The Middle East is losing out on technical assistance from the United Nations because it is snarled in political disputes which hamper UN efforts to ameliorate social and economic problems, Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold declared today. “It is with great regret”.
“During the past year,” the UN Secretariat chief informs the Assembly, “the situation in Palestine has continued to be a major concern of the United Nations. After a period of relative quiet, a succession of serious incidents in the Gaza Strip caused grave concern to
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