Text on Central America also Approved; UN Self-Examination Welcomed as Debate Begins on Situation in Bosnia and Herzergovina
Secretary-General Calls for More Effective Engagement, Better Coordination Between Council, African Regional Organizations
Following is the text of Secretary Kofi Annans message for the new millennium:
Today, we celebrate a special New Year with a momentous number: the Year Two Thousand.
Speech to New York Group Acknowledges Sense of Exclusion and Calls For Mutual Understanding, Recognizing Jewish Contribution to World Body
Also Takes Decisions on Level Of Peacekeeping Assessments of Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga
Resolution 1283 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
Hears Tributes to Late Croatian President, Franjo Tudjman
The General Assembly this morning appealed to all Member States to forge global cooperation to ensure a timely and effective response to computer problems emanating from the year 2000 date conversion, also known as "Y2K".
All the new developments and information about the United Nations General Assembly Special Session to follow-up the 1995 Social Summit, which will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26-30 June, 2000, are available on a new Web site at the Internet address http://www.un.org/esa/socdev.
