Civil wars and internal conflicts were not just about human suffering and costs, but were also about profit and gain for certain parties, Mats Berdal, director of studies of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, told journalists at a press conference at United Nations Headquarters today.
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.
A draft Charter for the public service in Africa, including a code of conduct for public service employees, is to be adopted early next year, a Headquarters press conference was told this afternoon.
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.
