Water was life and the issue of fresh water would become one of the main challenges of the new century, the representative of Tajikistan told the General Assembly this morning, as it concluded its consideration of the Secretary- General's Report on the Work of the Organization.
GENEVA, 28 September (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Hans J. Heinemann of the Netherlands, today approved awards of $16,239,554,498 for compensation.
Following is the text of the remarks of Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) at a briefing for the non-governmental organization community, which was held today in New York:
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's remarks on Wednesday, 27 September, in New York to open an exhibition of the work of Sebastião Salgado:
NEW YORK, 28 September -- Agriculture, often given short shrift in development planning, can play a key and even a leading role in breaking out of the vicious cycles in which many poor countries are trapped, the authors of the United Nations World Economic and Social Survey 2000 contend.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning continued its debate on decolonization questions and heard petitioners on Western Sahara, with petitioners criticizing the delays in implementing the Settlement Plan and requesting that the right of the people of Western Sahara to self- determination be respected.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning began its consideration of the 1999 reports of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and concluded its general debate on the requests for exemptions from sanctions under Article 19 of the Charter.
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans keynote address to the Global Polio Partners Summit, which was held today at Headquarters:
