The UN.From Archie Mackenzie, Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (IPA pronunciation: ['lomənd]), (Scottish Gaelic Loch Laomainn) is a Scottish loch, located in both the western lowlands of Central Scotland and the southern Highlands. , Scotland Having spent many years working at the UN I appreciated greatly Sir Richard Jolly's evaluation of its 60-year record (FAC FAC - Functional Array Calculator. An APL-like language, but purely functional and lazy. It allows infinite arrays. ["FAC: A Functional APL Language", H.-C. Tu and A.J. Perlis, IEEE Trans Soft Eng 3(1):36-45 (Jan 1986)]. , Aug-Sept). Too often these days it is dismissed as a broken reed. But he demonstrated that the UN system as a whole, including its Specialized Agencies, has done an immense amount of good for humanity. The Special Summit in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in September will be a chance to improve its capacity to function properly in the 21st century. But whether the Summit succeeds or fails, I believe that in our unsettled world we need to go on supporting the UN and pressing for change--morally, politically and technically. Let us never forget: the UN is not them. It is us, all of us. From Tony Sursham, Cambridge, UK Sir Richard Jolly's exploration of the whole field of the UN's aims and aspirations, especially of the four principles of the original 1949 UN Charter, is enlightening en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: and inspiring. The advances chronicled in every decade since highlight the enormous value--despite the long stalemate stale·mate n. 1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock. 2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move. tr.v. of the Cold War--of the UN's work. Some of these are illustrated by the decisions and targets of the recent G8 Summit in Gleneagles. With best wishes for your magazine, which so ably explores the news and aims of the UN and many other world bodies. |
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