The question of West Irian (now known as Papua) in the United Nations during the period of 1954-1957 revolved around the political status and future of the territory, which was then under Dutch colonial administration. This period was marked by intense international diplomacy and discussions within the United Nations regarding the fate of West Irian.
The UN intervention in East Timor illustrates the type of complex operation that the United Nations increasingly being asked to undertake. Michael Smith analyzes the successes and failures of the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which was designed to work in partnership with the East Timorese in guiding the country to independence following the 1999 vote to secede from Ind…
The publication of this issue of the ATAS Bulletin reflects the continuing interest of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) and the UNCTAD secretariat in the complex field of IT and its impact on social and economic development. In this regard the ECOSOC, upon recommendation of the CSTD at its second session held in Geneva, 15- 24 May 1995, decided that…
This volume comprehensively evaluates the current state and future reform prospects of the UN Security Council, providing the most accessible and rigorous treatment of the subject of reform to date. Apart from a couple of critical eyes in the academic community, few have asked the pertinent questions that this volume seeks to address: Will the enlargement of the Council constitute a reform? Cou…
This book contains report about Paris Declaration and programme of action for the least developed countries for the 1990s. In these documents, the international community committed itself to urgent and effective action, based on the principle of shared responsibility and strengthened partnership, to arrest and reverse the deterioration in the socio-economic situation in the Least Developed Cou…
This book contains contact person, services, resources, and publications of Liaison Officer from UN System.
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Resolution 1540 in Latin America and the role of the organization of American States 3. Facilitating implementation of resolution 1540 in South-East Asia and the South Pacific 4. Implementing resolution 1540 in Africa : Balancing competing priorities.
This book contains: 1.. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Development 2. International Civil Aviation Organization 3. International Labour Organization 4. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 5. United execution 6. United Nations Population Fund
This book contains: 1. United Nations convention against transnational organized crime 2. Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, supplementing the United Nations convention against transnational organized crime 3. Protocol against the smuggling of migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations convention against transn…
This publication has been prepared by the Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs as a guide to the Secretary-General's practice as a depositary of multilateral treaties and the Secretariat's practice in relation to the registration and publication of treaties under article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. It is intended as a contribution to the United Nations efforts to assist S…