Statement at the 18th Ordinary Session of the Ad Hoc Committee of Fourteen on Structural Reform

"Reforms are now being carried out throughout world in all major International Organizations such as the UN System, the ADB and other Regional and Sub-Regional organizations as wen as in our respective countries. Our Organization should not be left behind. Restructuring being a major activity in any Organization or Country, it needs to be looked at in the most objective manner. Furthermore, there is a need for a critical assessment of the results achieved, in order to adopt the required reforms, bearing in mind the challenges ahead." - Dr. Salim, June 23, 1997