United States Says Greatest Obstacle to Progress 'Still Belgrade'; Russian Federation Warns That Nationalist Forces Slow Political Change
Bangkok, 15 August (United Nations Information Services) -- Tourism industry trainers from ten Asian countries will meet in Bangkok to discuss ways to prevent child sex tourism through tourism industry training and human resource development from 22 to 23 August at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
NEW YORK, 15 August (Department for Disarmament Affairs) - Disarmament and the United Nations in the Twenty-first Century: Strategy and Action is the theme of a United Nations conference to be held in Akita, Japan from 22 to 25 August.
The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bernard Miyet, this morning briefed the Security Council on the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea and introduced the latest report of the Secretary-General on the problem.
Subject Matter Jurisdiction to Include Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes, Violations of International Law
Despite continued growth in world energy consumption, the developing countries had experienced a 2.3 per cent decline over the past year, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard this morning as it began its second session.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
