cooperation segment
Operational activities of the United Nations for international
development cooperation
Report of the Secretary-General on the comprehensive triennial policy
review of operational activities for development undertaken by the
United Nations (General Assembly resolution 50/120) 2/
Follow-up to policy recommendations of the General Assembly
Coordination of activities on a system-wide basis
Consideration of the reports of the Executive Boards of the United
Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund, the
United Nations Children's Fund and the World Food Programme
Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations
Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund (General
Assembly resolution 48/162)
Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations
Children's Fund (General Assembly resolutions 802 (VIII) and
48/162)
Report of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme
(General Assembly resolution 50/8)
D. General segment
Coordination questions
Reports of coordination bodies
Report of the Committee for Programme and Coordination on its
thirty-eighth session (Council resolution 2008 (LX))
Annual overview report of the Administrative Committee on
Coordination for 1997 (Council resolution 13 (III))
Implementation and follow-up of major international conferences in
the economic, social and related fields
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the
1997 agreed conclusions of the Council
Malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, in particular cholera
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the
Director-General of the World Health Organization on the
implementation of the strategies and workplans presented to
the Council at its substantive session of 1995 (Council
resolution 1995/63)
Social, humanitarian and human rights questions: reports of
subsidiary bodies, conferences and related questions:
Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
Report of the Secretary-General on the coordination of
humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations
(General Assembly resolution 46/182, annex)
Oral reports on special programmes of economic and
humanitarian assistance
Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third Decade to
Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
Report of the Secretary-General (General Assembly resolutions
49/146 and 51/81)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and
the international institutions associated with the United Nations
Report of the Secretary-General on assistance to the
Palestinian people (Council resolution 2100 (LXIII)) 2/
Human rights
Report of the Human Rights Committee (article 45 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) 2/
Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights (Council resolutions 1988 (LX) and 1985/17)
Report of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (General
Assembly resolution 44/25, annex) 2/
Report of the Commission on Human Rights on its fifty-fourth
session (Council resolutions 5 (I) and 9 (II))
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (General Assembly resolution 48/141) 2/
Documentation for information
Reports submitted by States parties to the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and by the
specialized agencies
Advancement of women
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women (article 21 of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) 2/
Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on its
forty-second session (Council resolutions 11 (II) and 1147
(XLI))
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the
revised system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of
women, 1996-2001 (Council resolution 1996/34)
Report of the Board of Trustees of the International Research
and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (Council
resolution 1998 (LX))
Report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to the
Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of
the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (General
Assembly resolutions 50/203 and 51/69) 2/
Social development
Report of the Commission for Social Development on its
thirty-sixth session (Council resolutions 10 (II) and 1996/7)
Crime prevention and criminal justice
Report of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice on its seventh session (Council resolution 1992/1)
Narcotic drugs
Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its forty-first
session (Council resolution 9 (I))
Summary of the report of the International Narcotics Control
Board (article 15 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs,
1961; article 18 of the Convention on Psychotropic
Substances, 1971; and article 23 of the 1988 United Nations
Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances)
Report of the Secretary-General on the biennial update of the
United Nations System-Wide Action Plan on Drug Abuse Control
(General Assembly resolution 48/112, sect. IV) 2/
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(General Assembly resolution 428 (V) annex, and Council
resolution 1623 (LI), sect. II) 2/
Economic and environmental questions: reports of subsidiary bodies,
conferences and related questions
Sustainable development
Report of the Commission on Sustainable Development on its
sixth session (Council decision 1993/207)
Report of the Committee for Development Planning on its
thirty-second session (Council resolutions 1079 (XXXIX) and
1625 (LI))
Report of the Committee for Development Planning on the
report of the Secretary-General on a vulnerability index for
small island developing States (General Assembly resolution
51/183) 2/
Report of the Secretary-General on products harmful to health
and the environment (General Assembly resolution 39/229) 2/
Natural resources
Report of the Committee on Natural Resources on its fourth
session (Council decisions 1992/218 and 1993/302)
Energy
Report of the Committee on New and Renewable Sources of
Energy and on Energy for Development on its third session
(Council decision 1992/218)
International cooperation in tax matters
Report of the Secretary-General on the progress of the work
of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International Cooperation
in Tax Matters (Council resolutions 1273 (XLIII) and 1765
(LIV))
Public administration and finance
Report of the Secretary-General (General Assembly resolution
50/225) 2/
Cartography
Report of the Secretary-General on the Seventh United Nations
Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
(Council decision 1993/226)
Regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields
Report of the Secretary-General on regional cooperation (Council
decision 1979/1), including the report of the Secretary-General on a
subject relating to interregional cooperation of common interest to
all regions (Council resolution 1982/50 and decision 1982/174)
Summaries of the surveys of economic conditions in the five regions
prepared by the regional commissions (Council resolution 1724 (LIII))
United Nations University
Report of the Council of the United Nations University for 1997
(General Assembly resolutions 3081 (XXVIII) and 39/217, annex I) 4/
Non-governmental organizations
Report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (Council
resolutions 3 (II) and 1996/31)
Programme and related questions in the economic, social and related
fields
Relevant chapters of the proposed revisions to the medium-term plan
for the period 1998-2003
Report of the Committee for Programme and Coordination on its
thirty-eighth session (Council resolution 2008 (LX))
1997/203. Regional cooperation
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided to consider at its substantive session of 1997,
under the item entitled "Regional cooperation", in pursuance of
Council resolution 1982/50 of 28 July 1982 and taking into account the
joint recommendations made by the executive secretaries of the
regional commissions pursuant to Council decision 1982/174 of 30 July
1982, the question of review and reform of the regional commissions.
1997/204. Working arrangements for the substantive session
of 1997 of the Economic and Social Council
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided that:
(a) The high-level segment of its 1997 substantive session should
be held from 30 June to 2 July;
(b) Statements made during the high-level segment should be
limited to seven minutes;
(c) The operational activities segment should be held from 3 to 8
July;
(d) The coordination segment should be held from 9 to 11 July;
(e) The general segment should be held from 14 to 25 July.
1997/205. Consideration of reports
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided to authorize the Secretary-General to transmit
the following reports directly to the General Assembly at its fifty-
second session:
(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of
General Assembly resolution 50/165 on the improvement of the situation
of women in rural areas;
(b) Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women;
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on progress made in the
implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year
2000 and Beyond, prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution
50/81;
(d) Report of the Secretary-General on progress made on the
follow-up to the International Year of the Family, prepared pursuant
to General Assembly resolution 50/142;
(e) Report of the Secretary-General on desertification and
drought, prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolutions
3054 (XXVIII) and 50/114 and Council resolution 1978/37;
(f) Report of the Secretary-General on cultural development,
prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 49/105 and Council
decision 1996/206.
1997/206. Venues of sessions of subsidiary organs of
the Economic and Social Council
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided to take note of the note by the Secretariat on
the venues of sessions of subsidiary organs of the Council. 5/
1997/207. Dates of the Thirteenth Meeting of Experts on the United
Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided that the Thirteenth Meeting of Experts on the
United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance, which
was to have been held at Headquarters from 21 April to 2 May 1997,
would be held at Headquarters from 27 May to 4 June 1997.
1997/208. Distribution of the work of the fortieth session
of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council, recalling its resolution 1996/17 of 23 July 1996, in
which it requested the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to act as the
preparatory body for the special session of the General Assembly, to
be held in 1998, decided that the Commission, at its fortieth session,
should devote two days of its eight-day session to preparing for the
special session of the Assembly.
1997/209. Non-governmental organizations
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided to grant the National Society for Human Rights,
a non-governmental organization, special consultative status with the
Council.
1997/210. Provision of documentation to the Committee
on Non-Governmental Organizations
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council decided that the documentation of the Committee on Non-
Governmental Organizations should be issued in all six official
languages of the Council; that in the case of the new applications for
consultative status, the new requests for reclassification of
consultative status and the quadrennial reports of non-governmental
organizations, only summaries would be issued in all official
languages; that the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations should
provide guidance to the Secretariat for the preparation of the
summaries; and that the complete submission from non-governmental
organizations would be distributed to the members of the Committee and
to other Member States, at their request, in the language of
submission.
1997/211. Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations
in the economic, social and related fields and their
impact on the Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council took note of the note by the Secretary-General on
reform of the United Nations and its impact on the Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean, 6/ and decided to transmit it to
the Committee for Programme and Coordination at its thirty-seventh
session for consideration.
1997/212. Elections to subsidiary bodies of the Economic and
Social Council, nominations and confirmation of
representatives on the functional commissions
At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 7 February 1997, the Economic and
Social Council took the following action with regard to vacancies in
its subsidiary and related bodies:
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
The Council elected Eibe Riedel (Germany) to complete the
unexpired portion of the term of Bruno Simma (Germany), who had
resigned his membership.
Elections postponed from previous sessions
COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
The Council postponed to a future session the election of one
member from Asian States and two members from Latin American and
Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and
expiring on 31 December 2000.
COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The following seven Member States were elected: CUBA, ECUADOR,
GUATEMALA, MALAYSIA, NEPAL, PHILIPPINES and ROMANIA. 7/
The Council drew lots to determine the initial terms of office of
the fourteen new members of the Commission; it was thus decided that:
CAMEROON, CUBA, MALTA, PAKISTAN, the PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA and
UGANDA would serve for a term beginning on the date of election and
expiring on 31 December 2000;
ECUADOR, the GAMBIA, MAURITANIA and NEPAL would serve for a term
beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1999;
GUATEMALA, MALAYSIA and SPAIN would serve for a term beginning on
the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1998.
COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT
The Council postponed to a future session the election of two
members from Western European and other States for a term beginning on
the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997.
COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
The Council elected ECUADOR for a term beginning on the date of
election and expiring on 31 December 2000.
The Council postponed to a future session the election of one
member from Asian States and one member from Latin American and
Caribbean States for a term beginning on the date of election and
expiring on 31 December 2000 and one member from African States and
one member from Asian States for a term beginning on the date of
election and expiring on 31 December 1999.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING
The Council postponed to a future session the election of one
member from African States, two members from Asian States, two members
from Latin American and Caribbean States and three members from
Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of
election and expiring on 31 December 1999, and one member from African
States and two members from Latin American and Caribbean States for a
term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1997.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
The following three experts were elected for a term beginning on
the date of election: Denis Davis (Canada), Neculai Pavlovschi
(Romania) and Mari'a Luisa Reyna de Aguilar (El Salvador).
The Council postponed to a future session the election of two
experts from Asian States, one expert from Eastern European States and
two experts from Western European and other States for a term
beginning on the date of election and expiring on a date to be
determined by lot.
Since the membership was not complete, the Council did not draw
lots to determine the terms of office.
COMMITTEE ON NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
AND ON ENERGY FOR DEVELOPMENT
The following two experts were elected for a term beginning on the
date of election: Jo'n Ingimarsson (Iceland) and Fe'lix
L. Campos Mejivar (El Salvador).
The Council postponed to a future session the election of six
experts from African States, one expert from Asian States and two
experts from Eastern European States for a term beginning on the date
of election and expiring on a date to be determined by lot.
Since the membership was not complete, the Council did not draw
lots to determine the terms of office.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
The Council elected POLAND and SOUTH AFRICA in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 51/72 of 12 December 1996.
Nominations postponed from previous sessions
COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION
The Council postponed the nomination of two members from Western
European and other States for a term beginning on the date of election
and expiring on 31 December 1999.
Confirmations
Also at its 2nd meeting, the Council confirmed the nominations by
their Governments of the following representatives on the functional
commissions of the Council: 8/
STATISTICAL COMMISSION
Vernon Glenmore JAMES (Jamaica)
Takanobu NEGI (Japan)
Saghir Asad HASAN (Pakistan)
Emi'lio Aquiles de OLIVEIRA (Portugal)
COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Muhammed ALI (Bangladesh)
Philippe NZABA (Congo)
Mekonnen MANYAZEWAL (Ethiopia)
Antonio GOLINI (Italy)
Toufic ISMAIL (Syrian Arab Republic)
Samira YENER (Turkey)
Alfred SAMPULE (Zambia)
COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Faith INNERARITY (Jamaica)
Leszek ZIENKOWSKI (Poland)
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Nobutoshi AKAO (Japan)
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Claire AUBIN (France)
Haike SCHMITT (Germany)
Charlotte ABAKA (Ghana)
Makiko ARIMA-SAKAI (Japan)
Cristina MUN~OZ (Paraguay)
Eleonora ZIELIžSKA (Poland)
Saisuree CHUTIKUL (Thailand)
COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Yuki FURUTA (Japan)
Kalombo Thomson MWANSA (Zambia)
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Notes
1/ E/1997/1.
2/ Submitted to the General Assembly through the Council.
3/ The Council will not duplicate discussion on the issues listed
under sub-items (a) and (b).
4/ Will be considered by the General Assembly in 1998.
5/ E/1997/8.
6/ E/1997/5.
7/ The other seven new members of the Commission (Cameroon, Gambia,
Malta, Mauritania, Pakistan, Spain and Uganda) were elected by the
Council at its resumed substantive session of 1996 (see decision
1996/317).
8/ See E/1997/L.1 and Add.1 and 2.
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