This was a highly audited and supervised program, but these reports should not be seen as a final conclusion on how the program was run -- a highly complex program done in difficult circumstances.

The secretary-general is concerned about the confrontation developing in Nepal. He is also troubled by reports of a large number of arrests of government opponents.

But what is clear is that when someone undergoes a cardiac episode you want them to get to a medical facility as soon as possible. And that did not happen.

The relatively high voter turn-out and the fact that the polling was conducted in a largely free, fair and peaceful manner attests to the determination of the Congolese people to participate in deciding their nation's future.

He intends to pursue these and other reforms with even greater vigor in the weeks and months ahead, and looks to member states for their support, ... few other organizations would voluntarily expose themselves and their activities to such detailed scrutiny.

The interest of all concerned is for a constructive process that will give diplomacy a chance. The secretary-general reiterated the need for Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA.