Acting without a vote this afternoon, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations.
In her final briefing to the Security Council this afternoon, Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, stressed that in most parts of the world where her agency and its partners had to operate, mechanisms to address security problems were slow-moving, unwieldy and not adapted to the new types of conflicts.
AT PALAIS DES NATIONS FROM 13 to 24 NOVEMBER
Panel to Consider Reports From Armenia, Belarus, Australia, Canada, Cameroon and Guatemala
(Reissued as received)
Committee Will Consider Reports From Portugal, Finland, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Morocco
(Reissued as Received.)
This is the text of introductory remarks by the President of the General Assembly, Harri Holkeri (Finland), today to the Ad Hoc Committee of the Assembly for the announcement of voluntary contributions to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):
Adopts 13 Draft Resolutions, Three on Human Rights in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Sudan
Draft Resolution Adopted by Roll Call Vote: 91 in Favour; 44 Against; 15 Abstentions
