联合国亚太经社会49届年会已于4月29日在曼谷落下帷幕。会议闭幕后,作者在新建的会议中心大楼巡视了一周,确有人去楼空之感。明年的年会将在新德里举行,这座耗资四千万美元建起的大楼看来又要冷清起来。今年的年会开得比较平和,没有前两届那么“热闹”。历年,在证书委员会上总要就柬埔寨或阿富汗的代表资格问题争吵一番。去年,还有“一个证书委员会的成员就一个代表团的证书表示保留”。今年证书委员会却未起波澜,会议进行神速,历时 The 49th annual meeting of UNESCAP came to an end in Bangkok on April 29. After the meeting, the author patrolled the new conference center building for a week, and some people did go to the empty building. Next year’s annual meeting will be held in New Delhi, and the $ 40 million building appears to have to be deserted again. This year’s annual meeting is relatively peaceful, not as “lively” as the previous two sessions. Over the years, there has always been a quarrel with the credentials committee on the eligibility of delegates in Cambodia or Afghanistan. Last year, there was “a member of a certificate committee expressing reservations about a delegation’s certificate.” This year, the Credentials Committee did not make waves and the meeting went so fast and lasted