ECOSOC 1995: the action. (United Nations Economic and Social Council)

From: UN Chronicle | Date: December 1, 1995 | Copyright information

The five-week session of ECOSOC, June-July 1995, resulted in the passage of 63 resolutions, and discussions on how to follow up on such international UN conferences as the ones on population, social development, and human rights. Other topics discussed included women's rights and crime.

The five-week 1995 session of the Economic and Social Council (26 June-28 July, Geneva), which represented its 50th year of action in the service of economic and social development, resulted in the a...

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