20 December 2000

The General Assembly today adopted some 30 resolutions on the recommendation of its Second Committee, which deals with Economic and Financial issues.

Shortly after the Assembly had adopted a resolution concerning the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people over their natural resources, there was an incident in the General Assembly Hall. Three young people, one woman and two men, created a disturbance in the hall by yelling and holding two cloth banners with the words "UN = anti-Semitism". The three people were apprehended by UN Security and removed from the hall. The Assembly then continued its meeting.

The President has sent a letter to the UN Chief of Security asking how such an incident could happen and what measures will be taken to ensure that something similar will not occur again.