8 November 2000

The General Assembly adopted a resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The General Assembly welcomed the efforts made by the IPU to provide enhanced support to the United Nations and called for the cooperation between the two organizations to be further consolidated. Earlier in the day, the President met with the Secretary-General of the IPU, Mr. Anders Johnsson. A photograph of their meeting can be viewed on the "Photos" page.

The President also met with a group of British parliamentarians visiting the United Nations. During the meeting, a lively discussion about current UN affairs took place.

The President continued his visits to different committees by visiting the Third and Fourth Committees. The Third committee is in the process of finalizing its work. The President listened to the introductions of several resolutions dealing with human rights in various parts of the world. A number of these resolutions still need further work by the delegations in order to find a consensus solution to them.

The President visited the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonisation Committee) in order to listen to the debate on the Comprehensive review of the question of peacekeeping operations.

The President attended a reception hosted by the Chairman of the International Civil Service Commission, Mr. Mohsen Bel Hajd Amor, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the International Civil Service Commission.

The President was the guest of honor in a dinner hosted by the Permanent Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Satoh.