Announcement by
H.E. MR. HARRI HOLKERI
President of the General Assembly
Appointements of two
vice-chairpersons to the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group
on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace
and Sustainable Development in Africa
21 December 2000
I should now like to make
an announcement concerning the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on the Causes
of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in
Africa.
We have just adopted draft resolution L.37/Revision 1 and thereby extended the
mandate of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group until the fifty-sixth session
of the General Assembly.
In this regard, I have conducted extensive consultations, and as already indicated
to all regional groups on 4 December, it is now a great pleasure to announce
my decision to appoint His Excellency Mr. Shamshad AHMAD, Permanent Representative
of Pakistan and reappoint His Excellency Mr. Inocencio ARIAS, Permanent Representative
of Spain, as the two vice-chairpersons of the Open-ended Working Group on the
Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development
in Africa.