Water was life and the issue of fresh water would become one of the main challenges of the new century, the representative of Tajikistan told the General Assembly this morning, as it concluded its consideration of the Secretary- General's Report on the Work of the Organization.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning began its consideration of the 1999 reports of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and concluded its general debate on the requests for exemptions from sanctions under Article 19 of the Charter.
The Security Council had used an elastic concept of security to stretch its mandate well beyond what the Charter gave it, said the representative of India this afternoon, as the General Assembly continued its consideration of the Secretary-General's report on the work of the Organization.
China Warns That Inappropriate Intervention Might Open Pandoras Box
Western Sahara, Second Decade against Colonialism Also Discussed
Third Committee Hears Nine Speakers As Debate on Social Development, Ageing Continues
Despite a constructive spirit of dialogue, some administering Powers continued to refuse to form a serious relationship with the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) and to place obstacles in its way, the representative of Cuba told that body, as it met this morning to begin its general debate on decolonization questions.
