The same goes for the CTBT, which has a preparatory structure, pending the entry into force of the Treaty.

I quickly realized how poorly my own education had prepared me to do science of this nature and of this scope.

And everything I had to do from that moment was to prepare me to be a perfect woman at age 12.

In preparing the present report, I have drawn on my eight years' experience as Secretary General, on my own conscience and convictions, and on my understanding of the Charter of the United Nations whose principles and purposes it is my duty to promote.