Statement By Ambassador Sichan
Siv, United States Representative to the Economic
and Social Council, in General Debate in the Second
Committee of the General Assembly, October 7, 2003
Mr. Chairman,
In the spirit of United Nations
reform and General Assembly Resolution 57/270B --
which called for a better focus on the work of the
Second Committee -- the United States delegation has
decided not to make a statement during this General
Debate. Instead,
we will focus our attention and offer our views on the
important questions before us at the appropriate
moments. We
believe that focusing our time and energy in this
manner will provide for a more productive discussion.
It will streamline the work of the Committee
and also align our activities with the priorities
defined in the Millennium Declaration
and the global
conferences of the past decade.
Thank you, Mr.Chairman.
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