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Monday, October 23,1995
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NATION/WORLD UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Security tight for U.N. gathering
50th anniversary celebration clouded by budget concerns
The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS — Guarded by one of the largest security forces ever assembled, presidents and premiers gathered yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations as the organization faces financial crisis and questions about its role in the world.
President Clinton delivered the first speech by a world leader and was to be followed in the next three days by about 200 other heads of state, prime ministers, deputy prime ministers, foreign ministers and representatives of international organizations.
First-day speakers also included
Russian President Boris Yeltsin,
Cuban President Fidel Castro, PLO
Chairman Yasser Arafat and Japanese Prime Minister Tomichi Murayama.
World leaders also will hold scores of one-on-one meetings on issues from the war in Bosnia to U.S.-China relations and peace in the Middle East.
The anniversary is taking place at a time when the United Nations is facing the greatest financial crisis of its history, brought on in large part by the demands of its peace-keeping operations in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Angola and elsewhere. Member states also are failing to pay their dues.
Member states owe the organization $3 billion. The biggest debtor is the United States, at $1.3 billion in arrears. Washington has been withholding payments to force reforms in the U.N. bureauu
cracy.
Critics believe Washington's position is undermining the organization. General Assembly President Diogo Freitas do Amaral of Portugal urged member states to reform the United Nations but added: "We must not allow this organization to die at the hands of its critics."
In his welcoming remarks, Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said the United Nations had a vital role to play in such fields as human rights, international law, peacekeeping, development and the environment.
"But the United Nations cannot play this role if the present trend continues," he said. "The problems of globalization and fragmentation have caused vast responsibilities to be given to the U.N. But the U.N. has not been given the resources required to accomplish the tasks
imposed."
Boutros-Ghali blamed the financial crisis on the failure of member states to make the United Nations a priority.
"I appeal to you to give the U.N. a firm financial base," he said. "If steps toward this cannot be set in motion by the end of this year, I urge you to give serious consideration to calling a special session of the General Assembly to deal with the financial crisis of the organization."
Delegations began arriving hours before the start of the ceremonies. Leaders were greeted at the entrance by Boutros-Ghall and Freitas.
Outside the U.N. complex, thousands of city police and federal agents wrapped a security blanket around the dignitaries. Streets were closed, anti-sniper teams were deployed on rooftops, and
police boats with frogmen patrolled the nearby East River.
Security concerns may have prompted a last-minute cancellation by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who escaped assassination four months ago in Ethiopia, apparently an attempt by Islamic extremists. Another Islamic target, Algeria's President Liamine Zeroual, still is scheduled to attend.
Finance is also on the minds of numerous delegations, which have used the huge gathering as an opportunity to rub shoulders with Wall Street bankers and encourage trade and investment.
Arafat attended a fund-raising dinner Saturday sponsored by Arab Americans.
Castro has been flooded with requests from U.S. businessmen eager to discuss future deals despite the U.S. embargo against his Communist island nation.
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