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UN Economic and Social Council marks 70th anniversary

UN Economic and Social Council marks 70th anniversary

Jan 23, 2016, at 02:22 pm

New York, Jan 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), its current President on Friday highlighted the organ’s central role in realizing the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which aim to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.

UN's ECOSOC President urges stronger cooperation to thwart tax evasion

UN's ECOSOC President urges stronger cooperation to thwart tax evasion

Nov 12, 2015, at 02:16 pm

New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Citing an enormous loss of $100 to $240 billion dollars in uncollected global corporate income tax revenues each year, Oh Joon, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday stressed the need to curb tax evasion and avoidance and called for stronger international tax cooperation.

UN launches joint talks on development partnerships

UN launches joint talks on development partnerships

Apr 10, 2014, at 05:13 pm

New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): The United Nations took a major step on the road towards crafting a new, sustainability-focused agenda, as two of the Organization's main bodies - the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - brought Member States together to weigh action-oriented solutions for mobilizing new and existing development partnerships.