Press Release
GA/9694
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 37 RESOLUTIONS CONTAINED IN SECOND COMMITTEE REPORTS
19991222Texts Adopted on International Trade and Development,
Unilateral Economic Measures and Financing for Development
Texts Adopted on International Trade and Development,
Unilateral Economic Measures and Financing for Development
As the General Assembly concluded its consideration of the reform of the Security Council this afternoon, a number of speakers emphasized that despite six years having elapsed since its establishment, the high-level working group on the question of the equitable representation on an increase in the membership of the Security Council had achieved very little.
Committee Also Approves Drafts on United Nations Common System and Human Resources Management
Other Actions Aimed at Increasing Security of Humanitarian Personnel, Demining Cooperation, Return of Cultural Property; Observer Status Granted to IUCN
Action on Third Committee Texts Also Covers Social Development, Drug Control, Refugees, Womens Issues, Human Rights Violations
Speakers Address Veto Privilege and Expansion of Council Membership
If the permanent members of the Security Council agreed to limit the scope of their privileges, they would be giving a tangible sign of their political will to reform the Council and of their desire to adapt it to present realities, the General Assembly was told this afternoon.
The General Assembly this morning demanded that all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina facilitate the full implementation of all aspects of the New York Declaration, adopted on 15 November -- in particular, the Principles on the Establishment of a State Border Service -- in a timely manner.