12 September -
In a unanimously adopted resolution on the matter, the Assembly did not set
a new date for the session, which was to have convened from 19 to 21
September with the expected participation of more than 70 heads of State or
government.

Reacting to the decision, the Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund
(UNICEF), Carol Bellamy, issued a statement pledging to help the world's
neediest children "with deepened resolve."

"We are all touched by the events that struck New York and the US on
Tuesday," she said. "The City of New York needs to focus its energy on more
urgent matters right now."

"We regret the awful circumstances that have caused this summit to be
postponed, but if this tragedy makes anything clear, it is that creating
and defending a world that is fit for children is hard, hard work," she
said, adding, "On days like today, it seems harder."

Her call for re-dedicated efforts on behalf of children was echoed by
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who urged the Assembly to keep young people's
concerns high on its agenda. "The issue is still very much with us," he
said. "I think we should stay the course and adopt a concrete agenda for
action for this decade."

Source: United Nations website