Acknowledging with deep gratitude the indefatigable efforts and dedicated service provided to the Organization during the past ten years by Secretary General Kofi Annan,

I joined the Indian Police Service as a tough woman, a woman with indefatigable stamina, because I used to run for my tennis titles, etc.

Mr. Al Otaibi (Kuwait) thanked the Commissioner General for his work and his report and paid tribute to UNRWA and its staff for their indefatigable work, emphasizing the importance of giving assistance to the Palestinians and providing refugees with all types of services.

To be sure, America s presence in Afghanistan has spawned important regional linkages unfortunately, they are not the kind that support economic renewal. The last decade of war and lawlessness has facilitated the Taliban s proliferation across Pakistan and Afghanistan, leading the Taliban to consider itself an indefatigable force a belief that could lead its leaders to undercut any progress toward stability.