Economic and Social Council holds second session in Geneva
In a session devoid of confrontation and marked by "a greater convergence of views and a pragmatic approach", according to Council President C.R. Ghrekhan of India, the Council adopted 171 resolutions and decisions on subjects ranging from transnational corporations and African fisheries to acquired immunodeficiency syndrom (AIDS) and the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Many had been previously discussed ...