UN Secretary-General calls upon World Trade Organisation to strengthen participation of developing countries. General Assembly calls upon States to become parties to UN Convention on Law of Sea. Seabed Authority and International Tribunal for Law of Sea constituted in 1996, General Assembly is told. UN Children's Fund launches 1997 State of the World's Children Report. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ends three- week session in Geneva.
Wildlife management enters new phase in Africa.
Deputy Special Envoy for Georgia opens human rights office in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia. In a statement on Human Rights Day, Wednesday, Dr. Boutros-Ghali said the spread of war and violence, hunger and poverty, and growing inequality risked undermining rights and freedoms. He pointed out that it was now more urgent than ever for all the peoples of the world and all Member States to renew their commitment to the global task of protecting and promoting human rights. Peace, human rights, democracy and development are the daily work of the United Nations. All around the world, the United Nations is working hard to prevent and resolve conflict, and to offer countless millions new hope for a better and more peaceful future.