No. 23, January 1986
Index
- $740 million pledged for UN development activities.
- 'Group of 18' on UN efficiency and financing makes 71 recommendations on organization's functioning.
- 1986 Conference on Disarmament sees 'positive and substantive' developments, in-depth discussions held.
- 1986 world economic survey forecasts slow growth and falling commodity prices.
- 50 to 200 million children under 15 are in world's work force, ILO says.
- Assembly affirms confidence in IAEA, urges co-operation regarding peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
- Assembly calls for continuation of efforts to establish a new world information and communication order.
- Assembly endorses four principal components of a settlement to the situation in Kampuchea.
- Assembly urges international support to alleviate effects of Colombian volcanic eruption.
- Auschwitz exhibit underscores United Nations commitment to human rights.
- Commission on TNCs discusses coproate activities in southern Africa, code of conduct at April sessions.
- Committee condemns attempts to curb South African press coverage.
- Committee on Information adopts 57 recommendations after considering three sets of proposals.
- Comprehensive study outlines post-independence national development strategies for Namibia.
- Condemn Security Council vetoes by United States, United Kingdom preventing sanctions against Pretoria.
- Conference on disarmament opens second part of 1986 session.
- Consideration of human rights issues produces 30 decisions in Third Committee.
- Convening of ministerial-level world meeting on drug problems approved by Assembly.
- Despite counter-measures, drug trade and abuse are expanding, Narcotics Board states.
- Disarmament Conference continues work on a chemical weapons ban, discusses nuclear issues.
- Donors pledge $15.6 million for Kampuchean relief.
- Draft principles on remote sensing activities approved by Outer Space Committee.
- Economic and Social Council considers issues relating to human rights, women, drugs, homeless, southern Africa.
- Expert group meets on 1990 world population and housing census programme.
- FAO heads international campaign to avert locust and grasshopper outbreaks and save Africa's crops.
- FAO sees decline in 'undernutrition', but the number of hungry continues to grow.
- First Committee's disarmament debate: towards fewer weapons, more hope.
- Five priority areas highlighted in report on Africa crisis.
- Fourth Committee takes action on Western Sahara, small territories, other decolonization issues.
- General Assembly demands action for immediate implementation of Namibian independence plan, comprehensive sanctions and South African withdrawal from the territory.
- Governments asked to make 'most generous efforts' to meet needs of Palestinian refugee agency.
- Guidelines for future action for youth.
- Guidelines on confidence-building sent by Disarmament Commission to General Assembly.
- How unique is UNU?
- Human rights commission condemns hostage-taking, launches study on religious freedom, reviews first report on torture.
- IAEA asked to consider measures to ensure Israel does not attack 'peaceful nuclear facilities'.
- IAEA conventions on nuclear safety provide for co-operation in wake of nuclear accident.
- International Conference for Independence of Namibia calls for mandatory sanctions against South Africa.
- International convention against apartheid in sports signed on 16 May by 43 states.
- International Youth Year 1985: participation, development, peace.
- Iraqi use of chemical weapons 'on many occasions' asserted by specialists.
- Key elements for convention against drug trafficking selected; more psychotropic substances placed under international control.
- Mandate of UNIFIL extended for six months until 19 January 1987.
- Mandate of United Nations force in Golan Heights extended until 31 May 1986.
- Measures to implement women's 'forward-looking strategies' called for in Third Committee.
- Nineteen million in Africa still threatened by drought despite improvements, United nations warns.
- Outer space sub-committee considers satellite and spacecraft issues.
- Peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia discussed by assembly.
- Political solution urged by Assembly for situation relating to Afghanistan.
- Preparatory Commission agrees on procedures for registering pioneer investors in deep sea-bed mining.
- Proposed text deploring Israeli acts violating sanctity of Jerusalem mosque vetoed in Security Council.
- Rain, good harvests, but African emergency continues.
- Refugee questions subject of third committee scrutiny in November.
- Reports of three European countries considered in Geneva.
- Revitalization of the international system, resolving financial crisis are 1986 priorities.
- Sea-Bed Commission condemns issuing of licenses for exploration of international area.
- Second committee continues review of development issues in November discussion.
- Second treaty review conference calls for measures to strengthen biological weapons ban.
- Secretary-General warns of deficit reaching $250 million in 1986.
- Security Council calls for immediate cease-fire, cessation of all hostilities, withdrawal of forces to international boundaries without delay.
- Security Council calls on South Africa to lift state of emergency.
- Security Council considers Nicaraguan complaint against United States, takes no action.
- Security Council considers Nicaraguan complaint against United States, takes no action.
- Security Council considers situation in southern Mediterranean, adjourns in March without taking action.
- Security Council demands South Africa compensate Angola for attacks on that country: damages estimated at $36.7 million.
- Security Council does not adopt text calling for full compliance with International Court ruling in case of 'military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua.'
- Security Council does not adopt text condemning South Africa for attack against Angola.
- Security Council does not adopt text condemning United States armed attack against Libya.
- Security Council extends mandate of Cyprus force until 15 June 1986.
- Security Council fails to adopt proposals to condemn South Africa for actions against four states.
- Security Council warns South Africa against committing 'aggression, terrorism and destabilization' against African states.
- Situation of youth in the 1980s.
- Sixth Committee acts on wide variety of legal issue: protection of children, detained persons, among them.
- Soviet Union proposes representative international conference on Cyprus within United Nations framework.
- Special Assembly session adopts five-year programme of action for economic recovery of Africa.
- Special meetings mark 26th anniversary of Sharpeville massacre; Secretary-General says racial discrimination should cease everywhere.
- Special political committee says Israel's 'grave breaches' of Geneva Convention are 'war crimes and an affront to humanity'.
- Text condemning Israel for 'interception and detention' of Libyan plane vetoed.
- The 38th floor.
- The 38th floor.
- The United Nations plan for Namibian independence.
- Three texts - on Lebanon, Al-Aqsa, Libyan plane interception - vetoed in Security Council.
- Twenty-third conference of the FAO adopts pesticide code, food security compact.
- UNESCO asks states considering withdrawal to 'reconsider their position'.
- United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery 1986-1990.
- WHO board reviews 'health for all by year 2000' strategy.
- Wide range of social concerns - crime, the aging, disabled - acted on by Third Committee.
- World Conference calls for universal system of mandatory economic sanctions against South Africa.
- World Health Assembly appeals for more aid to health strategies of developing countries.
- World Hunger Media Awards presented.
- Young people and drugs.
- Young people and sex.
- Youth: positive prospects, problems, possibilities.
- International Youth Year.
- The 38th floor.
- Text calling for mandatory selective sanctions against South Africa vetoed in Security Council.
- The 1985 assembly: a message of solidarity and hope.
- The 38th floor.
- Call for negotiations for peaceful, definite resolution of Falklands (Malvinas) issue.
- Assembly approves three global meetings on southern Africa issues; adopts International Convention against apartheid in sports.