Award Ceremony To Be Held in New York on 17 November
(Reissued as received from UNEP.)
Twenty Speakers Address Issues of Effective Conflict Settlement, Gap between Initiatives and Results, Paucity of Development Resources
Debate Continues on Issues from International Law Commission Report
The Committee on Relations with the Host Country this morning approved its report to the General Assembly, which would have the Assembly convey to the United States the results of the Committees deliberations on various matters relating to its role as host country.
Twenty-one Member States pledged their contributions to support the development activities of the United Nations system, as the annual two-day United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities began this morning.
Committee Takes up Human Resources Management Reform
No countrys human rights record was perfect, and States should offer help rather than blame when it came to ensuring human rights for the world's vulnerable, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told this afternoon as it continued discussing human rights issues.
Six Member States pledged over $1 million this afternoon during the 2000 United Nations/Food and Agriculture Organization Pledging Conference for the World Food Programme (WFP).
Discussion Continues on Law Commission Report On Reservations to Treaties, International Liability Questions
This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the flag raising ceremony for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, upon its admission to the United Nations:
