The issues and negotiations surrounding the Treaty on the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) were still very complex, since there were very strong positions in the field of nuclear disarmament, Abdallah Baali, Permanent Representative of Algeria and President of the 2000 NPT Review Conference, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference.
Biosafety of food, limited fresh water resources, depleting fish stocks, the impact of trade liberalization and respect for diverse food production systems were among some of the priorities suggested this morning by representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for a possible global earth summit in the year 2002.
Canada was concerned that nuclear arms control had been faltering and crucial long-term trends were deteriorating, Chris Westdal, that country's Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.
Given the problems with which it was faced, the United Nations was doing a magnificent job in Kosovo, Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh and head of the Security Council mission to Kosovo, told the media at United Nations Headquarters today during a press briefing on the findings of that mission.
The hallmark of the Security Council's activities in April had been human security, Robert Fowler, Permanent Representative of Canada and President of the Security Council for that month, told journalists at a press conference at United Nations Headquarters today.
