2dogs
September 4, 2003, 07:07 AM
I can finally support something the UN stands for............................;)
Of course, I'm sure they want it for them- and no one else.
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/04/wsmok04.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/09/04/ixworld.html/news/2003/09/04/wsmok04.xml
UN envoys fume over New York smoking ban
By Simon English in New York
(Filed: 04/09/2003)
A diplomatic confrontation between American authorities and much of the rest of the world intensified yesterday as senior officials at the United Nations insisted on their right to smoke in the organisation's headquarters.
Casting aside petty differences and forging new allegiances, UN ambassadors said they would ignore New York's smoking ban, imposed five months ago and extended to the UN this week.
A directive signed by Kofi Annan, the secretary-general, demanded that "no smoking shall be permitted in any of the UN premises at headquarters", in line with the anti-smoking fixation of Michael Bloomberg, New York's mayor. But at the UN building, Mr Annan and Mr Bloomberg faced rebellion. Despite warnings from UN officials that anyone caught puffing in the building would face "disciplinary action", smokers lit up and inhaled deeply.
The Russian ambassador, Sergey Lavrov, seen marching to the delegates' lounge for a smoke, said Mr Annan "doesn't own this building".
Of course, I'm sure they want it for them- and no one else.
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/04/wsmok04.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/09/04/ixworld.html/news/2003/09/04/wsmok04.xml
UN envoys fume over New York smoking ban
By Simon English in New York
(Filed: 04/09/2003)
A diplomatic confrontation between American authorities and much of the rest of the world intensified yesterday as senior officials at the United Nations insisted on their right to smoke in the organisation's headquarters.
Casting aside petty differences and forging new allegiances, UN ambassadors said they would ignore New York's smoking ban, imposed five months ago and extended to the UN this week.
A directive signed by Kofi Annan, the secretary-general, demanded that "no smoking shall be permitted in any of the UN premises at headquarters", in line with the anti-smoking fixation of Michael Bloomberg, New York's mayor. But at the UN building, Mr Annan and Mr Bloomberg faced rebellion. Despite warnings from UN officials that anyone caught puffing in the building would face "disciplinary action", smokers lit up and inhaled deeply.
The Russian ambassador, Sergey Lavrov, seen marching to the delegates' lounge for a smoke, said Mr Annan "doesn't own this building".