I've been sent here to take over what has come to be known as a hard luck group.

MICIVIH broached the issue with the Police authorities.

When there were difficulties in a region, I accompanied the head of mission.

Now there is one issue that is hyper partisan, and where there is one party that is just spend, spend, spend, we don't care, spend some more, and that of course is Republicans when it comes to military defense spending.

With respect to the high vacancy rate within MONUC, he asked how the Mission planned to address the problem and whether the situation was affecting the Mission's performance.

Mission support issues

Mission support issues

Mission support issues

Some of the parties have indicated that they still wish to raise some political issues arising out of the legal report.

(a) Conducting advisory services missions on needs assessment and capacity building, including training

In mid 1998, UNDP placed 18 UNV gender specialists in UNDP field offices.

MONUC was one of the Organization's key peacekeeping missions and every effort must be made to solve its management problems.

Status of the Mission and related issues

In May, FAO sent a senior animal officer to attend the regional workshop on regional cooperation for the control of trypanosomiasis, held at Banjul, Gambia.

FAO also sent a technical fisheries officer to the Workshop on the Adaptation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in West Africa, held in Cotonou, Benin.

The Mission will actively monitor this issue.

Chapter IV Question of sending visiting missions to Territories

The UNMIL Office of the Gender Adviser continued to promote gender mainstreaming in the Mission's activities.

The Committee points out that its concerns with regard to the structure of the Mission and the potential for duplication of functions were not adequately addressed by the Mission.

UNAMSIL is also helping the Government of Sierra Leone to resolve issues that have created tensions in communities, such as disputes over chiefdom boundaries.

Question of sending visiting missions to Territories report of the Acting Chairman

Question of sending visiting missions to Territories draft resolution submitted by the Acting Chairman

The Committee welcomes the fact that the State party was represented by a high ranking delegation and commends the efforts it made to respond to the questions asked.

Acknowledging the complexity of the Mission,

The possibility for the Council to send a small mission to Kinshasa was discussed a decision on this matter would be taken at a later stage when the Council deemed it appropriate.

I sent around the world six cameramen asking the same question, the same crucial question, about life.

In that regard, I would note that this is not a partisan issue in my country or in many others.

Recommendations were also made to the Registry with regard to the appointment of Defence Counsel at trial, in order to avoid problems of delay resulting from a change of Counsel on appeal.

But now that the transition has been completed, the question arises quite naturally of disengaging the mission, or of withdrawing at least its military presence.

The Committee notes that the establishment of a joint mission analysis cell was discussed during 2004, specifically for MONUC.

Temporary accreditation of correspondents processed at Headquarters

I'll answer you with a question Who sent you?

In order to address the issues raised by OIOS, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations is establishing Conduct and Discipline Units at peacekeeping missions, with the responsibility for preventing, identifying, monitoring and addressing misconduct among all categories of mission personnel.

There will be a briefing on a pos sible follow on mission in Haiti.

We get to hate each other on gun control and abortion and the environment, but on these fiscal issues, these important fiscal issues, we just are not anywhere nearly as divided as people say.

He also cited security concerns regarding the deployment of teachers.

IV. Question of sending visiting missions to Territories

MINURSO, UNMIK and UNOMIG continued to experience cash shortfalls and required loans from closed missions to meet their immediate cash expenditures.

We commend the Prosecutor's decision to assign a special counsel to investigate such matters and welcome the directives given by the Appeals Chamber on this issue in the case of Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda.

During the mission to Bermuda, the people had reacted to the information they had received and had asked good questions, another indication of its importance.

Alright, what's the problem?

Identification of problems

But something went wrong.

The Committee points out in this connection that the Mission has dedicated units to deal with gender and HIV AIDS issues and, if necessary, it can draw on expertise in the latter available at Headquarters in New York.

The Mission was considered a priority owing to the complexity of its legal issues.