Resolutions Also Approved on Missiles, New Agenda for Disarmament, Transparency in Armaments
Speakers Generally Praise Historic Achievements, Rwanda Dissatisfied with Pace of Proceedings; Croatia Charges Lack of Balance
CORRECTION
On page 1 of Press Release GA/EF/2889 issued 8 November, the first full paragraph should read:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
BONN, 5 November (UNFCCC) -- Ministers and officials from 166 governments are concluding two weeks of climate change talks here after setting an aggressive timetable for completing the outstanding details of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change by November 2000, thus triggering its early ratification by governments.
Other Resolutions Approved Concern Test-Ban Treaty, Nuclear Disarmament, Middle East, Landmine Convention
Delegates Warn of Risks in Economic Globalization, Urge Efforts to Bridge Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries
Committee Continues Part-by-Part Consideration of Proposed 2000-2001 Programme Budget
Indonesia Says Implementation of Existing Measures Would Have Minimized Loss of Life, Property Destruction
NAIROBI, 8 November (UNEP) -- The fate of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized countries will be determined over the next twelve months, Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), said here today.
