"Passport to the Future- a programme toencourage young peoplebetween the age group of7 to 14 to demonstratetheir commitment toglobal citizenship, was launched by theUnited Nations Information Centre in collaboration with the Rajiv GandhiFoundation and UNICEF in New Delhi onOctober 10. The passports given to -eachstudent contains a declaration for a unitedworld and a series of pledges in key areassuch 08 human rights, environmentalprotection, sustainable development andpeace.
Developing countries are upset over theprecarious state of the UN's finances. Amajor defaulter is the US which is estimated to have run up arrears to the tune of nearly US $L4 billion. Typifying the standof developing nations, Prakash Shah,India's permanent representative to theUN complained: "The entire budget discussions will have a sense of unreality ifmajor contributors continue to remainmajor defaulters."