Committee Also Takes Up Pattern of Conferences
Young People Key to Multifaceted Food Security Programmes; Education Must Be Emphasized, Rural-Urban Migration Prevented
Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the 1999 Woodrow Wilson Statesmanship Award from the Woodrow Wilson House this evening in Washington, D.C.:
You do me a great honour tonight in giving me this award, and I thank you.
Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette on the occasion of World Food Day, which were delivered at a special Headquarters observance today on her behalf by Under-Secretary- General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai:
Faithful adherence to present international law rather than codification of new ones would yield the best results, the Sixth Committee was told this morning as it began debate on activities marking the end of the United Nations Decade of International Law.
Delegations Stress Transparency, Importance of Capacity-to-Pay, Need for Scale To Be Re-evaluated
Under Secretary-General Paints Broad Peacekeeping Picture, Denmark Cites Need for Swift and Efficient Early-Warning System
The Cyprus problem would not have arisen if the relevant rules of international law had been applied, the representative of that country told the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon as it continued discussion of the United Nations Decade of International Law.
Yet, Says Conference Remains 'Robust' with 'Impressive Track Record'; Other Speakers Address Threat of Small Arms, Changing Security Concepts
