`Politics Cannot Stop Desertification, But Cross-Border Partnerships Can, Says Israel
Texts Also Introduced on Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, Mediterranean Security, Landmine Convention, Science and Security
Committee Takes Up Board of Auditors and Oversight Office Reports
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was well-managed,and media allegations to the contrary were unproven. The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning.
As the Sixth Committee concluded its discussion of the work of the Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC), speakers again urged early ratification of the Courts Statute and stressed that the Court must not be used as a political tool.
In Name of Trade Liberalization, Wealthy Nations Said to Export Unsustainable Production and Consumption Patterns
Mexico Calls for Transfer of Technology To Help Anticipate and Manage Natural Disaster Impact
According to a draft resolution introduced this morning in the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), the General Assembly would call upon all States parties to the Biological Weapons Convention to accelerate negotiations for a protocol, including possible verification measures, to strengthen the Convention.
