Vol. 32 No. 4, December 1995
Index
- 'A welcome realism.' (From the Secretary-General's report to the 50th General Assembly: Boutros Boutros-Ghali) (Transcript)
- 'Little overall progress' reported.
- Country moves towards presidential elections: two missions extended.
- ECOSOC 1995: the action.
- Ethnic cleansing, humanitarian problems addressed by subcommission.
- Five-member commission of inquiry to investigate violence, massacres.
- Information on biological weapons programme reported hidden.
- Law commission ends 1995 session: progress made on Code of Crimes.
- Liberian factions end conflict: Council extends mandate of UNOMIL.
- Mine clearance an 'absolute necessity.' (land-mine hazards, includes a related article on banning blinding laser weapons)
- Mission mandate extended to January 1996: possibility of withdrawal not ruled out.
- New commission to investigate possible destabilization efforts: arms embargo lifted.
- Strict implementation of Lusaka Protocol asked: UNAVEM III mandate extended.
- The challenge of Africa: ministers debate vicious cycle of poverty and conflict, new initiatives for development.
- West Bank accord furthers peace process: fourth major pact signed.
- Women's conference adopts 'Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.' (Breaking new ground ... Fourth World Conference on Women)
- Work on nuclear-test ban to continue in Conference in 1996.
- Agreements on Bosnia signed: Croatia restores control over its territories. Peace remains highest priority. Situation still volatile.
- The UN will fulfill the trust of the world's peoples.
- World leaders adopt declaration to commemorate 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
- 'Long live the United Nations!' (excerpts from the more than 200 speeches given at the General Assembly to celebrate the organization's 50th anniversary) (Transcript) (Cover Story).
- The first fifty years: the main achievements.
- Historic agreement on high-seas fishing adopted by UN Conference.
- Work continues on International Criminal Court.
- Arms Reduction: Economic Implications in the Post Cold-War Era.
- Defining and Measuring Stability: The Biogeophysical Foundations.
- Utopia Lost: The United Nations and World Order.