CORRECTION
On page 6 of Press Release GA/AB/3378 issued 26 May, the third paragraph of the statement of WARREN SACH, Director of the Programme Planning and Budget Division, should read, as follows:
Also Begins Consideration of UN Iraq-Kuwait Mission
Speakers Say Rwanda Human Rights Operation Report Describes Extensive Management Failures, but Holds No One Accountable
Loss of equipment from peacekeeping missions through theft had decreased every year since 1995, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning, as it began consideration of the Secretary-Generals report on losses of equipment in missions from January 1996 to December 1997.
Committee Also Considers Increased Use of Nairobi Office, Approves Decision on Guidelines for Internal Control Standards
Some Speakers Ask for Consideration of Revision During Current Session, Others Question Timing, Procedures
Four Member States -- Estonia, Hungary, Israel and the Philippines -- announced they would voluntarily increase their financial responsibility for peacekeeping missions, at a meeting of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning. A fifth, Cyprus, made a similar announcement yesterday.
Other Speakers Stress UN Financial Problems Not Linked to Peacekeeping Scale
