HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 c566W
Mr. Ancram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what official representations have been made during the last six months to UN organisations on behalf of the United Kingdom at the UN; and what the results were of those representations. [93346]

Mr. Straw

The UK makes daily representations to UN organisations and agencies, and to other members of the UN, on a wide range of issues.

Examples of the UN's achievements in the last six months to which UK representations have contributed include:

  • The unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1441 and the return of weapons inspectors to Iraq;
  • The successful transition of the International Police Task Force in Bosnia to the European Union Police Mission;
  • The adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1445 strengthening UN action against Al-Qaida;
  • The adoption, by a large majority, of a new international human rights instrument to combat torture: the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture;
  • The adoption of General Assembly Resolutions on major human rights thematic issues, including torture, rights of the child, rights of the disabled and honour crimes;
  • Significant agreements on international sustainable development governance at the World Summit for Sustainable Development: e.g. access to sanitation, biodiversity, chemicals management and sustainable production and consumption;
  • Lifting sanctions in Angola.

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