The increase in the activities over the past year of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) was testimony to the fact that the groundwork of almost six years had borne fruit, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told as it took up its agenda item on the activities of that Office.
Also Considers Question of UN Support For Promotion, Consolidation of New or Restored Democracies
ABM Treaty, Nuclear Proliferation, Small Arms Among Issues Addressed; Also Decides on 2001 Special Session to Review World Childrens Summit
Despite Recent Progress, Problems Persist
Second Text Looks to Security Council Consideration of Issue; Assembly Observer Status Recommended for Central African Economic Community
In action this afternoon, the Sixth Committee (Legal) approved three draft resolutions and one decision, all without a vote.
The range and depth of need in East Timor was extensive, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning, and the international community was responding to those needs with energy - through development and humanitarian assistance and contributions of personnel.
Despite General Agreement on Need for Reform, Few Signs of Consensus on How to Bring It About
The General Assembly met this morning to continue its discussion of the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
ADDENDUM
On page 14 of Press Release GA/9825 of 16 November, the following summary of the statement of the representative of Libya (who spoke after the representative of the Czech Republic) was inadvertently omitted:
