WOM/882
19 January 1996
* Secretary-General invites Iraq to discuss Security Council resolution permitting limited sale of oil in exchange for medicine and food.
States to Retain Control of Expenditures from Alternative Source of Revenue
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:
Over the past months, the Secretary-General has repeatedly called the attention of Member States to the very critical financial situation of the United Nations and has encouraged discussions on a number of far-reaching suggestions to alleviate the problem.