JERUSALEM Europe is boring thank God, for you and for us, my interlocutor told me.

No one can keep himself ensconced in high office subject only to death or his own boredom.

However, this use of aircraft is deplorable.

The financial situation of the Tribunals, however, remains worrying.

It gives us great pleasure to be able to share our victory with you today.

That too can get a laugh.

Obviously, the USSR is not about to be resurrected.

I asked him to send us the book.

I asked him to send us the book.

Success breeds confidence, but it also attracts envy.

Any satisfactory expansion of the Council would need to include Japan.

It is tragic that problems of development are on the back burner.

What a relief you came home safe.

The Centre did not respond.

I understand. He should send a present before tonight.

It is disturbing that the Council has shied away from enforcing its own resolutions.

The United Nations has made encouraging progress on the protection of children affected by armed conflict, but the lack of progress at the national level is disturbing.

However, the socio economic conditions of the Palestinian refugees remained difficult, characterized by a high rate of unemployment, extreme poverty, overcrowding and inadequate infrastructure.

The delivery of the Programme has been very satisfactory.

It's interesting, isn't it?

I thought I had something to hope for.

Maybe we can have a nice, pleasant nightmare.

Right, it might get a laugh.

For example, is a blessed event

It was encouraging that the World Conference on Human Rights had attached special importance to that question.

But, encouragingly, I've seen just the opposite.

Quit that strumming, monk! It's depressing!

Thats delightful.

Before I finish my report, however, let me identify one area which gives me immediate concern for the future.

It is gratifying to note that the contributions made to the fund have come from developed and developing countries.

It is gratifying to note that the Interim Constitution of the new South Africa incorporates a Bill of Rights.

The authorities are still trying to find Arnaud, but Annie's death raises fear for the worst.

It is a matter of great concern that, in fact, the resources made available for development are declining.

Well, for establishments with less than 50 rooms... the hotelkeeper's got to report regularly... about tenants and registration.

There is, sadly, every chance that Al Qaida will continue to menace the world for some time to come.

It is gratifying to note that the Court has disposed of 10 cases during the period under review.

For Europe, this situation is worrying on two counts.

The situation is equally worrisome in Yemen and Libya.

Russia s domestic situation remains deplorable.

That is more than a promise it is an assurance.

The kidnapping of international and Palestinian aid workers was a matter of concern.

It is a matter of gratification to my delegation that delegations here are unanimous in our desire to control drug abuse.

The Secretary General's reports showed that discrimination and intolerance were on the rise, and that was a cause for concern.

It is disappointing to see that these resolutions do not take into account these new developments.

Against that sombre background, it is gratifying to note the progress made this year.