A United Nations on the move.A United Nations on the move Nations are talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to one another again, and more openly . . . They are more willing to use the techniques and institutions the Charter provides. Nations now recognize yet again that only the purposes and principles of the Charter can guide us to a peaceful and prosperous world. They understand once more that, ultimately, they can end some of the world's most stubborn threats to peace only by using the United Nations. We are "a United Nations on the move," a United Nations regaining and using its historic potential. But there is another, darker, side. The United Nations continues to face a major financial crisis resulting from the non-payment of assessed contributions. Such a crisis could not have more at a worse time...All that you and we hope for from the United Nations has been endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. . This danger must end quickly. At the annual observance of "Lions Day at the United Nations", l4 March Decolonization decolonization Process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country. Decolonization was gradual and peaceful for some British colonies largely settled by expatriates but violent for others, where native rebellions were energized by nationalism. : A major UN concern Decolonization has been a major concern of our Organization from the very beginning, as it stems directly from the Charter's principles of equal rights and self-determination for all peoples. Throughout its 26 years of existence, this Committee has played a distinctive role in this process, in accordance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly. It has articulated measures to step up the process of decolonization and has greatly facilitated the emergence of scores of newly independent States New·ly Independent States Abbr. NIS The countries that until 1991 were constituent republics of the USSR, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. . The fact that the list of dependent Territories, which in l962 stood at 64, has since been reduced to l9, is a clear testimony to the work accomplished. To the opening of the 1988 session of the Special Committee on Decolonization, 2 February Apartheid: an embarrassment to our civilization Racial discrimination is offensive to all human beings. Forty years of apartheid are an embarrassment to our entire civilization. Sooner or later, this iniquitous sytem will have to give way to a just and rational order. But the sooner that end is achieved, the less will be the cost of an inevitable change. On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". , 21 March A swift end is needed to Iran-Iraq war Iran-Iraq War, 1980–88, protracted military conflict between Iran and Iraq. It officially began on Sept. 22, 1980, with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran, although Iraqi spokespersons maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on The catastrophic war between Iran and Iraq is a problem which involves two neighbours. This war is now in its eighth year. The world has reacted in horror as the war has exacted a mounting toll of human life and suffering and material destruction in both countries. The recent resumption and intensification of the war of the cities, in spite of many appeals of the international community has deepened this anxiety and underscored the paramount and urgent need to bring this war to a swift end. On the Iran-Iraq conflict, 21 March Time for action for women Governments are urged to take all necessary steps to implement...the l985 Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women to the Year 2000...especially those that affect the most disadvantaged women. In the identification of priority areas, women's organizations This is a list of women's organisations. International
In many parts of the world, the legal position of women is far better than their actual positon...Legal principle must be translated into actual practice. It is for this reason that the United Nations has adopted the slogan, "Time for Action", for International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. , l988. On International Women's Day, 8 March Disarmament disarmament Reduction in armaments by one or more nations. Arms reductions may be imposed by a war's victors on the defeated (as happened after Germany's defeat in World War I). : A perfectly practical proposition The Conference on Disarmament Conference on Disarmament (CD) is a multilateral disarmament negotiating forum. Established in 1979, the Conference succeeded the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament (1960), the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament (1962-68) and the Conference of the Committee on is meeting this year in a political environment more propitious pro·pi·tious adj. 1. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious. See Synonyms at favorable. 2. Kindly; gracious. [Middle English propicius, from Old French for its efforts than the one which existed only a short time ago. There has been a noticeable improvement in the general tone of relations among States...It has been a basic principle of the whole case for disarmament that security can be sought and assured at progressively lower levels of armaments with appropriate collateral measures. This has now begun to appear as a perfectly practical proposition. To the opening of the 1988 session of the Conference on Disarmament, 2 February |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion