As the Security Council met today to consider the issue of peacekeeping mission closure and transition, the representative of the United Kingdom said the United Nations was seriously deficient in leadership.
Calls for More Effective Policies and Programmes in More Countries
Following are the introductory remarks by General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) for the Assembly's discussion today on the 2001 special Assembly session on follow-up to the World Summit for Children:
Third Approved Text Asks Host Country to Ease Travel Curbs on Certain United Nations Missions, Take Steps to Solve Diplomatic Parking Problems
Legal Committee Is Told Problem Compounded by Links with Organized Crime; Definition of Terrorism, Military Application among Issues to Be Resolved
Committee Also Approves Texts on International Year Of Mountains, El Nino Phenomenon and International Year of Freshwater
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this morning to take action on a number of draft resolutions before it.
Instruments to Be Open for Signing at High-Level Palermo Conference
Also Decides to Allocate Item to Sixth Committee
Following is the text of a statement made today in Stockholm by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Utrikespolitiska Institutet:
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans message for World AIDS Day, which is observed on 1 December:
