Committee Takes up Human Resources Management Reform
Decision Taken by Acclamation; Delegates Say Action Gives Hope for Solution to Remaining Problems in Balkans Region
Six Member States pledged over $1 million this afternoon during the 2000 United Nations/Food and Agriculture Organization Pledging Conference for the World Food Programme (WFP).
Twenty Speakers Address Issues of Effective Conflict Settlement, Gap between Initiatives and Results, Paucity of Development Resources
Fifth Committee Is Told Shorter Recruitment Timeline Among Objectives, as Greater Proportion of Staff Involved in Field Operations
This is the statement of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechétte to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today on the reform of human resources management:
Twenty-one Member States pledged their contributions to support the development activities of the United Nations system, as the annual two-day United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities began this morning.
Cooperation of Government, Private Sector Said to Be Economic Necessity to Establish Role of Region in Global Marketplace
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned at the continuing wave of violence in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. He is dismayed by the ongoing loss of innocent lives.
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for November:
Security Council
A. Peter van Walsum (Netherlands) succeeds Martin Andjaba (Namibia) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
Resolution 1326 (2000) Sends Application to General Assembly for Final Decision
The Security Council this afternoon recommended to the General Assembly that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia be admitted as a Member of the United Nations.
