The United Nations General Assembly will commence its 60th session from September 14 at the UN Headquarters in New York that will be addressed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, General Assembly President Jan Eliasson (Sweden) and the Head of State of the host country, United States, President George Bush.
Immediately after the opening session the heads of State and governments will gather for a three-day high-level plenary meeting, the 2005 World Summit from September 14 to 16.
They will take decisions on a range of significant proposals in areas of development, security, human rights and strengthening of the United Nations, and also review progress towards fulfilment of their commitments under the Millennium Declaration, adopted at the 2000 Summit (Resolution 55/2).
The preparation of the communiqué draft has run into snags on a host of issues ranging from the level of ODA to the description of 'Terrorism.' Three distinct blocs, the Group of 77 developing countries on one side and the European Union with the United States on the other.
While the EU comparatively is more amenable to the G-77 concerns and needs the US is holding out. Besides this split on economics issues, there is a sharp division on a universal definition of Terrorism and the lack of consensus thereon has undermined the adoption of a comprehensive Anti-Terrorism convention.
In order to overcome this difficulty an effort is afoot to describe 'Terrorism' instead of defining it. That too is proving difficult as member states, including Pakistan, feel that if terrorism is to be described then it is only fair that what does not constitute Terrorism should also be described in order to ensure that it does not prejudice the people's right of self-determination and the struggle for freedom.