Twenty-fourth session of the Committee of the Whole

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Committee of the Whole

The Twenty-fourth session of the Committee of the Whole was held 5 June 2007 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. This Ad Hoc Committee allowed governments of its member states to meet between the official sessions of the Commission.

On this occasion, ECLAC Member States considered the request submitted by the Republic of Korea for admission as a Member State of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Also at this meeting, ECLAC Executive Secretary José Luis Machinea presented a document prepared by ECLAC entitled " Social Cohesion: Inclusion and a sense of belonging in Latin America and the Caribbean".

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Agenda

2. Presentation on social cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean

3. Report on the activities of the subsidiary bodies of ECLAC and regional meetings in 2007 and 2008

4. Consideration of the request submitted by the Republic of Korea for admission as a member State of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Order of the Day (pdf 100 KB)

Annotated Provisional Agenda

Note by the Secretariat

CLAC Calendar of Conferences for the period 2006-2008

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DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Social cohesion: inclusion and a sense of belonging in Latin America and the Caribbean

Dirección de Ernesto Ottone, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto a.i. de la CEPAL, y coordinación de Ana Sojo, División de Desarrollo Social

PRESS RELEASE

Committee of the Whole Approves Korea's Entry to ECLAC

Delegates of ECLAC's member States recommend to ECOSOC approval of Korea's incorporation.