In
response to the recent terrorist attacks on America,
the UN General Assembly in it's third plenary meeting,
decided to postpone the annual General Debate which
was to take place from September 24 to October
5.
More
than 50 heads of state were expected to attend this
important event that was canceled due to security concerns.
"It's premature to assume when
it might start," said Jan Fischer,
Spokesman for the President of the General
Assembly. "We cannot guarantee that
it'll even take place, but other groups
like the Commonwealth, want to have a
date."
The General Debate would have brought
US President Bush to the UN, where the
streets are still cordoned off. The UN
has already postponed its Special Session
on Children which would have brought
70 heads of state to New York.
In other action, the UN Security Council
urged the Taliban to hand the man accused
of masterminding the attacks, Osama bin
Laden.
"Today there is one, and only one
message the Security Council has for
the Taliban," Ambassador Jean-David
Levitte of France said, "implement
the resolutions of the Security Council,
in particular resolution 1333 immediately
and unconditionally."
Resolution 1333 tightened sanctions
against the Taliban after bin Laden was
indicted in the US for the US embassy
bombings in Nairobi and Dar-es Salaam.
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