BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES $2.17 BILLION FOR 2003/2004 PEACEKEEPING, AS IT CONCLUDES RESUMED SESSION
| Press Release GA/AB/3570/Corr.1 |
Fifty-seventh General Assembly
Fifth Committee
56th Meeting (PM)
BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES $2.17 BILLION FOR 2003/2004 PEACEKEEPING,
AS IT CONCLUDES RESUMED SESSION
CORRECTION
In press release GA/AB/3570, issued 4 June, the statement of the United States on page 3 should read, as follows:
Commenting on the draft, the representative of the United States said that his delegation had acted in the spirit of compromise and good will during negotiations on the text and would not stand in the way of its adoption, although the United States decided to dissociate from the consensus. He wanted to remind the Committee, however, that in 2001 the Committee had agreed to provide a $600,000 subvention to INSTRAW. In 2002, an amount of $250,000 had been given to the Institute. Now, another $250,000 would be released from the contingency fund to allow the Institute to be effective. Time had come for results. He hoped that the Director of the Institute would be appointed in the near future and would be able to draw resources for the Institute. He hoped no further funds would be requested from the contingency fund.
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