Almost any United Nations gathering of the past year has seemed guaranteed to generate bitter recriminations—most often between rich and poor countries. Not this time, however. During the U.N.'s 15-day special session on Third World demands for a greater share of the globe's wealth, delegates on both sides of the issue traded cautious huzzas instead of hisses. "These are better times," declared Sudanese Foreign Minister Jamal Mohamed Ahmed. "We are talking to each other, not howling and barking at each other across fences." The U.S.'s new Ambassador to the U.N., Daniel Moynihan,...
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