THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's good to see you again. But first, I have two announcements to make.
Anyone who charged the Office of Internal Oversight Services with going beyond its mandate would be challenged because the Office never attempted to transgress the terms of the General Assembly resolution establishing it, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it concluded considering the work of that Office.
Efforts to combat terrorism should include attempts to understand and eliminate its causes, speakers told the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon, as it concluded its debate on measures to eliminate international terrorism. The Committee had before it a draft convention on suppression of terrorist bombings.
Inability of Committee to Complete Task on Reform Of United Nations Information Activities Would Be Noted
Following is the text of the statement by General Assembly President Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine) on the occasion of the International Day of Tolerance, observed 16 November:
