In progress at UNHQ

Plenary


GA/9563
24 June 1999


Press Release
GA/9563
REC/59


UN FALLS SHORT ON MEETING PEACE AND POVERTY CHALLENGES IN AFRICA, AFRICAN HEARING FOR MILLENNIUM ASSEMBLY TOLD

19990624

ADDIS ABABA, 24 June (ECA) -- While the United Nations has made a substantial difference in delivering its mandate over its five decades of existence, it has fallen far short of meeting the twin challenges of peace and security and reducing poverty in Africa.