WOM/1942

Commission on the Status of Women
Fifty-seventh Session
3rd & 4th Meetings (AM & PM)

Status Quo Deemed Intolerable by Regional Groups, Expert Panellists

ECOSOC/6561

Economic and Social Council
Special Joint Meeting with Second Committee
3rd Meeting (AM)

Economic and Social Council-Second Committee Event to Build on Momentum from Rio+20

Report prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan, covering the period 30 March 2011- 29 March 2012

Summary

ECOSOC/6543

Economic and Social Council
2012 Substantive Session
44h & 45th Meetings (AM & PM)

Council Weighs Socioeconomic Impact of Israeli Occupation on Palestinian
Territory; Considers Reports on Habitat Agenda, Committee on Development Policy

Continuing its general segment, the Economic and Social Council today took up a host of issues, including implementation of the Declaration on Decolonization, regional cooperation, and socioeconomic challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Summary

ECOSOC/6542

Economic and Social Council
2012 Substantive Session
42nd & 43rd Meetings (AM & PM)

Reviewing 2011 Istanbul Action Plan, Council also Discusses Haiti, South Sudan;
Adopts Texts on Coherence in Tobacco Control; Science, Technology for Development

ECOSOC/6540

Economic and Social Council
2012 Substantive Session
38th & 39th Meetings (AM & PM)

In Closing Remarks, Emergency Relief Coordinator Expresses Hope Ideas, Expertise Shared during Segment ‘Help Us Alleviate Suffering, Save More Lives’

Résumé

Le présent rapport a été établi en application de la résolution 46/182 de l’Assemblée générale, dans laquelle cette dernière a prié le Secrétaire général de faire chaque année le point sur la coordination de l’aide humanitaire d’urgence, à son intention et à celle du Conseil économique et social. Il donne également suite aux résolutions 66/119, 64/76 et 64/75 de l’Assemblée générale et à la résolution 2011/8 du Conseil économique et social.

Summary

The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 46/182, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report annually to the Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance. The report is also submitted in response to Assembly resolutions 66/119, 64/76 and 64/75 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2011/8.