But I am encouraged by what I have witnessed during the last few minutes, and I hope that this situation will continue to prevail in this room and in the process that we are trying to conclude.

I am heartened that in the debates on both the future of the United Nations and on the follow up to the United Nations Millennium Declaration, respect for human rights occupies a central place.

If he was an ideal teacher, he would have responded like I said before, Young ha may not have a talent for drawing, but he has a gift for making up stories, and he would have encouraged me.

This is why I am especially heartened that we have with us at this seminar Mrs. Paula Mohammed of the UNDP Office in Barbados who oversees the governance programme for the Eastern Caribbean.

I am heartened by calls for this in the UK, and that the talk is now turning to the purchase of risky assets, such as corporate bonds or bundles of loans to the private sector, as opposed to long term government securities.