The Continents Economic And Social Crisis Called Most Critical Challenge For Humanity As Millennium Approaches
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Calls on States to Accept UN Committees Competence to Adjudicate Complaints of Discrimination against Women in Their Jurisdictions
In this day and age, Gibraltar was neither Spains to claim nor the United Kingdoms to give away - it was the homeland of the people of Gibraltar, who were the only ones to determine their own political future, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) was told this morning as it heard requests for hearing.
Questions relating to the apportionment of expenses and to the scale of assessments would be best addressed after the present financial crisis had passed, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this afternoon as it continued its discussion on improving the Organizations financial situation.
While the popular consultation in East Timor had already taken place, the people of Western Sahara were still struggling to make their will known through a similar referendum, the representative of Algeria told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning.
