Importance of Sustaining And Improving Agricultural Output in Africa Also Stressed
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans message for the occasion of Africa Industrialization Day, which will be observed on 20 November:
Committee Also Approves Draft Report to General Assembly
Resolution 1274 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for six months, until 15 May 2000.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The General Assembly would ask the Secretary-General to continue work on ways to help third States affected by Security Council sanctions, by a draft resolution approved by the Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning.
CORRECTION
On page 10 of Press Release GA/SPD/173 issued 4 November, the last full paragraph should read:
Committee Continues Consideration of Proposed 2000-2001 Programme Budget
Also Discusses Amending Administrative Tribunal Statute To Raise Standards for Judges and Ensure Their Independence
Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) at the Founding Congress of the Wittenberg-Center for Global Ethics, held in Wittenberg, Germany, 7 to 8 November:
