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Appendix I Roster of the United Nations (As at 31 December 1986)

DATE OF DATE OF DATE OF MEMBER ADMISSION MEMBER ADMISSION MEMBER ADMISSION Afghanistan 19 Nov. 1946 German Democratic Paraguay 24 Oct. 1945 Albania 14 Dec. 1955 Republic 18 Sep. 1973 Peru 31 Oct. 1945 Algeria 8 Oct. 1962 Germany, Federal Philippines 24 Oct. 1945 Angola 1 Dec. 1976 Republic of 18 Sep. 1973 Poland 24 Oct. 1945 Antigua and Barbuda 11 Nov. 1981 Ghana 8 Mar. 1957 Portugal 14 Dec. 1955 Argentina 24 Oct. 1945 Greece 25 Oct. 1945 Qatar 21 Sep. 1971 Australia 1 Nov. 1945 Grenada 17 Sep. 1974 Romania 14 Dec. 1955 Austria 14 Dec. 1955 Guatemala 21 Nov. 1945 Rwanda 18 Sep. 1962 Bahamas 18 Sep. 1973 Guinea 12 Dec. 1958 Saint Christopher Bahrain 21 Sep. 1971 Guinea-Bissau 17 Sep. 1974 and Nevis(5) 23 Sep. 1983 Bangladesh 17 Sep. 1974 Guyana 20 Sep. 1966 Saint Lucia 18 Sep. 1979 Barbados 9 Dec. 1966 Haiti 24 Oct. 1945 Saint Vincent and Belgium 27 Dec. 1945 Honduras 17 Dec. 1945 the Grenadines 16 Sep. 1980 Belize 25 Sep. 1981 Hungary 14 Dec. 1955 Samoa 15 Dec. 1976 Benin 20 Sep. 1960 Iceland 19 Nov. 1946 Sao Tome and Principe 16 Sep. 1975 Bhutan 21 Sep. 1971 India 30 Oct. 1945 Saudi Arabia 24 Oct. 1945 Bolivia 14 Nov. 1945 lndonesia(3) 28 Sep. 1950 28 Sep. 1960 Botswana 17 Oct. 1966 Iran (Islamic Seychelles 21 Sep. 1976 Brazil 24 Oct. 1945 Republic of) 24 Oct. 1945 Sierra Leone 27 Sep. 1961 Brunei Darussalam 21 Sep. 1984 Iraq 21 Dec. 1945 Singapore(4) 21 Sep. 1965 Bulgaria 14 Dec. 1955 Ireland 14 Dec. 1955 Solomon Islands 19 Sep. 1978 Burkina Faso 20 Sep. 1960 Israel 11 May 1949 Somalia 20 Sep. 1960 Burma 19 Apr. 1948 Italy 14 Dec. 1955 South Africa 7 Nov. 1945 Burundi 18 Sep. 1962 Jamaica 18 Sep. 1962 Spain 14 Dec. 1955 Byelorussian Soviet 18 Dec. 1956 Sri Lanka 14 Dec. 1955 Socialist Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Jordan 14 Dec. 1955 Sudan 12 Nov. 1956 Cameroon 20 Sep. 1960 Kenya 16 Dec. 1963 Suriname 4 Dec. 1975 Canada 9 Nov. 1945 Kuwait 14 May 1963 Swaziland 24 Sep. 1966 Cape Verde 16 Sep. 1975 Lao People’s Sweden 19 Nov. 1946 Central African Democratic Republic 14 Dec. 1955 Syrian Arab Republic(2) 24 Oct. 1945 Republic 20 Sep. 1960 Lebanon 24 Oct. 1945 Thailand 16 Dec. 1946 Chad 20 Sep. 1960 Lesotho 17 Oct. 1966 Togo 20 Sep. 1960 Chile 24 Oct. 1945 2 Nov. 1945 Trinidad and Chine 24 Oct. 1945 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 14 Dec. 1955 Tobago 18 Sep. 1962 Colombia 5 Nov. 1945 Luxembourg 24 Oct. 1945 Tunisia 12 Nov. 1956 Comoros 12 Nov. 1975 20 Sep. 1960 Turkey 24 Oct. 1945 Congo 20 Sep. 1960 1 Dec. 1964 Uganda 25 Oct. 1962 Costa Rica 2 Nov. 1945 Malaysia(4) 17 Sep. 1957 Ukrainian Soviet Côet d’lvoire(1) 20 Sap. 1960 Maldives 21 Sep. 1965 Socialist Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Cuba 24 Oct. 1945 Mali 28 Sep. 1960 Union of Soviet Cyprus 20 Sep. 1960 Malta 1 Dec. 1964 Socialist Republics 24 Oct. 1945 Czechoslovakia 24 Oct. 1945 Mauritania 27 Oct. 1961 United Arab Emirates 9 Dec. 1971 Democratic Kampuchea 14 Dec. 1955 Mauritius 24 Apr. 1968 United Kingdom of Democratic Yemen 14 Dec. 1967 Mexico 7 Nov. 1945 Great Britain and Denmark 24 Oct. 1945 Mongolia 27 Oct. 1961 Northern Ireland 24 Oct. 1945 Djibouti 20 Sep. 1977 Morocco 12 Nov. 1956 United Republic Dominica 18 Dec. 1978 Mozambique 16 Sep. 1975 of Tanzania(6) 14 Dec. 1961 Dominican Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Nepal 14 Dec. 1955 United States Ecuador 21 Dec. 1945 Netherlands 10 Dec. 1945 of America 24 Oct. 1945 Egypt(2) 24 Oct. 1945 New Zealand 24 Oct. 1945 Uruguay 18 Dec. 1945 El Salvador 24 Oct. 1945 Nicaragua 24 Oct. 1945 Vanuatu 15 Sep. 1981 Equatorial Guinea 12 Nov. 1968 Niger 20 Sep. 1960 Venezuela 15 Nov. 1945 13 Nov. 1945 Nigeria 7 Oct. 1960 Viet Nam 20 Sep. 1977 Fiji 13 Oct. 1970 Norway 27 Nov. 1945 Yemen 30 Sep. 1947 Finland 14 Dec. 1955 Oman 7 Oct. 1971 Yugoslavia 24 Oct. 1945 24 Oct. 1945 Pakistan 30 Sep. 1947 Zaire 20 Sep. 1960 Gabon 20 Sep. 1960 Panama 13 Nov. 1945 Zambia 1 Dec. 1964 Gambia 21 Sep. 1965 Papua New Guinea 10 Oct. 1975 Zimbabwe 25 Aug. 1980

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(1)On 6 November 1985, Côte d’lvoire had requested that its name no longer decision and the President invited the representatives of Indonesia to take their be translated, including info “Ivory Coast”, and that this become fully effective seats in the Assembly. on 1 January 1986. (4)On 1 16 September 1963, Sabah (North Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore joined (2)Egypt and Syria. both of which became Members of the United Nations on with the Federation of Malaya lwhich became a United Nations Member on 17 24 October 1945, joined together-following a plebiscite held in those countries September 1957) to form Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore became an in- on 21 February 1958-to form the United Arab Republic. On 13 October 1961, Syria, dependent State and on 21 September 1965 it became a Member of the United Nations heving resumed its status as an independent State, also separate membership (Saint Christopher and Nevis officially changed its name to Saint Kitts and Nevis in the United Nations: it changed its name to the Syrian Arab Republic on 14 September on 26 November 1986; the United Nations, however, continued to use the former 1971, The United Arab Republic continued es a Member of the United Nations name throughout them year. and reverted to the name of Egypt on 2 September 1971. (6)Tanganyika was admitted to the United Nations on 14 December 1961, and (3) 20 January 1965, Indonesia informed the Secretary-General that it had decided Zanzibar. on 16 December 1963. Following ratification. on 26 April 1964. of the to withdrew from the United Nations. By a telegram of 19 September 1966, it notified Articles of Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two States became rep- the Secretary-General of its decision to resume participation in the activities of the resented as a single Member: the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: United Nations. On 26 September 1966, the General Assembly took note of that it changed ifs name to the United Republic of Tanzania on 1 November 1964. Charter of the United Nations 1223

Appendix II Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice

Charter of the United Nations

NOTE: The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, cluding the concurring votes of the five permanent members of the in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference Security Council. on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945. The amendment to Article 61, which entered into force on 31 August The Statute of the International Court of Justice is an integral part of 1965, enlarged the membership of the Economic and Social Council the Charter. from 18 to 27. The subsequent amendment to that Article, which entered into force on 24 September 1973, further increased the membership of the Council from 27 to 64. Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 of the Charter were adopted The amendment to Article 109, which relates to the first paragraph by the General Assembly on 17 December 1963 and came into force of that Article, provides that a General Conference of Member States on 31 August 1965. A further amendment to Article 61 was adopted for the purpose of reviewing the Charter may be held at a date and by the General Assembly on 20 December 1971, and came into force place to be fixed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General on 24 September 1973. An amendment to Article 109, adopted by the Assembly and by a vote of any nine members (formerly seven) of the General Assembly on 20 December 1965, came into force on 12 June 1968. Security Council. Paragraph 3 of Article 109, which deals with the con- The amendment to Article 23 enlarges the membership of the sideration of a possible review conference during the tenth regular ses- Security Council from 11 to 15. The amended Article 27 provides that sion of the General Assembly, has been retained in its original form decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made in its reference to a “vote of any seven members of the Security Coun- by en affirmative vote of nine members (formerly seen) and on all other cil”, the paragraph having been acted upon in 1955 by the General matters by an affirmative vote of nine members (formerly seven), in- Assembly, at its tenth regular session, and by the Security Council.

WE THE PEOPLES Chapter I OF THE UNITED NATIONS PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice Article 1 in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and The Purposes of the United Nations are: to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and 1. To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: of nations large and small, and to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obliga- of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression tions arising from treaties and other sources of international law can or other breaches of the peace, end to bring about by peaceful means, be maintained, and and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, to promote social progress and batter standards of life in larger freedom, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace; 2. To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect AND FOR THESE ENDS for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; good neighbours, and 3. lb achieve international cooperation in solving international prob- to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and lems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fun- methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common damental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, interest, and or religion: and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic 4. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the at- and social advancement of all peoples, tainment of these common ends

Article 2 HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO The Organization and its Members in pursuit of the Purposes stated ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS in Article 1, shell act in accordance with the following Principles. Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives 1. The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their equality of all its Members full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the 2. All Members, in order to ensure to all of them the rights and present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfil in good faith the oblige international organization to be known as the United Nations tions assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter. 1224 Appendix II

3. All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful Chapter IV means in such a manner that international peace and security, and jus- THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY tice, are not endangered. 4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the Composition threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political inde- Article 9 pendence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the 1. The General Assembly shall consist of all the Members of the Purposes of the United Nations United Nations 5. All Members shall givethe United Nations every assistance in 2. Each Member shall have not more than five representatives in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter, and shall the General Assembly. refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement action. Functions and powers 6. The Organization shall ensure that states which are not Members of the United Nations act in accordance with these Principles so far Article 10 as may be necessary for the maintenance of international peace and The General Assembly may discuss any questions or any matters security. within the scope of the present Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in the present Charter, and, ex- 7. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the cept as provided in Article 12, may make recommendations to the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the Members of the United Nations or to the Security Council or to both domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to sub on any such questions or matters mit such matters to settlement under the present Charter; but this prin- ciple shall not prejudice the application of enforcement measures under Article 11 Chapter VII. 1. The General Assembly may consider the general principles of co-operation in the maintenance of international peace and security, Chapter II including the principles governing disarmament and the regulation of MEMBERSHIP armaments, and may make recommendations with regard to such prin- ciples to the Members or to the Security Council or to both. Article 3 2. The General Assembly may discuss any questions relating to The original Members of the United Nations shall be the states which, the maintenance of international peace and security brought before having participated in the United Nations Conference on International it by any Member of the United Nations, or by the Security Council, Organization at San Francisco, or having previously signed the Declara- or by a state which is not a Member of the United Nations in accord- tion by United Nations of 1 January 1942, sign the present Charter ance with Article 35, paragraph 2, and, except as provided in Article and ratify it in accordance with Article 110. 12, may make recommendations with regard to any such questions to the state or states concerned or to the Security Council or to both. Any such question on which action is necessary shall be referred to Article 4 the Security Council by the General Assembly either before or after 1. Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace- discussion. loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present 3. The General Assembly may call the attention of the Security Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing Council to situations which are likely to endanger internetional peace to carry out these obligation?. and security. 2. The admission of any such state to membership in the United 4. The powers of the General Assembly set forth in this Article shall Nations will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon not limit the general scope of Article 10. the recommendation of the Security Council. Article 72 Article 5 1. While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute A Member of the United Nations against which preventive or an- or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the forcement action has been taken by the Security Council may be General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of member- to that dispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests ship by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the 2. The Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security Coun- Security Council. The exercise of these rights and privileges may be cil, shall notify the General Assembly at each session of any matters restored by the Security Council. relative to the maintenance of international peace and security which are being dealt with by the Security Council and shall similarly notify Article 6 the General Assembly, or the Members of the United Nations if the General Assembly is not in session, immediately the Security Council A Member of the United Nations which has persistently violated the ceases to deal with such matters Principles contained in the present Charter may be expelled from the Organization by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of Article 13 the Security Council. 1. The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recom- mendations for the purpose of: Chapter Ill a. promoting international co-operation in the political field and en- ORGANS couraging the progressive development of international law and its codification; Article 7 b. promoting international co-operation in the economic, social, cultural, educational, and health fields, and assisting in the 1. There are established as the principal organs of the United Na- realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all tions: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and 2. The further responsibities, functions end powers of the General a Secretariat. Assembly with respect to matters mentioned in paragraph 1(b) above 2. Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be are set forth in Chapters IX and X. established in accordance with the present Charter. Article 14 Article 8 Subject to the provisions of Article 12, the General Assembly may The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of recommend measures for the peaceful adjustment of any situation, men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions regardless of origin, which it deems likely to impair the general welfare of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs or friendly relations among nations, including situations resulting Charter of the United Nations 1225 from a violation of the provisions of the present Charter setting forth Chapter V the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Article 15 Composition 1. The General Assembly shall receive and consider annual and special reports from the Security Council; these reports shall include Article 231 an account of the measures that the Security Council has decided upon 1. The Security Council shall consist of fifteen Members of the or taken to maintain international peace and security. United Nations The Republic of , France, the Union of Soviet 2. The General Assembly shall receive and consider reports from Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- the other organs of the United Nations, ern Ireland, and the United States of America shall be permanent members of the Security Council. The General Assembly shall elect Article 16 ten other Members of the United Nations to be non-permanent The General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect members of the Security Council, due regard being specially paid, in to the international trusteeship system as are assigned to it under the first instance to the contribution of Members of the United Na- Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval of the trusteeship tions to the maintenance of international peace and security and to agreements for areas not designated as strategic. the other purposes of the Organisation, and also to equitable geographical distribution. Article 17 2. The non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be 1. The General Assembly shall consider and approve the budget elected for a term of two years. In the first election of the non-permanent of the Organization. members after the increase of the membership of the Security Coun- cil from eleven to fifteen, two of the four additional members shall be 2. The expenses of the Organisation shall be borne by the Members as apportioned by the General Assembly. chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member shall not be eligible for immediate re-election. 3. The General Assembly shall consider and approve any financial and budgetary arrangements with specialized agencies referred to in 3. Each member of the Security Council shall have one represen- Article 57 and shall examine the administrative budgets of such spe- tative. cialised agencies with a view to making recommendations to the agen- cies concerned. Functions and powers

Voting Article 24 1. In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Na- Article 18 tions, its Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility 1. Each member of the General Assembly shall have one vote, for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that 2. Decisions of the General Assembly on important questions shall in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting. acts on their behalf. These questions shall include: recommendations with respect to the 2. In discharging these duties the Security Council shall act in ac- maintenance of international peace and security, the election of the cordance with the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations The non-permanent members of the Security Council, the election of the specific powers granted to the Security Council for the discharge of members of the Economic and Social Council, the election of members these duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII. of the Trusteeship Council in accordance with paragraph 1(c) of Arti- 3. The Security Council shall submit annual and, when necessary, cle 86, the admission of new Members to the United Nations, the special reports to the General Assembly for its consideration. suspension of the rights and privileges of membership, the expulsion of Members, questions relating to the operation of the trusteeship Article 25 system, and budgetary questions The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out 3. Decisions on other questions, including the determination of ad the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present ditional categories of questions to be decided by a two-thirds majority, Charter. shall be made by a majority of the members present and voting.

Article 26 Article 19 In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of interna- A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment tional peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the world’s human and economic resources, the Security Council shall the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds be responsible for formulating, with the assistance of the Military Staff the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full Committee referred to in Article 47, plans to be submitted to the years. The General Assembly may, nevertheless. permit such a Member Members of the United Nations for the establishment of a system for to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the regulation of armaments. the control of the Member.

Procedure *Amended text of Article 23 which came into force on 31 August 1965. Article 20 (The text of Article 23 before it was amended read as follows: The General Assembly shall meet in regular annual sessions and in 1. The Security Council shall consist of eleven Members of the United Na- such special sessions as occasion may require Special sessions shall tions. The Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, be convoked by the Secretary-General at the request of the Security the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States Council or of a majority of the Members of the United Nations. of America shall be permanent members of the Security Council. The General Assembly shall elect six other Members of the United Nations to be non- Permanent members of the Security Council, due regard being specially paid, Article 21 in the first instance to the contribution of Members of the United Nations to The General Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. It shall the maintenance of international peace end security and to the other purposes elect its President for each session. of the Organization, and also to equitable geographical distribution. 2. The non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected for a term of two years In the first election of non-permanent members, how Article 22 ever, three shall be chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member shall not The General Assembly may establish such subsidiary organs as it be eligible for immediate reelection. deems necessary for the performance of its functions 3. Each member of the Security Council shall home one representative.) 1226 Appendix II

Voting poses of the dispute, the obligations of pacific settlement provided in the present Charter. Article 272 3. The proceedings of the General Assembly in respect of matters 1. Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote, brought to its attention under this Article will be subject to the provi- 2. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall sions of Articles 11 and 12. be made by an affirmative vote of nine members 3. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall be Article 36 made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concur- 1. The Security Council may, at any stage of a dispute of the nature ring votes of the permanent members; provided that, in decisions under referred to in Article 33 or of a situation of like nature, recommend ap- Chapter VI, and under paragraph 3 of Article 52, a party to a dispute propriate procedures or methods of adjustment. shall abstain from voting. 2. The Security Council should take into consideration any pro- cedures for the settlement of the dispute which have already been Procedure adopted by the parties. 3. In making recommendations under this Article the Security Article 28 Council should also take into consideration that legal disputes should 1. The Security Council shall be so organized as to be able to func- as a general rule be referred by the parties to the International Court tion continuously. Each member of the Security Council shall for this of Justice in accordance with the provisions of the Statute of the Court. purpose be represented at all times at the seat of the Organisation. 2. The Security Council shall hold periodic meetings at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be represented by a member of Article 37 the government or by some other specially designated representative. 1. Should the parties to a dispute of the nature referred to in Arti- 3. The Security Council may hold meetings at such places other cle 33 fail to settle it by the means indicated in that Article, they shall than the seat of the Organization as in its judgment will best facilitate refer it to the Security Council. its work. 2. If the Security Council deems that the continuance of the dispute is in fact likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and Article 29 security, it shall decide whether to take action under Article 36 or to The Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it recommend such terms of settlement as it may consider appropriate. deems necessary for the performance of its functions Article 38 Article 30 Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 33 to 37, the Security The Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including Council may, if all the parties to any dispute so request, make recom- the method of selecting its President. mendations to the parties with a view to a pacific settlement of the dispute. Article 37 Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Chapter VII Security Council may participate, without vote, in the discussion of any ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, question brought before the Security Council whenever the latter con- BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION siders that the interests of that Member are specially affected. Article 39 Article 32 The Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make Security Council or any state which is not a Member of the United recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accord- Nations, if it is a party to a dispute under consideration by the Security ance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace Council, shall be invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion and security. relating to the dispute. The Security Council shall lay down such con- ditions as it deems just for the participation of a state which is not Article 40 a Member of the United Nations In order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Security Coun- cil may, before making the recommendations or deciding upon the Chapter VI measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the parties concerned PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall be without prejudice to the Article 33 rights, claims or position of the parties concerned. The Security Council 1. The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely shall duly take account of failure to comply with such provisional to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall, measures first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry. mediation, concilia- tion, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or ar- rangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice. Article 47 2. The Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the the parties to settle their dispute by such means use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such Article 34 measures These may include complete or partial interruption of The Security Council may investigate any dispute or any situation economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and which might lead to international friction or give rise to a dispute, in other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic order to determine whether the continuance of the dispute or situa- relations tion is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security. 2Amended text of Article 27 which came into force on 31 August 1965. Article 35 (The text of Article 27 before it was amended read as follows: 1. Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote. 1. Any Member of the United Nations may bring any dispute, or 2. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made any situation of the nature referred to in Article 34, to the attention by an affirmative vote of seven members of the Security Council or of the General Assembly. 3. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall be made by 2. A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may bring an affirmative vote of seven members including the concurring votes of the per- to the attention of the Security Council or of the General Assembly manent members: provided that, in decisions under Chapter VI. and under any dispute to which it is a party if it accepts in advance, for the pur- paragraph 3 of Article 52, a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting.) Charter of the United Nations 1227

Article 42 Article 49 Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for The Members of the United Nations shall join in affording mutual in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by the Security it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary Council. to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or Article 50 land forces of Members of the United Nations If preventive or enforcement measures against any state are taken by the Security Council, any other state, whether a Member of the United Article 43 Nations or not, which finds itself confronted with special economic prob- 1. All Members of the United Nations, in order to contribute to the lems arising from the carrying out of those measures shall have the right maintenance of international peace and security, undertake to make to consult the Security Council with regard to a solution of those problems. available to the Security Council, on its call and in accordance with a special agreement or agreements, armed forces, assistance, and Article 51 facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the purpose of main- taining international peace and security. Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of in- 2. Such agreement or agreements shall govern the numbers and dividual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken types of forces, their degree of readiness and general location, and measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided. taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be 3. The agreement or agreements shall be negotiated as soon as immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way possible on the initiative of the Security Council. They shall be con- affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the cluded between the Security Council and Members or between the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary Security Council and groups of Members and shall be subject to ratifica- in order to maintain or restore international peace and security. tion by the signatory states in accordance with their respective consti- tutional processes Chapter VIII Article 44 REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS When the Security Council has decided to use force it shall, before calling upon a Member not represented on it to provide armed forces Article 52 in fulfilment of the obligations assumed under Article 43, invite that 1. Nothing in the present Charter precludes the existence of regional Member, if the Member so desires, to participate in the decisions of arrangements or agencies for dealing with such matters relating to the the Security Council concerning the employment of contingents of that maintenance of international peace and security as are appropriate for Member’s armed forces. regional action, provided that such arrangements or agencies and their activities are consistent with the Purposes and Principles of the United Article 45 Nations In order to enable the United Nations to take urgent military 2. The Members of the United Nations entering into such arrangements measures, Members shall hold immediately available national air-force or constituting such agencies shall make every effort to achieve pacific contingents for combined international enforcement action. The settlement of local disputes through such regional arrangements or by strength and degree of readiness of these contingents and plans for such regional agencies before referring them to the Security Council. their combined action shall be determined, within the limits laid down 3. The Security Council shall encourage the development of pacific in the special agreement or agreements referred to in Article 43, by settlement of local disputes through such regional arrangements or by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee. such regional agencies either on the initiative of the states concerned or by reference from the Security Council. Article 46 4. This Article in no way impairs the application of Articles 34 and 35. Plans for the application of armed force shall be made by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee. Article 53 1. The Security Council shall, where appropriate, utilize such regional Article 47 arrangements or agencies for enforcement action under its authority. 1. There shall be established a Military Staff Committee to advise But no enforcement action shall be taken under regional arrangements and assist the Security Council on all questions relating to the Security or by regional agencies without the authorization of the Security Council, Council’s military requirements for the maintenance of international with the exception of measures against any enemy state, as defined in peace and security, the employment and command of forces placed paragraph 2 of this Article, provided for pursuant to Article 107 or in at its disposal, the regulation of armaments and possible disarmament. regional arrangements directed against renewal of aggressive policy on 2. The Military Staff Committee shall consist of the Chiefs of Staff the part of any such state, until such time as the Organisation may, on of the permanent members of the Security Council or their represen- request of the Governments concerned, be charged with the respon- tatives Any Member of the United Nations not permanently repre- sibility for preventing further aggression by such a state. sented on the Committee shall be invited by the Committee to be 2. The term enemy state as used in paragraph 1 of this Article ap- associated with it when the efficient discharge of the Committee’s plies to any state which during the Second World War has been an enemy responsibilities requires the participation of that Member in its work. of any signatory of the present Charter. 3. The Military Staff Committee shall be responsible under the Security Council for the strategic direction of any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council. Questions relating to the com- Article 54 mand of such forces shall be worked out subsequently. The Security Council shall at all times be kept fully informed of ac- 4. The Military Staff Committee, with the authorization of the tivities undertaken or in contemplation under regional arrangements or Security Council and after consultation with appropriate regional agen- by regional agencies for the maintenance of international peace and security. cies, may establish regional sub-committees Chapter IX Article 48 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC 1. The action required to carry out the decisions of the Security AND SOCIAL CO-OPERATION Council for the maintenance of international peace and security shall be taken by all the Members of the United Nations or by some of them, Article 55 as the Security Council may determine. With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being 2. Such decisions shall be carried out by the Members of the which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations United Nations directly and through their action in the appropriate in- based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination ternational agencies of which they are members of peoples, the United Nations shall promote: 1228 Appendix II

a. higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of 3. It may prepare draft conventions for submission to the General economic and social progress and development; Assembly, with respect to matters falling within its competence. b. solutions of international economic, social, health, and related 4. It may call, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the United problems; and international cultural and educational co- Nations, international conferences on matters falling within its com- operation; and petence. c. universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fun- damental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, Article 63 language, or religion. 1. The Economic and Social Council may enter into agreements with any of the agencies referred to in Article 57, defining the terms Article 56 on which the agency concerned shall be brought into relationship with All Members pledge themselves to take joint and separate action the United Nations Such agreements shall be subject to approval by in co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of the pur- the General Assembly. poses set forth in Article 55. 2. It may co-ordinate the activities of the specialized agencies through consultation with and recommendations to such agencies and Article 57 through recommendations to the General Assembly and to the 1. The various specialised agencies, established by intergovernmen- Members of the United Nations tal agreement and having wide international responsibilities, as defined in their basic instruments, in economic, social, cultural, educational, Article 64 health, and related fields, shall be brought into relationship with the 1. The Economic and Social Council may take appropriate steps United Nations in accordance with the provisions of Article 63. to obtain regular reports from the specialized agencies It may make 2. Such agencies thus brought into relationship with the United arrangements with the Members of the United Nations and with the Nations are hereinafter referred to as specialized agencies specialized agencies to obtain reports on the steps taken to give effect to its own recommendations and to recommendations on matters fall- Article 59 ing within its competence made by the General Assembly. The Organization shall make recommendations for the co-ordination 2. It may communicate its observations on these reports to the of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies General Assembly.

Article 59 Article 66 The Organization shall, where appropriate, initiate negotiations The Economic and Social Council may furnish information to the among the States concerned for the creation of any new specialized Security Council and shall assist the Security Council upon its request. agencies required for the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in Article 55. Article 66 1. The Economic and Social Council shall perform such functions Article 60 as fall within its competence in connexion with the carrying out of the Responsibility for the discharge of the functions of the Organization recommendations of the General Assembly. set forth in this Chapter shall be vested in the General Assembly and, 2. It may, with the approval of the General Assembly, perform ser- under the authority of the General Assembly, in the Economic and vices at the request of Members of the United Nations and at the re- Social Council, which shall have for this purpose the powers set forth quest of specialized agencies in Chapter X. 3. It shall perform such other functions as are specified elsewhere in the present Charter or as may be assigned to it by the General Chapter X Assembly. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Voting Composition Article 67 Article 613 1. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have 1. The Economic and Social Council shall consist of fifty-four one vote. Members of the United Nations elected by the General Assembly. 2. Decisions of the Economic and Social Council shall be made 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, eighteen members of by a majority of the members present and voting. the Economic and Social Council shall be elected each year for a term of three years A retiring member shall be eligible for immediate reelection. 3. At the first election after the increase in the membership of the Procedure Economic and Social Council from twenty-seven to fifty-four members, in addition to the members elected in place of the nine members whose Article 68 term of office expires at the end of that year, twenty-seven additional The Economic and Social Council shall set up commissions in members shall be elected. Of these twenty-seven additional members, economic and social fields and for the promotion of human rights, and the term of office of nine members so elected shall expire at the end such other commissions as may be required for the performance of of one year, and of nine other members at the end of two years, in its functions accordance with arrangements made by the General Assembly.

4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have 3 one representative Amended text of Article 61, which came into force on 24 September 1973. (The ten of Article 61 as previously amended on 31 August 1965 read as follows: 1. The Economic and Social Council shall consist of twenty-seven Members Functions and powers of the United Nations elected by the General Assembly. 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, nine members of the Economic Article 62 and Social Council shall be elected each year for a term of three years. A retir- 1. The Economic and Social Council may make or initiate studies ing member shall be eligible for immediate re-election. and reports with respect to international economic, social, cultural, 3. At the first election after the increase in the membership of the Economic educational, health, and related matters and may make recommenda- and Social Council from eighteen to twenty-seven members in addition to the tions with respect to any such matters to the General Assembly, to members elected in place of the six members whose term of office expires at the Members of the United Nations, and to the specialized agencies the end of that year, nine additional members shall be elected. Of these nine additional members, the term of office of three members so elected shall ex- concerned. pire at the end of one year, and of three other members at the end of two years, 2. It may make recommendations for the purpose of promoting in accordance with arrangements made by the General Assembly. respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms 4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have one represen- for all. tative.) Charter of the United Nations 1229

Article 69 Chapter XII The Economic end Social Council shall invite any Member of the INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM United Nations to participate, without vote, in its deliberations on any matter of particular concern to that Member. Article 75 The United Nations shall establish under its authority an international trusteeship system for the administration and supervision of such ter- Article 70 ritories as may be placed thereunder by subsequent individual agreements The Economic and Social Council may make arrangements for These territories are hereinafter referred to as trust territories representatives of the specialized agencies to participate, without vote, in its deliberations and in those of the commissions established by it, Article 76 and for its representatives to participate in the deliberations of the spe- The basic objectives of the trusteeship system, in accordance with cialized agencies. the Purposes of the United Nations laid down in Article 1 of the pres- ent Charter. shall be: Article 77 a. to further international peace and security; The Economic and Social Council may make suitable arrangements b. to promote the political, economic, social, and educational ad- for consultation with non-governmental organizations which are con- vancement of the inhabitants of the trust territories, and their cerned with matters within its competence. Such arrangements may progressive development towards self-government or independ- be made with international organizations and, where appropriate, with ence as may be appropriate to the particular circumstances of national organisations after consultation with the Member of the United each territory and its peoples and the freely expressed wishes Nations concerned. of the peoples concerned, and as may be provided by the terms of each trusteeship agreement; Article 72 C. to encourage respect for human rights and for fundamental 1. The Economic and Social Council shall adopt its own rules of freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, procedure, including the method of selecting its President. or religion, and to encourage recognition of the interdependence of the peoples of the world; and 2. The Economic and Social Council shall meet as required in ac- d. to ensure equal treatment in social, economic, and commercial cordance with its rules, which shall include provision for the conven- matters for all Members of the United Nations and their nationals ing of meetings on the request of a majority of its members and also equal treatment for the latter in the administration of justice, without prejudice to the attainment of the foregoing ob- jectives and subject to the provisions of Article 80. Chapter XI DECLARATION REGARDING Article 77 NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES 1. The trusteeship system shall apply to such territories in the following categories as may be placed thereunder by means of Article 73 trusteeship agreements: Members of the United Nations which have or assume respon- a. territories now held under mandate; sibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not b. territories which may be detached from enemy states as a re- Yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle sult of the Second World War; and that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories are paramount, c. territories voluntarily placed under the system by states respon- and accept as a sacred trust the obligation to promote to the utmost, sible for their administration. within the system of international peace and security established by 2. It will be a matter for subsequent agreement as to which ter- the present Charter, the well-being of the inhabitants of these territories, ritories in the foregoing categories will be brought under the trusteeship and, to this end: system and upon what terms. a. to ensure, with due respect for the culture of the peoples con- cerned, their political, economic, social, and educational ad- Article 78 vancement, their just treatment, and their protection against The trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have abuses; become Members of the United Nations, relationship among which b. to develop self-government, to take due account of the political shall be based on respect for the principle of sovereign equality. aspirations of the peoples, and to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions, according to the Article 79 particular circumstances of each territory and its peoples and The terms of trusteeship for each territory to be placed under the their varying stages of advancement; trusteeship system, including any alteration or amendment, shall be C. to further international peace and security; agreed upon by the states directly concerned, including the mandatory power in the case of territories held under mandate by a Member of d. to promote constructive measures of development, to encourage the United Nations, and shall be approved as provided for in Articles research, and to co-operate with one another and, when and 83 and 85. where appropriate, with specialized international bodies with a view to the practical achievement of the social, economic, and scientific purposes set forth in this Article; and Article 80 1. Except as may be agreed upon in individual trusteeship e. to transmit regularly to the Secretary-General for information pur- agreements, made under Articles 77, 79, and 81, placing each territory poses, subject to such limitation as security and constitutional under the trusteeship system, and until such agreements have been considerations may require, statistical and other information of concluded, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed in or of itself a technical nature relating to economic, social, and educational to alter in any manner the rights whatsoever of any states or any peoples conditions in the territories for which they are respectively or the terms of existing international instruments to which Members responsible other than those territories to which Chapters XII of the United Nations may respectively be parties and XIII apply. 2. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be interpreted as giving grounds for delay or postponement of the negotiation and conclusion Article 74 of agreements for placing mandated and other territories under the Members of the United Nations also agree that their policy in re- trusteeship system as provided for in Article 77. spect of the territories to which this Chapter applies, no less than in respect of their metropolitan areas, must be based on the general prin- Article 81 ciple of good-neighbourliness, due account being taken of the interests The trusteeship agreement shall in each case include the terms under and well-being of the rest of the world, in social, economic, and com- which the trust territory will be administered and designate the authority mercial matters. which will exercise the administration of the trust territory. Such 1230 Appendix II

authority, hereinafter called the administering authority, may be one Article 88 or more states or the Organization itself. The Trusteeship Council shall formulate a questionnaire on the political. economic, social, and educational advancement of the in- Article 82 habitants of each trust territory. and the administering authority for each There may be designated, in any trusteeship agreement, a strategic trust territory within the competence of the General Assembly shall area or areas which may include part or all of the trust territory to which make an annual report to the General Assembly upon the basis of such the agreement applies, without prejudice to any special agreement or questionnaire. agreements made under Article 43. Voting Article 83 1. All functions of the United Nations relating to strategic areas, Article 89 including the approval of the terms of the trusteeship agreements and 1. Each member of the Trusteeship Council shall have one vote. of their alteration or amendments, shall be exercised by the Security 2. Decisions of the Trusteeship Council shall be made by a ma- Council. jority of the members present and voting. 2. The basic objectives set forth in Article 76 shall be applicable to the people of each strategic area. Procedure 3. The Security Council shall, subject to the provisions of the trusteeship agreements and without prejudice to security considera- Article 90 tions, avail itself of the assistance of the Trusteeship Council to per- 1. The Trusteeship Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, form those functions of the United Nations under the trusteeship including the method of selecting its President. system relating to political, economic, social, and educational matters 2. The Trusteeship Council shall meet as required in accordance in the strategic areas with its rules, which shall include provision for the convening of meetings on the request of a majority of its members Article 84 It shall be the duty of the administering authority to ensure that the Article 91 trust territory shall play its part in the maintenance of international peace Them Trusteeship Council shall, when appropriate, avail itself of the and security. To this end the administering authority may make use assistance of the Economic and Social Council and of the specialized of volunteer forces, facilities, and assistance from the trust territory in agencies in regard to matters with which they are respectively con- carrying out the obligations towards the Security Council undertaken cerned. in this regard by the administering authority, as well as for local defence and the maintenance of law and order within the trust territory. Chapter XIV Article 85 THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE 1. The functions of the United Nations with regard to trusteeship agreements for all areas not designated as strategic, including the ap- Article 92 proval of the terms of the trusteeship agreements and of their altera- The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ tion or amendment, shall be exercised by the General Assembly. of the United Nations It shall function in accordance with the annexed 2. The Trusteeship Council, operating under the authority of the Statute, which is based upon the Statute of the Permanent Court of General Assembly, shall assist the General Assembly in carrying out International Justice and forms an integral part of the present Charter. these functions

Article 93 Chapter XIII 1. All Members of the United Nations are ipso facto parties to the THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL Statute of the International Court of Justice. 2. A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may Composition become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice on conditions to be determined in each case by the General Assembly Article 86 upon the recommendation of the Security Council. 1. The Trusteeship Council shall consist of the following Members of the United Nations: Article 94 a. those Members administering trust territories; 1. Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with b. such of those Members mentioned by name in Article 23 as are the decision of the International Court of Justice in any case to which not administering trust territories; and it is a party. c. as many other Members elected for three-year terms by the 2. If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations incumbent General Assembly as may be necessary to ensure that the total upon it under a judgment rendered by the Court, the other party may number of members of the Trusteeship Council is equally divided have recourse to the Security Council, which may, if it deems necessary, between those Members of the United Nations which administer make recommendations or decide upon measures to be taken to give trust territories and those which do not. effect to the judgment. 2. Each member of the Trusteeship Council shall designate one specially qualified person to represent it therein. Article 95 Nothing in the present Charter shall prevent Members of the United Functions and powers Nations from entrusting the solution of their differences to other tribunals by virtue of agreements already in existence or which may Article 87 be concluded in the future. The General Assembly and, under its authority, the Trusteeship Coun- cil, in carrying out their functions, may: Article 96 a. consider reports submitted by the administering authority; 1. The General Assembly or the Security Council may request the b. accept petitions and examine them in consultation with the ad- International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal ministering authority; question. c. provide for periodic visits to the respective trust territories at 2. Other organs of the United Nations and specialized agencies, times agreed upon with the administering authority; and which may at any time be so authorized by the General Assembly, may d. take these and other actions in conformity with the terms of also request advisory opinions of the Court on legal questions arising the trusteeship agreements within the scope of their activities Charter of the United Nations 1231

Chapter XV 2. Representatives of the Members of the United Nations and of- THE SECRETARIAT ficials of the Organization shall similarly enjoy such privileges and im- munities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their func- Article 97 tions in connexion with the Organization. The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as 3. The General Assembly may make recommendations with a view the Organization may require. The Secretary-General shall be appointed to determining the details of the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security this Article or may propose conventions to the Members of the United Council. He shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organization. Nations for this purpose.

Article 98 Chapter XVII The Secretary-General shall act in that capacity in all meetings of TRANSITIONAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS the General Assembly, of the Security Council, of the Economic and Social Council, and of the Trusteeship Council, and shall perform such Article 106 other functions as are entrusted to him by these organs The Secretary Pending the coming into force of such special agreements referred General shall make an annual report to the General Assembly on the to in Article 43 as in the opinion of the Security Council enable it to work of the Organization. begin the exercise of its responsibilities under Article 42, the parties to the Four-Nation Declaration, signed at Moscow, 30 October 1943, Article 99 and France, shall, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 The Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the Security of that Declaration, consult with one another and as occasion requires Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance with other Members of the United Nations with a view to such joint of international peace and security. action on behalf of the Organization as may be necessary for the pur- pose of maintaining international peace and security. Article 100 1. In the performance of their duties the Secretary-General and the Article 107 staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from Nothing in the present Charter shall invalidate or preclude action, any other authority external to the Organisation. They shall refrain from in relation to any state which during the Second World War has been any action which might reflect on their position as international officials an enemy of any signatory to the present Charter, taken or authorized responsible only to the Organization. as a result of that war by the Governments having responsibility for 2. Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to respect the such action. exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary General and the staff and not to seek to influence them in the discharge Chapter XVIII of their responsibilities. AMENDMENTS Article 101 1. The staff shell be appointed by the Secretary-General under Article 108 regulations established by the General Assembly. Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for all 2. Appropriate staffs shall be permanently assigned to the Members of the United Nations when they have been adopted by a Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, and, as required, vote of two thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified to other organs of the United Nations These staffs shall form a part in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two of the Secretariat. thirds of the Members of the United Nations, including all the permb- 3. The paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and nent members of the Security Council. in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity 4 of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and in- Article 109 tegrity. Due regard shall be paid to the importance of recruiting the 1. A General Conference of the Members of the United Nations staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. for the purpose of reviewing the present Charter may be held at a date and place to be fixed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General Chapter XVI Assembly and by a vote of any nine members of the Security Council. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Each Member of the United Nations shall have one vote in the con- ference. Article 102 2. Any alteration of the present Charter recommended by a two 1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by thirds vote of the conference shall take effect when ratified in accord- any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes ance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat the Members of the United Nations including all the permanent and published by it. members of the Security Council. 2. No party to any such treaty or international agreement which 3. If such a conference has not been held before the tenth annual has not been registered in accordance with the provisions of paragraph session of the General Assembly following the coming into force of 1 of this Article may invoke that treaty or agreement before any organ the present Charter, the proposal to call such a conference shall be of the United Nations

4 Article 703 Amended text of Article 109 which came into force on 12 June 1968. In the went of a conflict between the obligations of the Members (The text of Article 109 before it was emended read as follows: of the United Nations under the present Charter and their obligations 1. A General Conference of the Members of the United Nations for the pur- under any other international agreement, their obligations under the pose of reviewing the present Charter may be held at a date end place to be fixed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General Assembly and by present Charter shall prevail. a vote of any seven members of the Security Council. Each Member of the United Nations shall have one vote in the conference. article 104 2. Any alteration of the present Charter recommended by a two-thirds vote The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its Members of the conference shall take effect when ratified in accordance with their respec- such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its func- five constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the United Na tions and the fulfilment of its purposes tions including all the permanent members of the Security Council 3. If such a conference has not been held before the tenth annual session of the General Assembly following the coming into force of the present Char- Articles 105 ter, the proposal to call such a conference shall be placed on the agenda of 1. The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its that session of the General Assembly, and the conference shall be held if 50 Members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfi- decided by a majority vote of the members of the General Assembly and by ment of its purposes. a vote of any seven members of the Security Council.) 1232 Appendix II placed on the agenda of that session of the General Assembly, and the other signatory states A protocol of the ratifications deposited shall the conference shall be held if so decided by a majority vote of the thereupon be drawn up by the Government of the United States of members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any seven members America which shall communicate copies thereof to all the signatory of the Security Council. States 4. The states signatory to the present Charter which ratify it after Chapter XIX it has come into force will become original Members of the United RATIFICATION AND SIGNATURE Nations on the date of the deposit of their respective ratifications

Article 110 Article 111 1. The present Charter shall be ratified by the signatory states in The present Charter, of which the Chinese, French, Russian, Eng- accordance with their respective constitutional processes lish. and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall remain deposited 2. The ratifications shall be deposited with the Government of the in the archives of the Government of the United States of America. United States of America, which shall notify all the signatory states Duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that Government of each deposit as well as the Secretary-General of the Organization to the Governments of the other signatory states when he has been appointed. 3. The present Charter shall come into force upon the deposit of IN FAlTH WHEREOF the representatives of the Governments of the ratifications by the Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet United Nations have signed the present Charter. Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- DONE at the city of San Francisco the twenty-sixth day of June, one ern Ireland, and the United States of America, and by a majority of thousand nine hundred and forty-five.

Statute of the International Court of Justice

Article 7 tion of persons in a position to accept the duties of a member of the THE INTERNATlONAL COURT OF JUSTICE established by the Char- court. ter of the United Nations as the principal judicial organ of the United 2. No group may nominate more than four persons, not more than Nations shall be constituted and shall function in accordance with the two of whom shall be of their own nationality. In no case may the provisions of the present Statute. number of candidates nominated by a group be more than double the number of seats to be tilled. Chapter ORGANlZATlON OF THE COURT Article 6 Before making these nominations, each national group is recom- Article 2 mended to consult its highest court of justice, its legal faculties and The Court shall be composed of a body of independent judges, schools of law, and its national academies and national sections of in- elected regardless of their nationality from among persons of high moral ternational academies devoted to the study of law. character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are juriscon- Article 7 suits of recognized competence in international law. 1. The Secretary-General shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all the persons thus nominated. Save as provided in Article 12, Article 3 paragraph 2, these shall be the only persons eligible. 1. The Court shall consist of fifteen members, no two of whom 2. The Secretary-General shall submit this list to the General may be nationals of the same state. Assembly and to the Security Council. 2. A person who for the purposes of membership in the Court could be regarded as a national of more than one state shall be deemed Article 8 to be a national of the one in which he ordinarily exercises civil and The General Assembly and the Security Council shall proceed in- political rights. dependently of one another to elect the members of the Court.

Article 4 Article 9 1. The members of the Court shall be elected by the General At every election, the electors shall bear in mind not only that the Assembly and by the Security Council from a list of persons nominated persons to be elected should individually possess the qualifications by the national groups in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, in accord- required, but also that in the body as a whole the representation of ance with the following provisions the main forms of civilizaion and of the principal legal systems of the 2. In the case of Members of the United Nations not represented world should be assured. in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, candidates shall be nominated by national groups appointed for this purpose by their governments Article 10 under the same conditions as those prescribed for members of the 1. Those candidates who obtain an absolute majority of votes in Permanent Court of Arbitration by Article 44 of the Convention of The the General Assembly and in the Security Council shall be considered Hague of 1907 for the pacific settlement of international disputes as elected. 3. The conditions under which a State which is a party to the pres- 2. Any vote of the Security Council, whether for the election of ent Statute but is not a Member of the United Nations may participate judges or for the appointment of members of the conference envis- in electing the members of the Court shall, in the absence of a special aged in Article 12, shall be taken without any distinction between per- agreement, be laid down by the General Assembly upon recommen- manent and non-permanent members of the Security Council. dation of the Security Council. 3. In the went of more than one national of the same state obtain- ing an absolute majority of the votes both of the General Assembly Article 5 and of the Security Council, the eldest of these only shall be consid- 1. At least three months before the date of the election, the ered es elected. Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a written request to the members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration belonging to Article 11 the states which are parties to the present Statute, and to the members If, after the first meeting held for the purpose of the election, one of the national groups appointed under Article 4, paragraph 2, inviting or more seats remain to be filled, a second and, if necessary, a third them to undertake, within a given time, by national groups, the nomina- meeting shall take place. Statute of the International Court of Justice 1233

Article 72 Article 79 1. If, after the third meeting, one or more seats still remain unfilled, The members of the Court, when engaged on the business of the a joint conference consisting of six members, three appointed by the Court, shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities General Assembly and three by the Security Council, may be formed at any time at the request of either the General Assembly or the Security Article 20 Council, for the purpose of choosing by the vote of an absolute me Every member of the Court shall, before taking up his duties, make jority one name for each seat still vacant, to submit to the General Assembly a solemn declaration in open court that he will exercise his powers and the Security Council for their respective acceptance. impartially and conscientiously. 2. If the joint conference is unanimously agreed upon any person who fulfils the required conditions, he may be included in its list, even Artcle 21 though he was not included in the list of nominations referred to in 1. The Court shall elect its President and Vice-President for three Article 7. years; they may be re-elected. 3. If the joint conference is satisfied that it will not be successful 2. The Court shall appoint its Registrar and may provide for the in procuring an election, those members of the Court who have already appointment of such other officers as may be necessary. been elected shall, within a period to be fixed by the Security Council, proceed to fill the vacant seats by selection from among those can- Article 22 didates who have obtained votes either in the General Assembly or in the Security Council. 1. The seat of the Court shall be established at The Hague. This, 4. In the event of an equality of votes among the judges, the eldest however, shall not prevent the Court from sitting and exercising its func- judge shall have a casting vote. tions elsewhere whenever the Court considers it desirable. 2. The President and the Registrar shall reside at the seat of the Article 73 court. 1. The members of the Court shall be elected for nine years and may be reelected; provided, however, that of the judges elected at the Article 23 first election, the terms of five judges shall expire at the end of three 1. The Court shall remain permanently in session, except during years and the terms of five more judges shall expire at the end of six years the judicial vacations, the dates and duration of which shall be fixed 2. The judges whose terms are to expire at the end of the above- by the Court. mentioned initial periods of three and six years shall be chosen by lot 2. Members of the Court are entitled to periodic leave, the dates to be drawn by the Secretary-General immediately after the first elec- and duration of which shall be fixed by the Court, having in mind the tion has been completed. distance between The Hague and the home of each judge 3. The members of the Court shall continue to discharge their 3. Members of the Court shall be bound, unless they are on leave duties until their places have been filled. Though replaced, they shall or prevented from attending by illness or other serious reasons duly finish any cases which they may have begun. explained to the President, to hold themselves permanently at the 4. In the case of the resignation of a member of the Court, the disposal of the Court. resignation shall be addressed to the President of the Court for transmit sion to the Secretary-General. This last notification makes the place Article 24 vacant. 1. If, for some special reason, a member of the Court considers that he should not take part in the decision of a particular case, he Article 74 shall so inform the President. Vacancies shall be tilled by the same method as that laid down for 2. If the President considers that for some special reason one of the first election, subject to the following provision: the Secretary the members of the Court should not sit in a particular case, he shall General shall, within one month of the occurrence of the vacancy, pro- give him notice accordingly. ceed to issue the invitations provided for in Article 5, and the date of 3. If in any such case the member of the Court and the President the election shall be fixed by the Security Council. disagree, the matter shall be settled by the decision of the Court.

Article 15 Article 25 A member of the Court elected to replace a member whose term 1. The full Court shall sit except when it is expressly provided other- of office has not expired shall hold office for the remainder of his wise in the present Statute. predecessor’s term. 2. Subject to the condition that the number of judges available to constitute the Court is not thereby reduced below eleven, the Rules Article 16 of the Court may provide for allowing one or more judges, according 1. No member of the Court may exercise any political or ad- to circumstances and in rotation, to be dispensed from sitting. ministrative function, or engage in any other occupation of a profes- 3. A quorum of nine judges shall suffice to constitute the Court. sional nature. 2. Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision of the Court. Article 26 1. The Court may from time to time form one or more chambers, Article 77 composed of three or more judges as the Court may determine, for 1. No member of the Court may act as agent, counsel, or advocate dealing with particular categories of cases; for example, labour cases in any case. end cases relating to transit and communications 2. No member may participate in the decision of any case in which 2. The Court may at any time form a chamber for dealing with a he has previously taken part as agent, counsel, or advocate for one particular case. The number of judges to constitute such a chamber of the parties, or as a member of a national or international court, or shall be determined by the Court with the approval of the parties of a commission of enquiry, or in any other capacity. 3. Cases shall be heard end determined by the chambers provided 3. Any doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision of the for in this Article if the parties so request. court. Article 27 Article 18 A judgment given by any of the chambers provided for in Articles 1. No member of the Court can be dismissed unless, in the 26 and 29 shall be considered as rendered by the Court. unanimous opinion of the other members, he has ceased to fulfil the required conditions. Article 28 2. Formal notification thereof shall be made to the Secretary The chambers provided for in Articles 26 and 29 may, with the con- General by the Registrar. sent of the parties, sit and exercise their functions elsewhere than at 3. This notification makes the place vacant. The Hague. 1234 Appendix II

Article 29 3. Whenever the construction of the constituent instrument of a With a view to the speedy dispatch of business, the Court shall form public international organization or of an international convention annually a chamber composed of five judges which, at the request adopted thereunder is in question in a case before the Court, the of the parties, may hear and determine cases by summary procedure. Registrar shall so notify the public international organization concerned In addition, two judges shall be selected for the purpose of replacing and shall communicate to it copies of all the written proceedings judges who find it impossible to sit. Article 35 Article 30 1. The Court shall be open to the states parties to the present 1. The Court shall frame rules for carrying out its functions In par- Statute. ticular, it shall lay down rules of procedure. 2. The conditions under which the Court shall be open to other 2. The Rules of the Court may provide for assessors to sit with states shall, subject to the special provisions contained in treaties in the Court or with any of its chambers, without the right to vote. force, be laid down by the Security Council, but in no case shall such conditions place the parties in a position of inequality before the Court. Article 31 3. When a state which is not a Member of the United Nations is 1. Judges of the nationality of each of the parties shall retain their a party to a case, the Court shall fix the amount which that party is right to sit in the case before the Court. to contribute towards the expenses of the Court. This provision shall 2. If the Court includes upon the Bench a judge of the nationality not apply if such state is bearing a share of the expenses of the Court. of one of the parties, any other party may choose a person to sit as judge. Such person shall be chosen preferably from among those per- Article 36 sons who have been nominated as candidates as provided in Articles 1. The jurisdiction of the Court comprises all cases which the par- 4 and 5. ties refer to it and all matters specially provided for in the Charter of 3. If the Court includes upon the Bench no judge of the nationality the United Nations or in treaties and conventions in force. of the parties, each of these parties may proceed to choose a judge 2. The states parties to the present Statute may at any time declare as provided in paragraph 2 of this Article. that they recognize as compulsory ipso facto and without special agree 4. The provisions of this Article shall apply to the case of Articles ment, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, the 26 and 29. In such cases, the President shall request one or, if necessary, jurisdiction of the Court in all legal disputes concerning: two of the members of the Court forming the chamber to give place a. the interpretation of a treaty; to the members of the Court of the nationality of the parties concerned, b. any question of international law; and, failing such, or if they are unable to be present, to the judges c. the existence of any fact which, if established. would constitute specially chosen by the parties a breach of an international obligation; 5. Should there be several parties in the same interest, they shall, d. the nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach for the purpose of the preceding provisions, be reckoned as one party of an international obligation. only. Any doubt upon this point shall be settled by the decision of the 3. The declarations referred to above may be made unconditionally court. or on condition of reciprocity on the part of several or certain states, 6. Judges chosen as laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this or for a certain time. Article shall fulfil the conditions required by Articles 2, 17 (paragraph 4. Such declarations shall be deposited with the Secretary-General 2), 20, and 24 of the present Statute. They shall take part in the deci- of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies thereof to the parties sion on terms of complete equality with their colleagues. to the Statute and to the Registrar of the Court. 5. Declarations made under Article 36 of the Statute of the Per- manent Court of International Justice and which are still in force shall Article 32 be deemed, as between the parties to the present Statute, to be ac- 1. Each member of the Court shall receive an annual salary. ceptances of the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of 2. The President shall receive a special annual allowance. Justice for the period which they still have to run and in accordance 3. The Vice–President shall receive a special allowance for every with their terms. day on which he acts as President. 6. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdic- 4. The judges chosen under Article 31, other than members of the tion, the matter shall be settled by the decision of the Court. Court, shall receive compensation for each day on which they exer- cise their functions Article 37 5. These salaries, allowances, and compensation shall be fixed by Whenever a treaty or convention in force provides for reference of the General Assembly They may not be decreased during the term a matter to a tribunal to have been instituted by the League of Nations, of office. or to the Permanent Court of International Justice, the matter shall, 6. The salary of the Registrar shall be fixed by the General Assembly as between the parties to the present Statute, be referred to the Inter- on the proposal of the Court. national Court of Justice. 7. Regulations made by the General Assembly shall fix the condi- tions under which retirement pensions may be given to members of Article 38 the Court and to the Registrar, and the conditions under which 1. The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with in- members of the Court and the Registrar shall have their travelling ex- ternational law such disputes as are submitted to it, shall apply: penses refunded. a. international conventions, whether general or particular, 8. The above salaries, allowances, and compensation shall be free establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states; of all taxation. b. international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law; Article 33 c. the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations; The expenses of the Court shall be borne by the United Nations in d. subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions and the such a manner as shall be decided by the General Assembly. teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations as subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law. Chapter II 2. This provision shall not prejudice the power of the Court to COMPETENCE OF THE COURT decide a case ex aequo et bono, It the Parties agree tnereto.

Article 34 Chapter III 1. Only states may be parties in cases before the Court. PROCEDURE 2. The Court, subject to and in conformity with its Rules, may re- quest of public international organizations information relevant to cases Article 39 before it, and shall receive such information presented by such organiza- 1. The official languages of the Court shall be French and English. tions on their own initiative. If the parties agree that the case shall be conducted in French, the Statute of the International Court of Justice 1235 judgment shall be delivered in French. If the parties agree that the case Article 49 shell be conducted in English, the judgment shall be delivered in The Court may, even before the hearing begins, call upon the agents English. to produce any document or to supply any explanations. Formal note 2. In the absence of an agreement as to which language shall be shall be taken of any refusal. employed, each party may, in the pleadings, use the language which it prefers; the decision of the Court shall be given in French and English. Article 50 In this case the Court shall at the same time determine which of the The Court may, at any time, entrust any individual, body, bureau, two texts shall be considered as authoritative. commission, or other organization that it may select, with the task of 3. The Court shall, at the request of any party, authorize a language carrying out an enquiry or giving an expert opinion. other than French or English to be used by that party. Article 51 Article 40 During the hearing any relevant questions are to be put to the 1. Cases are brought before the Court, as the case may be, either witnesses and experts under the conditions laid down by the Court by the notification of the special agreement or by a written application in the rules of procedure referred to in Article 30. addressed to the Registrar. In either case the subject of the dispute and the parties shall be indicated. Article 52 2. The Registrar shall forthwith communicate the application to all After the Court has received the proofs and evidence within the time concerned. specified for the purpose, it may refuse to accept any further oral or 3. He shall also notify the Members of the United Nations through written evidence that one party may desire to present unless the other the Secretary-General, and also any other states entitled to appear side consents before the Court. Article 53 Article 41 1. Whenever one of the parties does not appear before the Court, 1. The Court shall have the power to indicate, if it considers that or fails to defend its case, the other party may call upon the Court to circumstances so require, any provisional measures which ought to be decide in favour of its claim. taken to preserve the respective rights of either party. 2. The Court must, before doing so, satisfy itself, not only that it 2. Pending the final decision, notice of the measures suggested has jurisdiction in accordance with Articles 36 and 37, but also that shall forthwith be given to the parties and to the Security Council. the claim is well founded in fact and law.

Article 42 Article 54 1. The parties shall be represented by agents 1. When, subject to the control of the Court, the agents, counsel, 2. They may have the assistance of counsel or advocates before and advocates have completed their presentation of the case, the Presi- the Court. dent shall declare the hearing closed. 3. The agents, counsel, and advocates of parties before the Court 2. The Court shell withdraw to consider the judgment. shall enjoy the privileges and immunities necessary to the indepen- 3. The deliberations of the Court shall take place in private and dent exercise of their duties. remain secret.

Article 43 Article 55 1. The procedure shall consist of two parts: written and oral. 1. All questions shall be decided by a majority of the judges present. 2. The written proceedings shall consist of the communication to 2. In the event of an equality of votes, the President or the judge the Court and to the parties of memorials, counter-memorials and, if who acts in his place shall have a casting vote. necessary, replies; also all papers and documents in support. 3. These communications shall be made through the Registrar, in Article 55 the order and within the time fixed by the Court. 1. The judgment shall state the reasons on which it is based. 4. A certified copy of every document produced by one party shall 2. It shall contain the names of the judges who have taken part be communicated to the other party. in the decision. 5. The oral proceedings shall consist of the hearing by the Court of witnesses, experts, agents, counsel, and advocates. Article 57 If the judgment does not represent in whole or in part the unanimous Article 44 opinion of the judges, any judge shall be entitled to deliver a separate 1. For the service of all notices upon persons other than the agents, opinion. counsel, and advocates, the Court shall apply direct to the government of the state upon whose territory the notice has to be served. Article 53 2. The same provision shall apply whenever steps are to be taken The judgment shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. to procure evidence on the spot. It shall be read in open court, due notice having been given to the agents Article 45 The hearing shall be under the control of the President or, if he is Article 9 unable to preside, of the Vice-President; if neither is able to preside, The decision of the Court has no binding force except between the the senior judge present shall preside. parties and in respect of that particular case.

Article 46 Article 60 The hearing in Court shall be public, unless the Court shall decide The judgment is final and without appeal. In the event of dispute otherwise, or unless the parties demand that the public be not admitted. as to the meaning or scope of the judgment, the Court shall construe it upon the request of any party. Article 47 1. Minutes shall be made at each hearing and signed by the Article 61 Registrar and the President. 1. An application for revision of a judgment may be made only 2. These minutes alone shall be authentic. when it is based upon the discovery of some fact of such a nature as to be a decisive factor, which fact was, when the judgment was Article 48 given, unknown to the Court and also to the party claiming revision, The Court shall make orders for the conduct of the case, shall decide always provided that such ignorance was not due to negligence. the form end time in which each party must conclude its arguments, 2. The proceedings for revision shall be opened by a judgment of end make all arrangements connected with the taking of evidence. the Court expressly recording the existence of the new tact, recognizing 1236 Appendix II that it has such a character as to lay the case open to revision, and sitting, by the President, as likely to be able to furnish information on declaring the application admissible on this ground. the question, that the Court will be prepared to receive, within a time 3. The Court may require previous compliance with the terms of limit to be fixed by the President, written statements, or to hear, at a the judgment before it admits proceedings in revision. public sitting to be held for the purpose, oral statements relating to 4. The application for revision must be made at latest within six the question. months of the discovery of the new fact. 3. Should any such state entitled to appear before the Court have 5. No application for revision may be made after the lapse of ten failed to receive the special communication referred to in paragraph years from the date of the judgment. 2 of this Article, such state may express a desire to submit a written statement or to be heard; and the Court will decide. Article 62 4. States and organizations having presented written or oral 1. Should a state consider that it has an interest of a legal nature statements or both shall be permitted to comment on the statements which may be affected by the decision in the case, it may submit a made by other states or organizations in the form, to the extent, and request to the Court to be permitted to intervene. within the time limits which the Court, or, should it not be sitting, the 2. It shall be for the Court to decide upon this request. President, shall decide in each particular case Accordingly, the Registrar shall in due time communicate any such written statements to states Article 63 and organizations having submitted similar statements 1. Whenever the construction of a convention to which states other than those concerned in the case are parties is in question, the Registrar Article 67 shall notify all such states forthwith. The Court shall deliver its advisory opinions in open court, notice 2. Every state so notified has the right to intervene in the pro- having been given to the Secretary-General and to the representatives ceedings; but if it uses this right, the construction given by the judg- of Members of the United Nations, of other states and of international ment will be equally binding upon it. organizations immediately concerned.

Article /64 Article 68 Unless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear its own In the exercise of its advisory functions the Court shall further be costs. guided by the provisions of the present Statute which apply in con- tentious cases to the extent to which it recognizes them to be ap- Chapter IV plicable. ADVISORY OPINIONS Chapter V Article 65 1. The Court may give an advisory opinion on any legal question AMENDMENT at the request of whatever body may be authorized by or in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to make such a request. Article 69 2. Questions upon which the advisory opinion of the Court is asked Amendments to the present Statute shall be effected by the same shall be laid before the Court by means of a written request contain- procedure as is provided by the Charter of the United Nations for ing an exact statement of the question upon which an opinion is re- amendments to that Charter, subject however to any provisions which quired, and accompanied by all documents likely to throw light upon the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Security Council the question. may adopt concerning the participation of states which are parties to the present Statute but are not Members of the United Nations Article. 66 1. The Registrar shall forthwith give notice of the request for an Article 70 advisory opinion to all states entitled to appear before the Court. The Court shall have power to propose such amendments to the 2. The Registrar shall also, by means of a special and direct com- present Statute as it may deem necessary, through written communica munication, notify any state entitled to appear before the Court or in- tions to the Secretary-General, for consideration in conformity with the ternational organization considered by the Court, or, should it not be provisions of Article 69. Structure of the United Nations 1237

Appendix III Structure of the United Nations

General Assembly

The General Assembly is composed of all the Members of the United OFFICERS OF THE MAIN COMMITTEES Nations Resumed fortieth session SESSIONS Second Committeea Resumed fortieth session: 28 April-9 May, 20 June end 15 September Chairman: Omer Birido (Sudan). 1986. Vice-Chairmen: Soemadi D M. Brotodiningrat (lndonesia), lnga Ericksson Thirteenth special session: 27 May—1 June 1986. (Sweden). Forty-first session:1 16 September-19 December 1986 (suspended). Rapporteur: Jorge Lago Silva (Cuba). Fourteenth special session: 17-20 September 1986. Fifth Committeea OFFICERS Chairman: Tommo Monthe (Cameroon). Vice-Chairmen: Hans Erik Kastoft (Denmark), Adnan A. Yonis (Iraq). Resumed fortieth session and thirteenth special session President: Jaime de Piniés (Spain).a Rapporteur: Falk Meltke (German Democratic Republic).

Vice-Presidents:b Bahamas, Barbados, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, a Cyprus, Democratic Yemen, France, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malta, The only Main Committees to meet at the resumed session. Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Senegal, Tunisia, USSR, Thirteenth special sessiona United Kingdom, United States. Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the Thirteenth Special Session aOn 27 May 1986 (decision S-13/12). the Assembly decided that the President Chairman: Stephen Lewis (Canada).b at the fortieth session would serve in the same capacity et the thirteenth special Vice-Chairmen: Adhemar Gabriel Bahadian (Brazil), Peter Dietze (Ger- session. b On 27 May 1986 (decision S-13/41, the Assembly decided that the Vice- man Democratic Republic), Qazi Shaukat Fareed (Pakistan). Presidents et the fortieth session would serve in the same capacity et the thirteenth Rapporteur: Pastor Ngaiza (United Republic of Tanzania). special session. aOn 27 May 1986 (decision S13/3), the Assembly decided that the Chairmen Forty-first session and fourteenth special session of the Main Committees of the fortieth session NUN 1985, p. 1393) would serve President: Humayun Rasheed Choudhury (Bangladesh).a in the same capacity et the thirteenth special session, on the understanding that Vice-Presidents:b Benin, Brazil, Byelorussian SSR, China, Cyprus, the Chairmen of the Third, Fourth and Sixth Committees would each be replaced by another member of his delegation. Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, bElected by the Assembly on 27 May 1986 (decision S-13/15); other officers elected Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, by the Ad Hoc Committee Sweden, Turkey. USSR, United Kingdom, United States. Forty-first sessiona and fourteenth special sessionb aElected on 16 September 1986 (decision 41/302); on 17 September (decision S-14/12), the Assembly decided that the President at the forty-first session would aChairmen elected by the Main Committees: announced by the Assembly President serve in the same capacity at the fourteenth special session. on 16 September 1986 (decision 41/304). b Elected on 16 September 1986 (decision 41/303); on 17 September (decision bOn 17 September 1986 (decision S-14/13), the Assembly decided that the S-14/14). the Assembly decided that the Vice-Presidents at the forty-first session Chairmen of the Main Committees of the forty-first session would serve in the same would serve in the same capacity et the fourteenth special session. capacity at the fourteenth special session.

The Assembly has four types of committees: (1) Main Committees; First Committee (2) procedural committees; (3) standing committees; (4) subsidiary and Chairman: Siegfried Zachmann (German Democratic Republic). ad hoc bodies In addition, it convenes conferences to deal with specific Vice-Chairmen: Morihisa Aoki (Japan), Douglas James Roche (Canada). subjects Rapporteur: Corentin Doulaye Ki (Burkina Faso).

Special Political Committee Chairman: Kwam Kouassi (Togo). Main Committees Vice-Chairmen: Raimundo González (Chile), Mehmet Ali Intemcelik (Turkey). Rapporteur: Rafiq Ahmed Khan (Bangladesh). Seven Main Committees have been established as follows: Second Committee Political and Security Committee (disarmament and related interna- Chairman: Abdalla Saleh Al-Ashtal (Democratic Yemen). tional security questions) (First Committee) Vice-Chairmen: Oscar R. de Rojas Vanezuela). Finn Jonck (Denmark). Special Political Committee Rapporteur: Boris Goudima (Ukrainian SSR). Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) Social, Humanitarian end Cultural Committee (Third Committee) Third Committee Trusteeship Committee (including Non-Self-Governing Territories) Chairman: Alphons C. M. Hamer (Netherlands). (Fourth Committee) Vice-Chairmen: Tatiana Brosnakova (Czechoslovakia), James Mugume Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) (Uganda). Legel Committee (Sixth Committee) Rapporteur: Francis Eric Aguilar-Hecht (Guatemala).

The General Assembly may constitute other committees, on which all Members of the United Nations have the right to be represented. ‘The forty-first session of the General Assembly resumed on 14 September 1987. 1238 Appendix III

Fourth Committee Michel Brochard (France), Luiz Sergio Gama Figueira (Brazil), Ma Longde Chairman: James Victor Gbeho (Ghana). (China), lrmeli Mustonen (Finland), Banbit A. Roy (India), Yukio Takasu Vice-Chairman: Ahmad Farouk Arnouss (Syrian Arab Republic), (Japan). Margaret A. King-Rousseau (Trinidad and Tobago). Rapporteur: Nihat Akyol (Turkey). Committee on Contributions Members: Fifth Committee To serve until 31 December 1986: Leoncio Fernández Maroto (Spain); Chairman: Even Fontaine-Ortiz (Cuba). Lance Louis E. Joseph (Australia); Atilio Norberto Molteni, Vice- Vice-Chairmen: John Hadwen (Canada), Tharcisse Ntakibirora Chairman (Argentina); Oluseye D. Oduyemi (Nigeria); Omar Sirry (Burundi). (Egypt); Gilberto Vergne Saboia (Brazil). Rapporteur: Soeprapto Herijanto (lndonesia). To serve until 31 December 1987: Amjad Ali, Chairman (Pakistan); Ernesto Battisti (Italy); Javier Castillo Ayala (Mexico);a Anatoly S. Sixth Committee Chistyakov (USSR);a Dominique Souchet (France); Wang Liansheng Chairman: Laurel B. Francis [Jamaica). (China). Vice-Chairmen: José Luis Jesús (Cape Verde), loan Voicu (Romania). To serve until 31 December 1988 Andrzej Abraszewski (Poland); John Rapporteur: Jose Maria Castroviego (Spain). Fox (United States); Elias M. C. Kazembe (Zambia); Yasuo Noguchi (Japan); Adnan A. Yonis (Iraq); Assen lliev Zlatanov (Bulgaria). Procedural committees aResigned by a letter of 1 June and on 31 December 1986, respectively; Miguel General Committee Marin Bosch (Mexico) and Feliks N. Kovalev (USSR) were appointed by the General The General Committee consists of the President of the General Assembly on 11 December 1986 (decision 41/313) for a one-year term beginning Assembly, as Chairman, the 21 Vice-Presidents and the Chairmen of on 1 January 1987 to fill the resultant vacancies. the seven Main Committees On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/313). the General Assembly ap- Credentials Committee pointed the following six members for a three-year term beginning on The Credentials Committee consists of nine members appointed by 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1966: the General Assembly on the proposal of the President. Bagbeni Adeito Nzangeya (Zaire), Carlos Antonio Bivero Garcia (Venezuela), Lance Louis E. Joseph (Australia), Atilio Norberto Molteni Thirteenth special sessiona (Argentina), Dimitri Rallis (Greece), Omar Sirry (Egypt). Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, China, Papua New Guinea, Suriname /Chairman/, USSR, United States. Subsidiary, ad hoc and related bodies

aOn 27 May 1986 (decision S-13/11), the Assembly decided that the Credentials The following subsidiary, ad hoc and related bodies were in existence Committee for the thirteenth special session would have the same composition or functioning in 1986, or were established during the General as that for the fortieth session. Assembly’s forty-first session, held from 16 September to 19 December 1986. (For other related bodies, see p. 1264.) Forty-first sessiona and fourteenth special sessionb Bahamas, China, Fiji, Ghana, Netherlands, Rwanda, USSR, United States, Venezuela (Chairman). Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the 1987 aAppointed on 16 September 1986 (decision 41/301). Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees bOn 17 September 1986 (decision S-14/11), the Assembly decided that the As soon as practicable after the opening of each regular session of Credentials Committee for the fourteenth special session would have the same the General Assembly, an ad hoc committee of the whole of the composition as that for the forty-first session. Assembly meets, under the chairmanship of the President of the ses- sion, to enable Governments to announce pledges of voluntary con- Standing committees tributions to the programme of UNHCR for the following year. Also invited to announce their pledges are States which are members of The two standing committees consist of experts appointed in their specialized agencies but not Members of the United Nations In 1986, individual capacity for three-year terms. the Ad Hoc Committee met on 14 November.

Advisory Committee on Administrative Ad Hoc CommIttee of the General Assembly for the Announcement and Budgetary Questions of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Members: Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East To serve until 31 December 1986: Henrik Amneus (Sweden); Luiz Sergio As soon as practicable after the opening of each regular session of Gama Figueira (Brazil); Ma Longde (China); Andrew Robin Murray the General Assembly, an ad hoc committee of the whole of the (United Kingdom); Banbit A. Roy (India); Yukio Takasu (Japan). Assembly meets, under the chairmanship of the President of the ses- To serve until 31 December 1987: Even Fontaine-Ortiz (Cuba); Jobst sion, to enable Governments to announce pledges of voluntary con- Holborn (Federal Republic of Germany);a I. V. Khalevinski (USSR);b tributions to the programme of UNRWA for the following year. Also Richard Nygard (United States); Noureddine Sefiani (Morocco). invited to announce their pledges are States which are members of To serve until 31 December 1988: Ahmad Fathi Al-Masri (Syrian Arab specialized agencies but not Members of the United Nations In 1986, Republic); Traian Chebeleu (Romania);c C S. M. Mselle, Chairman the Ad Hoc Committee met on 24 November. (United Republic of Tanzania); Oluseye D. Oduyemi (Nigeria); Christopher R. Thomas (Trinidad and Tobago). Ad Hoc Committee of the International aResigned effective 12 November 1986; Ulrich Kalbitzer Federal Republic of Ger- Conference on Kampuchea many) was appointed by the General Assembly on 11 December (decision 41/305 B) The Ad Hoc Committee of the International Conference on Kam- for a one-year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the resultant vacancy. puchea held three meetings between 5 March and 12 September 1986, bResigned effective 1 May 1986; Viktor A. Vislykh (USSR) was appointed by at United Nations Headquarters the General Assembly on 1 May (decision 40/305 D) to fill the resultant vacancy. CResigned effective 16 September 1986: Ion Gorita (Romania) was appointed Belgium, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, by the General Assembly on 29 September (decision 41/305 A) to fill the resultant Members; Vacancy. Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand.

On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/305 B), the General Assembly Chairmen: Massamba Sarré (Senegal). appointed the following six members for a three-year term beginning Vice-Chairman: Edmonde Dever (Belgium). on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Rapporrteur: Kadir Deen (Malaysia). Structure of the United Nations 1239

Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an lnternational Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational Convention against the Recruitment. Use, Financing and Training Programme for Southern Africa and Training of Mercenarles Members: Byelorussian SSR, Canada, Denmark, India, Japan, Libe- The 35-member Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an Interna- ria, Nigeria, Norway, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, tional Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Train- Venezuela, Zaire, Zambia. ing of Mercenaries did not meet in 1986. Chairman: Tom Eric Vraalsen (Norway). Members: Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bulgaria, Vice-Chairmen: Joel Mulule Ngo (Zambia). Canada, Cuba, Democratic Yemen, Ethiopia, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Haiti, India, Italy, Advisory Committee on the United Nations Programme Jamaica, Japan, Mongolia, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Seychelles, of Assistance in the Teaching. Study, Dissemination Spain, Suriname, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Kingdom, and Wider Appreciation of International Law United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia. The Advisory Committee on the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Apprecia- Ad Hoc Committee on the lmplementation of the Collective tion of International Law held its twenty-first session on 11 December Security Provisions of the Charter of the United Nations 1986 at United Nations Headquarters Owing to different opinions of the regional groups pertaining to the allocation of seats, no agreement could be reached on the constitu- Members (until 31 December 1987): Barbados, Cyprus, France, Ghana, tion of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Implementation of the Collec- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Netherlands, Romania, Sierra Leone, Syrian tive Security Provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. Arab Republic, Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, Venezuela. Chairman: Nana Kumi (Ghana). Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean The Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean, continuing the Board of Auditors preparatory work for the Conference on the Indian Ocean (to be con- The Board of Auditors consists of three members appointed by the vened no later than 1988 at Colombo, Sri Lanka), held two sessions General Assembly for three-year terms during 1986—from 24 March to 8 April and from 14 to 25 July-at United Nations Headquarters Members: To serve until 30 June 1987: Chairman of the Commission of Audit Members: Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Democratic of the Philippines. Yemen, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, German Democratic To serve until 30 June 1998 Auditor-General of Ghana. Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Indonesia, To serve until 30 June 1989: Senior President of the Audit Office of Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, France. Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Netherlands Norway, Oman, Pak- istan, Panama, Poland, Romania, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/314), the General Assembly ap- Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, USSR, United Arab Emirates, pointed the Chairman of the Commission of Audit of the Philippines United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Yemen, for a three-year term beginning on 1 July 1987. Yugoslavia, Zambia. Collective Measures Committee Sweden, a major maritime user of the Indian Ocean, continued to Established in 1950 under the General Assembly’s “Uniting for Peace’ participate in the meetings as an observer. resolution,3 the Collective Measures Committee reported three times to the Assembly. In noting the third report, to its ninth (1954) session, Chairman: Nissanka Wijewardane (Sri Lanka). the Assembly directed the Committee to remain in a position to pur- Vice-Chairmen: Samsi Abdullah (lndonesia), Manuel dos Santos (Mo- sue such further studies as it may deem desirable to strengthen the zambique), Wilhelm Grundmann (German Democratic Republic), capability of the United Nations to maintain peace and to report to John Okely (Australia). the Security Council and to the Assembly as appropriate.4 Rapporteur: Jean de Dieu Rakotozafy (Madagascar). Members: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Egypt, France, Ad Hoc Committee on the World Disarmament Conference Mexico, Philippines, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, The 40-member Ad Hoc Committee on the World Disarmament Con- Venezuela, Yugoslavia. ference held two sessions in 1986, at United Nations Headquarters: the first from 7 to 11 April: and the second from 7 to 10 July. Commission on Human Settlements The Commission on Human Settlements (see p. 1258) reports to the Members: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council. Burundi, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mex- Committee for Programme and Co-ordination ico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philip The Committee for Programme and Co-ordination (see p. 1259) is pines, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the main subsidiary organ of the Economic and Social Council and Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia. of the General Assembly for planning, programming and co-ordination; it reports to both. The USSR participated in the work of the Ad Hoc Committee, while China, France, the United Kingdom and the United States maintained Committee for the United Nations Population Award contact with it through its Chairman, pursuant to a 1973 General The Committee for the United Nations Population Award is com- Assembly resolution.* posed of: (a) 10 representatives of United Nations Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council for a three-year period, Chairman: Nissanka Wijewardane (Sri Lanka). a with due regard for equitable geographical representation and the need Vice-Chairmen: Kazimierz Tomaszewski (Poland). to include Member States that had made contributions for the Award; Rapporteur: Pablo Barrios (Spain). (b) the Secretary-General and the UNFPA Executive Director, to serve ex officio; and (c) five individuals eminent for their significant contribu- aTwo pow remained vacant.

WORKING GROUP 2YUN 1973, p, 18, GA res. 3183(XXVlll), 18 Dec. 1973. Members: Burundi, Egypt, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Po- 3YUN 1950, p. 194, GA res. 377(V). pan A, para. 11, 3 Nov. 1950. land, Spain (Chairman). Sri Lanka. 4YUN 1954, p. 23, GA res. 809(IX), 4 Nov. 1954. 1240 Appendix III tions to population-related activities, selected by the Committee, to On 19 December 1986, the Assembly President announced that he serve as honorary members in an advisory capacity for a renewable had appointed the following 22 members for a one-year term begin- three-year term. ning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies. occurring on 31 December In 1986, the Committee held six meetings between 24 January and 1986: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Byelorussian SSR, Chile, 27 May, at United Nations Headquarters, Cyprus, Egypt, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Senegal, Members (until 31 December 1988): Burundi, Colombia, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, USSR, United Kingdom, United States Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Yugoslavia. Ex-officio members: The Secretary-General and the UNFPA Executive Committee on Information Director. In 1986, the 69-member Committee on Information held, at United Honorary members (until 31 December 1988): Nobusuke Kishi, Edem Nations Headquarters, an organizational session on 17 March and its Kodjo, Carmen Miro, Robert E. Turner III, Simone Veil. eighth session from 23 June to 3 July.

Chairman: Nejib Bouziri (Tunisia). Members: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Chile, Chine, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte Committee of Trustees of the United Nations d’lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Trust Fund for South Africa Ethiopia, Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Members: Chile, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sweden. Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Chairman: Anders Ferm (Sweden). Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Vice-Chairman: Joseph N. Garba (Nigeria). Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Trinidad end Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey. Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Kingdom, United Committee on Applications for Review of Republic of Tanzania, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Administrative Tribunal Judgements Yugoslavia, Zaire. In 1986, the Committee on Applications for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements held two sessions, at United Nations Headquar- Chairman: Willi Schlegel (German Democratic Republic). ters: its twenty-seventh from 27 to 29 January, and its twenty-eighth Vice-Chairmen: Melchior Bwakira (Burundi), Q. A. M. A. Rahim from 4 to 9 September. (Bangladesh), Ernesto Rodríguez-Medina (Colombia). Rapporteur: Pablo Barrios (Spain). Members (until 15 September 1986) (based on the composition of the General Committee at the General Assembly’s fortieth session): On 3 December 1986, the General Assembly increased the Commit- Bahamas, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Costa Rica, tee’s membership from 69 to 70 and appointed Malta as a new member. Cyprus, Democratic Yemen, Finland, France, Gabon, Hungary, In- donesia, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Malta, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, USSR, United Committee on Relations with the Host Country Kingdom, United States Members; Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cyprus, France, Honduras, Iraq, Mali, Senegal, Spain, USSR, United Chairmen.’ Yasin A. Aena (Iraq) (twenty-seventh session), Mudhafar A. Kingdom, United States (host country). Al-Amin (Iraq) (twenty-eighth session). Rapporteur: David M. Edwards (United Kingdom). Chairman: Constantine Moushoutas (Cyprus). Vice-Chairmen: Bulgaria, Canada, Côte d’lvoire. Members (from 16 September 1986) (based on the composition of the Rapporteur: Emilia Castro de Barish (Costa Rica). General Committee at the General Assembly’s forty-first session): Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Byelorussian SSR, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Committee on the Development and Utilization of Democratic Yemen, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, German New and Renewable Sources of Energy Democratic Republic, Ghana, Jamaica, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The Committee on the Development and Utilization of New end Malaysia, Mozambique, Netherlands, Omen, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Renewable Sources of Energy, open to the participation of all States Somalia, Suriname, Sweden, Togo, Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, as full members, held its third session at United Nations Headquarters United States from 9 to 13 June 1986.

Chairman; Faruq Ziada (Iraq). Committee on Arrangements for a Conference Vice-Chairmen: Edmundo de Alba Alcaraz (Mexico). Boris Goudima for the Purpose of Reviewing the Charter (Ukrainian SSR), Hatem Seif El-Nasr (Egypt). All Members of the United Nations are members of the Committee Rapporteur: Arman Aardal (Norway). on Arrangements for a Conference for the Purpose of Reviewing the Charter. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable The Committee, established in 1955, last mat in 1967, following Rights of the Palestinian People which the General Assembly decided to keep it in being.5 Members: Afghanistan, Cuba, Cyprus, German Democratic Republic, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary. India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Committee on Conferences Republic. Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, The Committee on Conferences consists of 22 Member States ap- Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, Yugoslavia. pointed by the President of the General Assembly on the basis of equitable geographical balance, normally to serve for a three-year term. Chairman: Massamba Sarré (Senegal). Vice-Chairmen: Oscar Oramas-Oliva (Cuba), Mohammad Farid Zarif Members (until 31 December 1986): Algeria, Austria, Bahamas Bulgaria, (Afghanistan). Byelorussian SSR, Chile, Cyprus, France, Germany. Federal Republic Rapporteur: George Agius (Malta). of, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, USSR, United Kingdom, United States. WORKING GROUP Members: Afghanistan, Cube, German Democratic Republic, Guinea, Chairman: Bernards A. N. Mudho (Kenya). Guyana, India (Vice-Chairmen), Malta (Chairman), Pakistan, Senegal, Vice-Chairmen: J. D. Ariyaratne (Sri Lanka), P. G. Belyaev (Byelorus Tunisia, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR; Palestine Liberation Organisation. sian SSR), Fernando Danus (Chile). Rapporteur: Otto Ditz (Austria) (until 26 June), Valentin lnzko (Austria) (from 26 June). 5YUN 1967, p 291, GA res. 2285(XXll). 5 Dec. 1967. Structure of the United Nations 1241

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Intergovernmental Committee on Science and The 53-member Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Technology for Development held its twenty-ninth session at United Nations Headquarters from 2 The Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for to 13 June 1986. Development, open to the participation of all States as full members, held its eighth session at United Nations Headquarters from 2 to 6 June Members: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bra- 1986. zil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, German Chairman: José U. Fernández (Philippines). Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Hungary, India, Vice-Chairmen: Florian Cichomski (Poland), Raúl Livas (Mexico), Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Mosesy Daka Rajaona (Madagascar). Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Rapporteur: Victor G. Bradley (Canada). Portugal, Romania, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE Venezuela. Viet Nam, Yugoslavia. AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT The 28-member Advisory Committee on Science and Technology Chairman: Peter Jankowitsch (Austria). for Development held its sixth session at United Nations Headquar- Vice-Chairman: Teodor Marinescu (Romania). ters from 3 to 12 February 1986. Rapporteur: Henrique Rodrigues Valle (Brazil). Members: LEGAL SUB-COMMITTEE To serve until 31 December 1986: Oscar Aguero Wood (Chile); Umberto Colombo (Italy); Etienne Cracco (Belgium); Djibril fill, Vice-Chairman The Legal Sub-committee, a committee of the whole, held its twenty (Senegal); Essam El-Din Galal, Chairman (Egypt); Henri Hogbe-Nlend fifth session at Geneva from 24 March to 11 April 1986. (Cameroon); Mumtaz Ali Kazi (Pakistan); Lydia P. Makhubu (Swaziland); James Mullin, Rapporteur (Canada); Tiberiu Muresan Chairman: Ludek Handl (Czechoslovakia). (Romania); Keichi Oshima (Japan); Yash Pal (India); Francisco R. Sagasti, Vice-Chairman (Peru); José Israel Vargas (Brazil). SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE To serve until 31 December 1987: Saleh Abdulrahman Al-Athel (Saudi The Scientific and Technical Sub-committee, a committee of the Arabia); Lars Anell, Vice-Chairman (Sweden); Ang How-Ghee, Vice- whole, held its twenty-third session at United Nations Headquarters Chairman (Singapore); Sadak Ben Jamaa (Tunisia); Ivan D. lvanov from 10 to 21 February 1986. (USSR); Ernst Keller (Swizerland); Stefan Kwiatkowski, Vice-Chairman (Poland); Manlio D. Martinez (Honduras); Abdou Dioffo Moumouni Chairman: J. H. Carver (Australia). (Niger); V. Nyathi (Zimbabwe); Sanga Sabhasri (Thailand); Yannis Tsividis (Greece); Lawrence A Wilson(Trinidad and Tobago); Xu Znaoxiang (China). Disarmament Commission On 4 June 1986, the Intergovernmental Committee appointed the In 1986, the Disarmament Commission, composed of all the following 14 members of the Advisory Committee for a three-year term Members of the United Nations, held a series of meetings between beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 5 and 23 May and an organizational meeting on 1 December, all at December 1986: Carlos Rafael Abeledo (Argentina), Elisabeth Birman United Nations Headquarters. (Hungary), Harvey Brooks (United States), Essam El-Din Galal (Egypt), Karl E. Ganzhorn (Federal Republic of Germany), Yoichi Kaya (Japan), Chairman: Henning Wegener (Federal Republic of Germany). Mumtaz Ali Kazi (Pakistan), Lydia P. Makhubu (Swaziland), Lourival Vice-Chairmen: Australia, Burma, Cameroon, Ecuador, Hungary, Peru, Carmo Monaco (Brazil), Salim Msangi (United Republic of Tanzania), Poland. James Mullin (Canada), Yash Pal (India), Nana Claris Efuah Pratt (Sierra Rapporteur: ldule Amoko (Uganda). Leone). Francisco R. Sagasti (Peru).

Group of High-level Intergovernmental Experts Intergovernmental Group to Monitor the Supply and Shipping to Review the Efficiency of the Administrative and of Oil and Petroleum Products to South Africa Financial Functioning of the United Nations On 10 November 1986, the General Assembly established an In- The Group of High-level Intergovernmental Experts to Review the tergovernmental Group to Monitor the Supply and Shipping of Oil and Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Petroleum Products to South Africa. The Group, to be composed of Nations held four sessions in 1986, at United Nations Headquarters: 11 Member States appointed by the Assembly President, in consulta- its first from 25 February to 4 March, its second from 1 to 11 April, tion with the regional groups and the Chairman of the Special Com- its third from 16 to 27 June and its fourth and final session from 28 mittee against Apartheid, on the basis of equitable geographical July to 15 August. distribution and ensuring representation of oil-exporting and shipping States, was not constituted in 1986. Members:a Mark Allen (United Kingdom); Maurice Bertrand (France); Bi Jilong (China); Lucia Garcia del Solar (Argentina); lgnac Golob, Interim Committee of the General Assembly Vice-Chairman (Yugoslavia); Natarajan Krishnan (India); Kishore The Interim Committee of the General Assembly, on which each Mahbubani (Singapore); Hugo B. Margain (Mexico); Elleck Member of the United Nations has the right to appoint one represen- Mashingaidze (Zimbabwe); Fakhreddin Mohamed (Sudan); Ndam tative, was originally established by the Assembly in 1947 to function Njoya (Cameroon); Vasiliy S Safronchuk (USSR); Shizuo Saito, Vice- between the Assembly’s regular sessions It was reestablished in 1948 Chairman (Japan); Edward O. Sanu (Nigeria); David Silveira da Mota, for a further year and in 19496 for an indefinite period. The Commit- Vice-Chairman (Brazil); José S. Sorzano (United States); Tom Eric tee has not met since 1961.7 Vraalsen, Chairman (Norway); Layachi Yaker, Vice-Chairman (Algeria). International Civil Service Commission The International Civil Service Commission consists of 15 members aAppointed by the President of the fortieth session of the General Assembly, as stated in his communications of 3 and 7 February 1986 to the Secretary-General. who serve in their personal capacity as individuals of recognized com- petence in public administration or related fields, particularly in personnel management. They are appointed by the General Assembly, with due High-level Committee on the Review of Technical regard for equitable geographical distribution, for four-year terms Co-operation among Developing Countries The High-level Committee on the Review of Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries, composed of all States participating in 6YUN 1948-49, p 411, GA res. 295(IV), 21 Nov. 1949. UNDP did not meet in 1986. 7YUN 1961, p. 705. 1242 Appendix III

The Commission held two sessions in 1986: its twenty-third at On 14 November 1986 (decision 41/308), the General Assembly Nairobi, Kenya, from 3 to 20 March; and its twenty-fourth at United elected the following members for a five-Year term beginning on 1 Nations Headquarters from 7 to 25 July. January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Bola Adesumbo Ajibola (Nigeria), Hussain M. Al-Bahrain) (Bahrain), Awn Members: S. Al-Khasawneh (Jordan), Riyadh Al-Qaysi (lraq), Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz To serve until 31 December 1986: Richard M. Akwei, Chairman (Ghana); (Italy), Julio Barboza (Argentina), Yuri G. Barsegov (USSR), J. Alan Turkia Daddah (Mauritania); Karel Houska (Czechoslovakia); Andre Beesley (Canada), Mohamed Bennouna Louridi (Morocco), Boutros Xavier Pirson (Belgium); Carlos S. Vegega, Vice-Chairman Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), Carlos Calero Rodrigues (Brazil), Leonardo Diaz- (Argentina). Gonzalez (Venezuela), Gudmundur Eiriksson (Iceland), Laurel B. Francis To serve until 31 December 1988:a Amjad Ali (Pakistan); Omar Sirry (Jamaica), Bernhard Graefrath (German Democratic Republic), Francis (Egypt); Valery V. Tsybukov (USSR);b M. A. Vellodi (India). Mahon Haves (Ireland), Jorge Enrique lllueca (Panama), Andreas J. To serve until 31 December 1989: Genichi Akatani (Japan); Michel Jacovides (Cyprus), Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone), Ahmed Mahiou Auchère (France); Claudia Cooley (United States); Antônio Fonseca (Algeria), Stephen C. McCaffrey (United States), Frank X. J. C. Njenga Pimentel (Brazil); Alexis Stephanou (Greece). (Kenya), Motoo Ogiso (Japan), Stanislaw M. Pawlak (Poland), Pem- maraju Sreenivasa Rao (India), Edilbert Razafindralambo (Madagascar), aOne seat remained vacant in 1986. Paul Reuter (France), Emmanuel J. Roukounas (Greece), César bResigned after the twenty-fourth session; Ivan P. Aboimov (USSR) was ap- Sepúlveda Gutiérrez (Mexico), Shi Jiuyong (China), Luis Solari Tudela pointed by the Assembly on 11 December 1986 (decision 41/317) for a two-year (Peru), Doudou Thiam (Senegal), Christian Tomuschat (Federal Republic term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the resultant vacancy. of Germany), Alexander Yankov (Bulgaria). On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/3l7), the General Assembly ap- pointed the following members for terms beginning on 1 January 1987: Investments Committee for a four-Year term to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December The Investments Committee consists of nine members appointed 1986—Richard M. Akwei (Ghana), Turkia Daddah (Mauritania), Karel by the Secretary-General, after consultation with the United Nations Houska (Czechoslovakia), Andre Xavier Pirson (Belgium), Carlos S. Joint Staff Pension Board and ACABQ, subject to confirmation by the Vegega (Argentina); and for a two-year term—Francesca Yetunde General Assembly. Members serve for three-Year terms. Emanuel (Nigeria). By the same decision, Richard M. Akwei was designated as Chairman and Carlos S. Vegega as Vice-Chairman, both Members: for four-Year terms beginning on 1 January 1987. To serve until 31 December 1986: David Montagu, Vice-Chairman (United Kingdom); Yves Oltramare (Switzerland); Emmanuel Noi Omaboe (also known as Nana Wereko Ampem II) (Ghana). ADVISORY COMMlTTEE ON POST ADJUSTMENT QUESTIONS To serve until 31 December 1987: Jean Guyot (France); George The Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment Questions consists of Johnston (United States); Michiya Matsukawa (Japan). six members, of whom five are chosen from the geographical regions To serve until 31 December 1988 Aloysio de Andrade Faria (Brazil); of Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe Braj Kumar Nehru, Chairmen (India); Stanislaw Raczkowski (Poland). and other States: and one. from ICSC. who serves ex officio as Chair- man, Members are appointed by the ICSC Chairman to serve for four- In addition, during 1986, Ahmed Abdullatif (Saudi Arabia) and Year terms Juergen Reimnitz (Federal Republic of Germany) served in an ad hoc The Advisory Committee held its eleventh session in London from consultative capacity. 1 to 9 May 1986. On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/315). the General Assembly con- Members: firmed the appointment by the Secretary-General of David Montagu To serve until 31 December 1986: Carmen McFarlane (Jamaica), (United Kingdom), Yves Oltramare (Switzerland) and Emmanuel Noi Hugues Picard (France). Omaboe (Ghana) as members for a three-year term beginning on 1 To serve until 31 December 1987: Yuri N. lvanov (USSR). January 1987. To serve until 31 December 1988 Saw Swee Hock (Singapore). To serve until 31 December 1989: Jeremiah P. Banda (Zambia). Joint Advisory Group on the International Ex-officio member: Carlos S. Vegega, Chairman (Argentina). Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT The Joint Advisory Group was established in accordance with an lnternational Law Commission agreement between UNCTAD and GATT with effect from 1 January The International Law Commission consists of 34 persons of 1968, the date on which their joint sponsorship of the International Trade recognized competence in international law, elected by the General Centre commenced. Assembly to serve in their individual capacity for a five-year term. Vacan- Participation in the Group is open to all States members of UNC- cies occurring within the five-year period are filled by the Commission. TAD and to all Contracting Parties to GATT The Commission held its thirty-eighth session at Geneva from 5 May The Group held its nineteenth session at Geneva from 7 to 15 April 1986. to 11 July 1986. Chairman: Mogens lsaksen (Denmark). Members (until 31 December 1986): Richard Osuolale A. Akinjide (Ni- Vice-Chairmen: M. Motovfka (Czechoslovakia), M. Olarreaga (Uruguay). geria); Riyadh Al-Qaysi (Iraq); Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz (Italy); Mikuin Rapporteur: S. B. A. Sjahruddin (Indonesia). Leliel Balanda (Zaire); Julio Barboza, First Vice-Chairman (Argen- tina); Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt); Carlos Calero Rodrigues (Bra- Joint Inspection Unit zil); Jorge Castaneda (Mexico); Leonardo Diaz-González (Venezuela); The Joint Inspection Unit consists of not more than 11 Inspectors Khalafalla El Rasheed Mohamed-Ahmed (Sudan); Constantin Flitan appointed by the General Assembly from candidates nominated by (Romania); laurel B. Francis (Jamaica); Huang Jiahua (China); Jorge Member States following appropriate consultations including consulta- Enrique lllueca (Panama); Andreas J. Jacovides (Cyprus); Satya Pal tions with the President of the Economic and Social Council and with Jagota (India); Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone); Jose Manuel Lacleta the Chairman of ACC. The Inspectors, chosen for their special ex- Munoz (Spain); Ahmed Mahiou (Algeria); Chafic Malek Lebanon); perience in national or international administrative and financial mat Stephen C. McCaffrey (United States); Frank X. J. C. Njenga (Kenya); ters, with due regard for equitable geographical distribution and Motoo Ogiso, Rapporteur (Japan); Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (Paki- reasonable rotation, serve in their personal capacity for five-year terms stan); Edilbert Razafindralambo (Madagascar); Paul Reuter (France); Willem Riphagen (Netherlands); Emmanuel J. Roukounas (Greece); Members: Sir Ian Sinclair (United Kingdom); Sompong Sucharitkul (Thailand); To serve until 31 December 1987: Alexander S. Efimov, Chairman Doudou Thiam, Chairman (Senegal); Christian Tomuschat (Federal (USSR); Mohamed Salah Eldin lbrahim (Egypt); Nasser Kaddour Republic of Germany); Nikolai A. Ushakov (USSR); Alexander Yankov, (Syrian Arab Republic); Siegfried Schumm (Federal Republic of Ger- Second Vice-Chairman (Bulgaria). many); Norman Williams, Vice-Chairman (Panama). Structure of the United Nations 1243

To serve until 31 December 1989: Kahono Martohadinegoro (Indonesia). United Nations Member States, each to serve for a term of five years To serve until 31 December 1990: Enrique Ferrer Vieyra (Argentina); Information concerning the Panel’s composition had from time to time Alain Gourdon (France); Richard Vognild Hennes (United States); Ivan been communicated to the Assembly and the Security Council; the Kojic (Yugoslavia); Kabongo Tunsala (Zaire). last consolidated list was issued by the Secretary-General in a note of 20 January 1961. On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/319). the General Assembly ap- pointed the following members for a five-year term beginning on 1 Panel of External Auditors January 1988 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1987: The Panel of External Auditors consists of the members of the United Mohamed Salah Eldin lbrahim (Egypt). Nasser Kaddour (Syrian Arab Nations Board of Auditors and the appointed external auditors of the Republic), Boris P. Prokofyev (USSR), Siegfried Schumm (Federal specialised agencies and IAEA. Republic of Germany), Norman Williams (Panama). Panel of Military Experts Negotiating Committee on the Financial Emergency The General Assembly’s “Uniting for Peace” resolution11 called for of the United Nations the appointment of military experts to be available, on request, to United 8 Established in 1975 by the General Assembly to consist of 54 Nations Member States wishing to obtain technical advice on the Member States appointed by its President on the basis of equitable organization, training and equipment of elements within their national geographical balance, the Negotiating Committee on the Financial armed forces which could be made available, in accordance with na- Emergency of the United Nations has a membership of 48. It has not g tional constitutional processes, for service as a unit or units of the met since 1976. United Nations upon the recommendation of the Security Council or the Assembly. Members: Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Gabon, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic the Relationship between Disarmament and Development of, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, In 1986, the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriy, on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, bland, rescheduled for 1987, open to the participation of all States, held two Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, sessions, at United Nations Headquarters: its second from 1 to 11 April Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela. and its third from 2 to 13 June.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner Chairman: Muchkund Dubey (India). for Refugees (UNHCR) Vice-Chairmen: Dietmar Hucke (German Democratic Republic), Mar- tin Huslid (Norway), Oscar Oramas-Oliva (Cuba). EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH Rapporteur: Bemards A. N. Mudho (Kenya). COMMISSIONER’S PROGRAMME The Executive Committee held its thirty-seventh session at Geneva Preparatory Committee for the Third Special Session from 6 to 13 October 1986. of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament On 3 December 1986, the General Assembly established an open- Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil. ended Preparatory Committee for the Third Special Session of the Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament, scheduled for 1988. The Federal Republic of, Greece, Holy See, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lab Committee held an organizational session at United Nations Headquar- anon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia (represented by the ters on 5 December 1986 (no officers were elected). United Nations Council for Namibia), Netherlands, Nicaragua, Ni- geria, Norway, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference United States, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire. for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Chairmen: H. Charry-Samper (Colombia). In 1986, the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Con- Vice-Chairman: R. H. Robertson (Australia). ference for the Promotion of International Cc-operation in the Peaceful Rapporteur: E. van Schubert (Federal Republic of Germany). Uses of Nuclear Energy (scheduled for 1987), which was to be com- posed of 70 Member States and, on an equal footing, other Member United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Jean-Pierre Hock& States which might express interest in participating in the Committee’s Deputy High Commissioner: William Richard Smyser (until 30 April work, had a membership of 66. It held its seventh (and final) session 1986). Arthur Eugene Dewey (from 1 May). at Vienna from 10 to 21 November.

SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION Byelorussian SSR, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa The Sub-committee of the Whole on International Protection held Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, its eleventh meeting at Geneva on 30 September and on 1 and 3 Oc- Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic tober 1986. of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriy, Malaysia, Mauritania, Chairman: K. Chiba (Japan). Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands Niger, Nigeria, Norway Pakistan, Peru, Philippines Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka. Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, SUB-COMMITTEE ON United Arab Emirates United Kingdom, United States Uruguay. Venezuela, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS Yugoslavia, Zaire. The Sub-committee on Administrative and Financial Matters, which is composed of all members of the Executive Committee, held its sixth Chairman: Novak Pribicevic (Yugoslavia). meeting at Geneva concurrently with the eleventh meeting of the Sub Vice-Chairmen: Antonio J. Carrea (Argentina), Essam El-Din Hawas Committee of the Whole on International Protection. (Egypt), Zdenek Kamis (Czechoslovakia), Jan Kronholm (Sweden), Chairmen: H. Charry-Samper (Colombia). 8YUN 1975. p 957. GA res. 3538(XXX). 17 Dec. 1975. Panel for Inquiry end Conciliation 9YUN 1976, pp. 889 and 1064. 10 The Panel for Inquiry and Conciliation was created by the General YUN 1948-49, p. 416, GA res. 268 D (III). 28 Apr. 1949. Assembly in 194910 to consist of qualified persons, designated by 11YUN 1950, p 194, GA res. 377(V). part A. para. 10, 3 Nov. 1950. 1244 Appendix III

Suror Merza Mahmoud (Iraq), Jorge Morelli Pando (Peru), Frans J. Republic, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Mauritania, A. Terwisscha van Scheltinga (Netherlands). Kobina Wudu (Ghana). Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Sierra Rapporteur: Linglingay F. Lacanlale (Philippines). Leone, Spain, Thailand, USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. Preparatory Committee of the Whole for the Special Session of the General Assembly on the WORKING GROUP Critical Economic Situation in Africa Members. Argentina, Canada, Egypt, France, Hungary. India, Japan, The Preparatory Committee of the Whole for the Special Session Mexico. Nigeria, Pakistan, USSR, United Kingdom, United States of the General Assembly on the Critical Economic Situation in Africa (thirteenth special session) met at United Nations Headquarters on 23 Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on and 24 January. 20,24 and 25 February, 3, 4 and 23 April and 12, 13, the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization 16 and 23 May 1986. The 47-member Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organisation met Chairman: Edgard Pisani (France). at United Nations Headquarters between 7 April and 2 May 1986. Vice-Chairmen: Qazi Shaukat Fareed (Pakistan), Bronislav Kulawiec (Czechoslovakia), Oscar Oramas-Oliva (Cuba). Members: Algeria, Argentina, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, China, Co- Rapporteur: Pastor Ngaiza (United Republic of Tanzania). lombia, Congo, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Special Committee against Apartheld Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy. The Special Committee against Apartheid has a membership of 18. Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Paki- Additional members remained to be appointed by the end of 1986 in 12 stan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Spain, pursuance of a 1979 General Assembly request to increase that Tunisia, Turkey. USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, number. Yugoslavia, Zambia.

Members: Algeria, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Chairmen: Domingo Santiago Cullen (Argentina). Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pam, Philippines, Vice-Chairmen: Yasin A. Aena (Iraq), Bengt Broms (Finland), Siegfried Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukrain- Hoppe (German Democratic Republic). ian SSR. Rapporteur: Maged Abdel Khalik (Egypt). Chairman: Joseph N. Garba (Nigeria). Vice-Chairmen: Serge Elie Charles (Haiti), Guennadi I. Oudovenko Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the (Ukrainian SSR), Jai Pratap Rana (Nepal). Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Repporteur: Bhaskar Kumar Mitra (India). Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Members:a Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Congo, Côte d’lvoire, SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS AND INFORMATION Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Members: Algeria (Chairman), German Democratic Republic, Nepal, Tunisia, USSR, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. Somalia, Trinidad and Tobago aOne seat remained vacant in 1986. SUE-COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTIONS Chairman: Berhanu Dinka (Ethiopia). AND COLLABORATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA Vice-Chairmen: Bronislav Kulawiec ICzechoslovakia), Oscar Oramas Members: Ghana (Chairman). Hungary, India, Peru, Sudan. Oliva (Cuba), Sten Strömholm (Sweden). Rapporteur: Ahmad Farouk Amouss (Syrian Arab Republic). Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force In International Relations SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS. The 35-member Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations met at Members: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia (Chair- United Nations Headquarters between 20 January and 13 February 1986. man), Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania. Members: Argentina,a Belgium, Benin, Brazil.a Bulgaria, Chile,a Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, SUB-COMMITTEE ON SMALL TERRITORIES Guinea, Hungary. India, Iraq, Italy. Japan, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, b b b Members: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Chile, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Czecho- Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Somalia, slovakia, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Mali, Sweden Spain, Togo, Turkey. Uganda, USSR, United Kingdom, United States (Rapporteur), Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia (chairman), United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. aReplaced Cuba, Ecuador and Mexico, in accordance with a system of rotation agreed upon by the Latin American States when the Special Committee was con- stituted. WORKING GROUP bWithdrew from membership with effect from 31 December 1986. as stated in In 1986, the Working Group of the Special Committee, which func- a letter of 28 November to the General Assembly President from the Chairman tions as a steering committee, consisted of: Congo, Fiji, Iran; the five of the Latin American Group On 3 December (decision 41/369). the Assembly con- officers of the Special Committee; and the Chairman and the Rap- firmed the appointment by its Resident of Cuba, Ecuador and Mexico, effective porteur of the Sub-Committee on Small Territories 1 January 1987, to fill the resultant vacancies.

Chairman: Gyula Szelei-Kiss (Hungary). Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Vice-Chairmen: Maged Abdel Khalik (Egypt), Hari Bhakta Joshi (Nepal), Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories Flora L. Noriega (Panama). Members: Senegal, Sri Lanka (Chairman/, Yugoslavia. Rapporteur: Jose Maria Castroviejo (Spain). Special Committee to Select the Winners of Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations the United Nations Human Rights Prize The 33-member Special Committee on Race-keeping Operations The Special Committee to Select the Winners of the United Nations did not meet in 1986. Human Rights Prize was established pursuant to a 1966 General

Members: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, 12 Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, German Democratic YUN 1979. p. 201, GA res. 34/93 R, 17 Dec. 1979. Structure of the United Nations 1245

Assembly resolution13 recommending that a prize or prizes in the field Jamahiriya, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Spain, United States, of human rights be awarded not more often than at five-year intervals Uruguay, Yugoslavia. Prizes were awarded for the third time on 11 December 1978.14 Chairman: P. K. Kartha (India). Members: The President of the General Assembly, the President of Vice-Chairmen: G. O. Adebanjo (Nigeria), Luis A. Delfino-Cazet the Economic and Social Council, the Chairman of the Commission (Uruguay), Hellmut Wagner (German Democratic Republic). on Human Rights, the Chairman of the Commission on the Status Rapporteur: Alfred Duchek (Austria). of Women and the Chairman of the Sub-Commission on Preven- tion of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT PRACTICES United Nations Administrative Tribunal In 1986, the Working Group on International Contract Practices, Members: which is composed of all States members of UNCITRAL, held its ninth To serve until 31 December 1986: Arnold Wilfred Geoffrey Kean, First session at United Nations Headquarters from 6 to 17 January and its Vice-President (United Kingdom); Herbert K. Reis, Second Vice- tenth session at Vienna from 1 to 12 December. President (United States). To serve until 31 December 1987: Luis Maria de Posadas Montero Chairmen: Michael Joachim Bonell (Italy). (Uruguay); Endre Ustor (Hungary). Vice-Chairman: Krister Thelin (Sweden) (ninth session only). To serve until 31 December 1988: Ahmed Osman (Egypt): Roger Pinto Rapporteur: Kuchibhotla Venkatramiah (India) (ninth session), Suresh (France); Samarendranath Sen, President (India). Chandra Cheturvedi (India) (tenth session).

On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/316), the General Assembly ap- WORKING GROUP ON pointed Jerome Ackerman (United States) and Arnold Wilfred Geof- INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS frey Kean (United Kingdom) for a three-Year term beginning on 1 The Working Group on International Negotiable Instruments did not January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986. meet in 1986.

United Nations Capital Development Fund Members: Australia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt. France, India, Japan, The United Nations Capital Development Fund was set up as an Mexico, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Spain, USSR, United Kingdom, United organ of the General Assembly to function as an autonomous organiza- States. tion within the United Nations framework, with the control of its policies and operations to be exercised by a 24-member Executive Board elected At its nineteenth session, UNCITRAL decided that, et the Group’s by the Assembly from Members of the United Nations or members fifteenth (1987) session, it would be expanded to include all States of the specialized agencies or of IAEA. The chief executive officer of members of UNCITRAL; at the sixteenth session, it would be renamed the Fund, the Managing Director, exercises his functions under the the Working Group on International Payments general direction of the Executive Board, which reports to the Assembly through the Economic and Social Council. WORKING GROUP ON THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Working Group on the New International Economic Order, which The UNDP Governing Council (see p. 1262) acts as the Executive is composed of all States members of UNCITRAL, held its eighth see Board of the Fund-and the UNDP Administrator as its Managing sion at Vienna from 17 to 27 March 1986. Director-in conformity with measures the General Assembly adopted 15 16 provisionally in 1967 and reconfirmed yearly until 1980. In 1981 the a Chairman: Leif Sevon (Finland). Assembly decided that UNDP should continue to provide the Fund Rapporteur: Jelena Vilus (Yugoslavia). with, among other things, all headquarters administrative support ser- vices;” the Fund thus continued to operate under the same ar- aElected in his personal capacity. rangements, which remained unchanged in 1986. United Nations Conciliation Commission for PalestIne Managing Director: F Bradford Morse (until 30 April 1986), William Members: France Turkey, United States H. Draper III (from 1 May) (UNDP Administrator).

Unlted Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Members of UNCTAD are Members of the United Nations or members of the specialised agencies or of IAEA. EXECUTIVE BOARD The Executive Board of UNICEF (see p. 1261) reports to the Economic TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD and Social Council and, as appropriate, to the General Assembly The Trade and Development Board is a permanent organ of UNC- TAD. Its membership is drawn from the following list of UNCTAD United Nations Commission on International members Trade Law (UNCITRAL) The United Nations Commission on International Trade law consists Part A. Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, of 36 members elected by the General Assembly, in accordance with a a formula providing equitable geographical representation and adequate Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, representation of the principal economic and legal systems of the world. China, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’lvoire, Democratic Kampuchea, Members serve for six-year terms Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, The Commission held its nineteenth session at United Nations Head- Egypt. Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, quarters from 23 June to 11 July 1986. Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Leso- Members: the, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, To serve until the day preceding the Commission’s regular annual ses- Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozam- sion in 1989: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Central African Republic, China, Egypt, France, German Democratic Republic, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Singapore, Sweden, USSR, United 13YUN 1966, p. 458, GA res. 2217 A (XXI). annex. 19 Dec. 1966. Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania. 14YUN 1978. p. 721. To serve until the day preceding the Commission’s regular annual 15YUN 1967. p. 372. GA res. 2321(XXll), 15 Dec. 1967. session in 1992: Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, 16YUN 1980, p. 607, GA dec. 35/422, 5 Dec. 1980. Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Libyan Arab 17YUN 1981. p. 469, GA res. 36/196.17 Dec. 1981. 1246 Appendix III

bique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Thirty-third session Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao President: Saad Alfarargi (Egypt). Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Vice-Presidents: Ronald D. Flack (United States), Erich Hochleitner Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, (Austria), Galo Leoro Franco (Ecuador), Alan Oxley (Australia), Mikhail Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tu- Pankine (USSR), Gerald Philipp (German Democratic Republic), John nisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, A. Sankey (United Kingdom), Enrique Ter Horst (Venezuela), Ben- Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. son O. Tonwe (Nigeria), Kazimir Vidas (Yugoslavia). Part B. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Rapporteur: Lina Tukan (Jordan). France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, SUBSIDIARY ORGANS OF THE Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. The main committees of the Board are open to the participation of Parr C. Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas Barbados, Belize, all interested UNCTAD members, on the understanding that those Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, wishing to attend a particular session of one or more of the main com- Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, mittees communicate their intention to the Secretary-General of UNC- Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, a TAD during the preceding regular session of the Board. On the basis Paraguay, Peru, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vin- of such notifications, the Board determines the membership of the main cent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, committees Venezuela. Part D. Albania, Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukrainian SSR, COMMITTEE ON COMMODITIES USSR. The Committee on Commodities did not meet in 1986.

aBecame a member of UNCTAD after the sixth (1983) session of the Conference Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, By decision of the Board. subsequently included in Parts A and C, respectively. Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, for the purpose of elections, pending approval by the Conference at its seventh Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, (1987) session. Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Den- BOARD MEMBERS AND SESSIONS mark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia. The membership of the Board is open to all UNCTAD members Finland, France, Gabon, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Those wishing to become members of the Board communicate their Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Hon- intention to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD for transmittal to the duras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Board President, who announces the membership on the basis of such Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Libyan Arab notifications Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, The Board held the following sessions in 1986, at Geneva: its thirty Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, second from 10 to 26 March (first part) and on 16 and 17 June (second Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, part), and the first part of its thirty-third from 1 to 10 September and Sudan, Sweden. Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, on 3 October. Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, USSR, United Arab Emirates,a United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United Members: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire. Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,

Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma. Burundi, Byelorussian SSR, a Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Declared elected by the Trade and Development Board on 10 March 1986, rais- ing the Committee’s membership to 104. Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cube, Cyprus, Czecho- slovakia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, COMMITTEE ON TUNGSTEN Finland, France, Gabon, German Democratic Republic, Germany, The Committee on Tungsten held its eighteenth session at Geneva Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, from 3 to 7 November 1986. Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran. Iraq, Ire- land, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Members: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Canada, China, Cyprus, France, Gabon, Germany, Federal Republic Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, of, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nic- of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, aragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New USSR, United Kingdom, United States Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Roland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Chairmen: A. Tello (Peru). Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Vice-Chairman/Repporteur: H. Ockenfels (Federal Republic of Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Germany). Uganda, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwea PERMANENT GROUP ON SYNTHETICS AND SUBSTITUTES The Permanent Group on Synthetics and Substitutes did not meet aBecame a member on 1 September 1986. in 1986. Members: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Federal OFFICERS (BUREAU) OF THE BOARD Republic of, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Thirty-second session Poland, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Uganda, USSR, United Kingdom, President: Witold Jurasz (PoIand). United States, Viet Nam. Vice-Presidents: Saif bin Hasil Al-Maskery (Oman), Gerald P. Carmen (United States), Anna Doynova (Bulgaria), Pierre-Louis Girard (Switzerland), Frans Klinkenbergh (Netherlands), Poedji Koentarso PERMANENT SUB-COMMITTEE ON COMMODITIES (Indonesia). Alan Oxley (Australia), Samuel E. Quarm (Ghana), Ronald The Permanent Sub-Committee on Commodities, whose member- Ramlrez Gonzalez (Costa Rica), Hamida Redouane (Algeria). ship is identical to that of the Committee on Commodities, did not meet Repporteur: Arturo Hotton Risler (Argentina). in 1986. Structure of the United Nations 1247

a COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION Declared elected by the Trade and Development Board on 1 September 1986, AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES raising the Committee’s membership to 98. The Committee on Economic Cooperation among Developing Coun- Chairmen: A. Yonis (Iraq). tries did not meet in 1986. Vice-Chairmen: M. Lagos (Chile), Z Pandurovic (Yugoslavia), Boris Pichuguine (USSR), O. Thorsheim (Norway), B. Tonwe (Nigeria). Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Rapporteur: D. Coates (United Kingdom). Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte COMMITTEE ON SHIPPING d’lvoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic people’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, The Committee on Shipping held its twelfth session at Geneva from Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, German 10 to 21 November 1986. Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nic- Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, aragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, German Democratic Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, USSR, United Arab Emirates, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius Mexico, Morocco, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia. Netherlands New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, bland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, COMMITTEE ON INVISIBLES AND FINANCING RELATED TO TRADE Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and The Committee on Invisibles and Financing related to Trade held the Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United first part of its twelfth session at Geneva from 8 to 19 December 1986. Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire. Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chairman: O. Adegbeyeni (Nigeria). Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Vice-Chairmen: Gösta kind af Hageby (Sweden), Joseph P. Keller (Li- Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Peo- beria), W. D. Soysa (Sri Lanka), Fabian Valdivieso Eguiguren (Ecuador). ple’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Repporteur: Danny Scorpecci (Australia). Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ger- man Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LEGISLATION Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, The Working Group on International Shipping Legislation, whose member- Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, ship is identical to that of the Committee on Shipping, did not meet in 1986. Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Po- COMMITTEE ON TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY land, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, The Committee on Transfer of Technology held its sixth session at Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Geneva from 27 October to 13 November 1986. Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, USSR, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zimbabwe Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Czechoslo- Chairmen: Helmut Koinzer (Federal Republic of Germany), vakia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Vice-Chairmen: José Maria Araneo (Uruguay), Kiyohiko Nanao (Japan), Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Boris Pichuguine (USSR), Kalyan Raipura (India), Raymond Raoelina Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal (Madagascar). Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Repporteur: Victoria Bataclan (Philippines). India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jor- dan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURES Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philip The Committee on Manufactures held its eleventh session at Geneva pines, Poland, Portugal,a Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi from 2 to 19 June 1986. Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania. United States, Uruguay, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, d’lvoire, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, aDeclared elected by the Trade and Development Board on 3 October 1986, rais- Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, German Democratic ing the Committee’s membership to 97. Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Chairmen: T. Westlund (Sweden). Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Libyan Arab Vice-Chairmen: O. Aleman Benavides (Nicaragua), F G. Callot (France), Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Boris Pichuguine (USSR), E. Sikombe (Cameroon), K. U. Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Swaminathan (India). Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, bland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rapporreur: M. Lagos (Chile). Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thai- SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PREFERENCES land, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, USSR, United Kingdom, The Special Committee on Preferences, which is open to the par- United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet ticipation of all UNCTAD members, held its fourteenth session at Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia.a Geneva from 26 May to 4 June 1986. 1248 Appendix III

Chairman: K. E. Al-Shakar (Bahrain). Director of UNIFEM: Margaret Snyder. Vice-Chairmen: P Garcia Donoso (Ecuador), K. Nanao (Japan), M. Nogaj (Poland), B. Simaskul (Thailand). Amadou Soumahoro (Côte d’lvoire). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Rapporteur: W. Goode (Australia). GOVERNING COUNCIL United Nations Council for Namibia The Governing Council of UNDP (see p. 1262) reports to the Members: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Economic and Social Council and through it to the General Assembly. Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pak- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) istan, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Turkey, USSR, Venezuela, Yugo- slavia, Zambia. GOVERNING COUNCIL The Governing Council of UNEP consists of 58 members elected President: Paul John Firmino Lusaka (Zambia). by the General Assembly for three-year term?. Vice-Presidents: Hocine Djoudi (Algeria). lgnac Golob (Yugoslavia), Seats on the Governing Council are allocated as follows: 16 to African Natarajan Krishnan (India), Noel G. Sinclair (Guyana), llter Turkmen States, 13 to Asian States, 6 to Eastern European States, 10 to Latin (Turkey). American States, and 13 to Western European and other States The Governing Council, which reports to the Assembly through the a United Nations Commissioner for Namibia: Brajesh Chandra Mishra. Economic and Social Council, did not meet in 1986.

a On 11 December 1986 (decision 41/320), the General Assembly appointed Bernt Members: Carlsson for a six-month term beginning on 1 July 1987; Mr. Mishra was to serve To serve until 31 December 1986: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Ger- until 30 June. many, Federal Republic of, Haiti, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, COMMITTEE ON THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR NAMIBIA Norway, Rwanda, Sudan, Togo, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United States, Venezuela, Zaire. Members: Australia, Finland, India, Nigeria, Romania, Senegal, Turkey, Venezuela (Vice-Chairman/Rapporteur), Yugoslavia, Zambia; the To serve until 31 December 1987: Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Co- lombia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Libyan Arab President of the Council (ex-officio Chairman). Jamahiriy, Malta, Mexico, Niger, Oman, Panama, Poland, Sri Lanka. Tunisia, Turkey. United Kingdom. STANDING COMMITTEE I To serve until 31 December 1988: Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Chile, Members: Algeria, Cameroon (Chairman). China, Colombia, Finland, a China, Congo, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Haiti, Indonesia, Nigeria, Poland, Senegal, Turkey /Vice-Chairman/, Netherlands, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, Syrian Arab USSR, Venezuela, Zambia. a Republic, Thailand, Uganda, Yugoslavia, Zambia.

STANDING COMMITTEE II aElected on 28 April 1986 (decision 40/316). Members: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Guyana, Liberia /Vice- Executive Director of UNEP: Mostafa Kamal Tolba. Chairman), Mexico, Pakistan (Chairman). Romania, Zambia. Deputy Executive Director: William H. Mansfield III (from 7 July).

STANDING COMMITTEE III On 5 December 1986 (decision 41/310), the General Assembly elected Members: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria (Chairman). the following 19 members for a three-year term beginning on 1 January Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Mexico (Vice-Chairman). 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Brazil, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zambia. Burundi, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Mauritania, Republic of Korea, Senegal, STEERING COMMITTEE Sweden, Switzerland, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United States, Venezuela, In 1986, the Steering Committee consisted of the Council’s Presi- Zaire. dent and five Vice-Presidents, the chairmen of its three Standing Com- mittees and the Vice-Chairman/Rapporteur of the Committee on the COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES United Nations Fund for Namibia. The open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives consists of permanent representatives to UNEP and, (or Government-designated United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) officials, to consider administrative and budgetary and programme mat- The United Nations Development Fund for Women is a separate en- ters, and to review progress in implementing the programme and Coun- tity in autonomous association with UNDP. The Director of the Fund, cil decisions. It was to meet with the Executive Director three times appointed by the UNDP Administrator, conducts all matters related to a year, as well as six weeks prior to the fourteenth (1987) Council its mandate and the Administrator is accountable for its management session. and operations INTERGOVERNMENTAL INTER-SESSIONAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL The Consultative Committee on UNIFEM to advise the UNDP Ad- PERSPECTIVE TO THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND ministrator on all policy matters affecting the Fund’s activities is com- The 30-member Intergovernmental Inter-sessional Preparatory Com- posed of five Member States designated by the General Assembly mittee on the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond, President with due regard for the financing of the Fund from volun- which reports to the UNEP Governing Council, held two sessions in tary contributions and to equitable geographical distribution. Each State 1986, at Nairobi, Kenya: its fourth on 20 February and its fifth on 19 member of the Committee serves for a three-year term and designates June. a person with expertise in development co-operation activities including those benefiting women. Members: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, The Committee held two sessions in 1986, at United Nations Head- Chile, China, Côte d’lvoire, Denmark, Germany, Federal Republic of, quarters: its nineteenth from 17 to 21 March, and its twentieth from Greece. India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, 8 to 12 September. Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, Zaire, Zimbabwe. Members (to serve until 31 December 1988): Colombia,a German Democratic Republic.a India, Kenya, Norway. Chairman: Kishan K. S. Rana (India). Vice-Chairmen: J. A. de Medicis (Brazil), J. Richard Gaechter aThe General Assembly took note of these appointments on 28 April 1986 (deci- (Switzerland), Ahmad A. Haggag (Egypt). sion 40/324). Rapporteur: Victor S. Dolmatov (USSR). Structure of the United Nations 1249

WORLD COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT General Assembly and, as appropriate, to the Economic and Social Council The World Commission on Environment and Development-originally and other United Nations bodies known as the Special Commission on the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond-consists of 22 members, 14 from developing BOARD OF TRUSTEES countries and 8 from developed countries, serving in their individual The Board of Trustees of UNITAR is composed of: (a) not less than capacity. 11 and not more than 30 members, which may include one or more In 1986, the Commission met at Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ot- officials of the United Nations Secretariat, appointed on a broad tawa, Halifax and Quebec City, Canada, from 21 to 31 May; at Harare, geographical basis by the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Zimbabwe, from 15 to 19 September; at Nairobi, Kenya, from 20 to 23 Presidents of the General Assembly and of the Economic and Social September; and in Moscow from 6 to 12 December. Council; and (b) four ex-officio members The Board held its twenty-fourth session at United Nations Head- Members: Susanna Agnelli (Italy); Saleh Abdulrahman Al-Athel (Saudi quarters from 7 to 11 April 1986. Arabia); Gro Harlem Brundtland, Chairman (Norway); Bernard T. G. Chidzero (Zimbabwe); Lamine Fadika (Côte d’lvoire); Pablo Gonzalez Members: a Casanova (Mexico); Volker Hauff (Federal Republic of Germany); Mansour To serve until 31 December 1986: Margaret Joan Anstee (Secretariat); Khalid, Vice-Chairman (Sudan); lstvan Lang (Hungary); Ma Shijun William H. Barton, Chairman (Canada); Alexander F. Fesenko (China); Margarita Marino de Botero (Colombia); Paulo Nogueira-Neto (USSR);a Oddmund Graham (Norway);a Roberto E. Guyer (Argen- (Brazil); Saburo Okita (Japan); Shridath S. Ramphal (Guyana); William tina); Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans (Netherlands);a Jacques Leprette D. Ruckelshaus (United States); Mohamed Sahnoun (Algeria); Emil (France);a Paul John Firmino Lusaka (Zambia);a Mohamed Omar Salim (lndonesia); Bukar Shaib (Nigeria); Nagendra Singh (India); Vladimir Madani (Saudi Arabia); Donald O. Mills (Jamaica); Porfirio Muñoz- Sokolov (USSR); Janez Stanovnik (Yugoslavia); Maurice E Strong (Canada) Ledo (Mexico);a Jose Luis Pardos (Spain);a Pei Monong (China); Shizuo Saito (Japan); Agha Shahi (Pakistan); Taieb Slim, Vice- a Ceasad to participate in August 1986: no replacement was selected. Chairman (Tunisia);a Anders I. Thunborg (Sweden);a Ali A. Treiki (Lib- yan Arab Jamahiriya); Victor Umbricht (Switzerland). United Nations Financing System for Science To serve until 31 December 1987: Siméon Aké (Côte d’lvoire); Adhemar and Technology for Development M. A. d’Alcantara (Belgium); Alan L. Keyes (United States); Umberto The United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology La Rocca (Italy): K. Natwar-Singh (India); Klaus Törnudd (Finland); for Development financed, at the request of Governments, activities in- Rüdiger von Wechmar (Federal Republic of Germany). tended to strengthen the endogenous scientific and technological capacities Ex-officio members: The Secretary-General, the President of the of developing countries General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Coun- On 8 December 1986, the General Assembly decided to terminate cil and the Executive Director of UNITAR. the System as at 31 December 1986 and to transfer its responsibilities and resources to the United Nations Fund for Science and Technology ‘Appointed in January 1986. for Development, to be established as a trust fund within UNDP. Executive Director of UNITAR: Michel Doo Kingué United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) The United Nations Fund for Population Activities, a subsidiary organ United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board of the General Assembly, plays a leading role within the United Nations The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board is composed of 21 system in promoting population programmes and in providing assistance members, as follows: to developing countries at their request in dealing with their popula- tion problems It operates under the overall policy guidance of the Economic Six appointed by the United Nations Staff Pension Committee (two and Social Council and under the financial and administrative policy from members elected by the General Assembly, two from those guidance of the Governing Council of UNDP. appointed by the Secretary-General, two from those elected by par- ticipants). Executive Director: Rafael M. Salas. Fifteen appointed by Staff Pension Committees of other member Deputy Executive Director; Heino E. Wittrin. organizations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, as follows: two each by WHO, FAO, UNESCO; and one each by ILO, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) ICAO, IAEA, WMO. IMO, ITU, ICITO/GATT. WIPO, IFAD.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES In 1986, the Board held its thirty-fifth session at Copenhagen, Den- The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies, mark, from 10 to 20 June, and its thirty-sixth (special) session at Geneva composed in 1986 of 24 eminent persons selected on the basis of their from 3 to 5 September. personal expertise and taking into account the principle of equitable geographical representation, functions as the Board of Trustees of UNIDIR; Members: the Director of UNIDIR reports to the General Assembly and is an ex- United Nations officio member of the Advisory Board when it acts as the Board of Trustees. Representing the General Assembly: Members: Jobst Holborn (Federal Republic of Germany); Sol Kuttner (United States). Alter- Members: Oluyemi Adeniji (Nigeria); Hadj Benabdelkader Azzout (Algeria); nates: Mario Majoli (Italy); Michael George Okeyo (Kenya); Miguel Rolf Björnerstedt (Sweden); Oleg N. Bykov (USSR); James E. Dougherty Ortega-Nalda (Mexico); Yukio Takasu (Japan). (United States); Omran El-Shafei, Chairman (Egypt); Constantin Ene Representing the Secretary-General: Members: J. Richard Foran (Romania); Edgar Faure (France); Alfonso Garcia Robles (Mexico); lgnac (Canada); Louis-Pascal Nègre (Mali). Alternates: Raymond Gieri Golob (Yugoslavia); A. C. Shahul Hameed (Sri Lanka); Bjorn lnge Kristvik (United States); Matias de la Mota (Spain); AnthonyJ. Miller (Norway); Carlos Lechuga Hevia (Cuba): Liang Yufan (China); Sir Ronald (Australia); Maryan Baquerot (France). Mason (United Kingdom); Akira Matsui (Japan); William Eteki Representing the Participants: Members: Susanna H. Johnston Mboumoua (Cameroon); Manfred Mueller (German Democratic (United States); Bruce C. Hillis (Canada). Alternates: Gualtiero Republic); Carlos ortiz de Rozas (Argentina); Maharajakrishna K. Rasgotra Fulcheri, Chairman (Italy): Anders Tholle (Denmark). (India); Friedrich Ruth (Federal Republic of Germany); Amada Segarra international Labour Organisation (Ecuador); Agha Shahi (Pakistan); Tadeusz Strulak (Poland). Representing the Governing Body: Member: William M. Yoffee (United States);a M. R. Schibli (Switzerland).b Director of UNIDIR: Liviu Bota. Observer; Hong Trang Perret-Nguyen, Rapporteur (France).c World Health Organization United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Representing the Executive Head: Member: Warren W. Furth, First The Executive Director of UNITAR, in consultation with the Board Vice-Chairman (United States). Alternates: Robert L. Munteanu of Trustees of the Institute, reports through the Secretary-General to the (Romania);a Dr. David E. Barmes (Australia);a John E. Morgan 1250 Appendix III

(Australia); Herbert R. Crockett (Canada); Dr. Susan E. Holck Representing the Participants: Member: Vincent Bambinella (WHO). (United States.)a Alternates: Maggy Melloni (WHO), Armando Pares (WHO), Dr. Representing the Participants: Member: Vincent Bambinelli (United Alain Vessereau (WHO), Veronique Pedersen (WHO), Carlos States)a Alternates: Maggy Melloni (France);d Armando Pares Garcia-Martinez (WHO). (Cuba); Dr. Alain Vessereau (France); Veronique Pedersen Specialized agencies (Group Ill) (Switzerland);a Carlos Garcia-Martinez (Spain). Representing the Governing Body: Member: A. El Gazzar (IFAD). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Alternates: Elizabeth Michaud (ICITD/GATT), E. Biskup (WIPO), Representing the Governing Body: Member: John Glistrup (Den- F. A. Neal (ICAO). mark). Alternates: I. Kaba (Guinea); A. Weygandt (United States); Representing the Executive Head: Member: Mohsen Bel Hadj Amor V lsarankura (Thailand); H. lsfahani (Iran);J. Watson (Panama). (FAO). Alternates: Maria Grazia luri (FAO), Victor E. Orebi (FAO), Representing the Executive Head: Member: Giorgio Eberle (Italy). Giorgio Eberle (FAO), Takashi Kubo (EAO), Tullia P. Rothe (FAO). Alternates: Mohsen Bel Hadj Amor (Tunisia); Maria Grazia luri Representing the Participants: Member: Alastair McLurg (UNESCO). (Italy); Victor Orebi (United Kingdom); Takashi Kubo (Japan); Tullia Alternate: Yvette D’Silva (UNESCO). R Rothe (Federal Republic of Germany). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization COMMITTEE OF ACTUARIES Representing the Executive Head: Member: Donald Ariyanaygam The Committee of Actuaries consists of five members, each repre a d (Sri Lanka). Alternate: Kikis M. Angelides (Cyprus). senting one of the five geographical regions of the United Nations Representing the Participants: Member: Alastair McLurg (United e f a Kingdom). , Alternate: Yvette D’Silva (France). Members: Ajibola O. Ogunshola (Nigeria), Region I (African States); Kunio international Civil Aviation Organization Takeuchi (Japan), Region II (Asian States); Evgeny M. Chetyrkin (USSR), Representing the Participants: Member: Alain R. Minot (Canada). Region III (Eastern European States); Dr. Gonzalo Arroba (Ecuador), Alternate: Averill K. Craig (United Kingdom). Region /V (Latin American States); Robert J. Myers (United States), international Atomic Energy Agency Region V (Western European and other States). Representing the Executive Head: Member: Dieter Goethel (Federal a b Republic of Germany); Metin M. Camcigil (Turkey). United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine World Meteorological Organization Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Representing the Executive Head: Member: Morrison E. Mlaki (United Republic of Tanzania). ADVISORY COMMISSION OF UNRWA International Maritime Organization The Advisory Commission of UNFWA met at Vienna on 28 August 1986. Representing the Participants: Member: Francis J. Frere Van a Tongerlooy (Belgium). Alternate: R Ray (Australia) Members: Belgium, Egypt, France Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab International Telecommunication Union Republic (Chairman), Turkey, United Kingdom, United States Representing the Governing Body: Member: P. A. Gagné, Second a b Vice-Chairman (Canada); S. S. Al Basheer (Saudi Arabia) WORKING GROUP ON THE FINANCING OF UNRWA Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization/General Members: France, Ghana, Japan (Vice-Chairman), Lebanon, Norway Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Rapporteur), Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey (Chairman), United Kingdom, Representing the Governing Body: Member: Elizabeth Michaud United States (France). Alternate: G. A. Stünzi (Switzerland). World Intellectual Property Organization Commissioner-General of UNRWA: Giorgio Giacomelli. Representing the Participants: Member: Gilles Frammery (France). Deputy Commissioner-General: Robert S. Dillon. International Fund for Agricultural Development Representing the Governing Body: Member: A. El Gazzar (Egypt).a United Nations Scientific Advisory Committee Alternate: C. A. Hartman (Finland)a Established by the General Assembly in 1954 as a seven-member ad United Nations Industrial Development Organization e,g visory committee on the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses Representing the Participants: Member: Sergio Zampetti (ltaly). of Atomic Energy (1955). the United Nations Scientific Advisory Com- a revised by the Assembly in Accredited to thirty-fifth session only. mittee was so renamed and its mandate bAccredited to thirty-sixth (special) session only. 1958,18 retaining its original composition. The Committee has not met The Yearbook lists only those observers who were officers since 1956,19 dMember at thirty-sixth (special) session. eIn accordance with a decision of the Board and pending the review of its com- Members: Brazil, Canada, France, India, USSR, United Kingdom, United position by the General Assembly, the seat assigned to the participants’ rspresen- States tative of UNESCO was transferred to UNIDO as from the last day of the thirty-fifth session. fAccredited to thirty-fifth session as member and to thirty-sixth (special) session United Nations Scientific Committee on as observer; see note e above. gAccredited to thirty-fifth session as observer and to thirty-sixth (special) ses- the Effects of Atomic Radiation sion as member; see note e above The 20-member United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation held its thirty-fifth session at Vienna from 14 to STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE PENSION BOARD 18 April 1986. Members (elected at the Boards thirty-fifth session): Members: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslo- United Nations (Group I) vakia, Egypt, France, Germany, Federal Rapublic of, India, Indonesia, Representing the General Assembly: Member: Mario Majoli. Alter- Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Sudan, Sweden, USSR, United nates: Miguel Ortega-Nalda, Jobst Holborn, Sol Kuttner, Michael Kingdom, United States George Okeyo Yukio Takasu. Representing the Secretary-General: Member: J. Richard Foran. Chairmen: T Kumatori (Japan). Alternates: Louis-Pascal Nègre, Paul C. Szasz, Raymond Gieri, ViC- Vice-Chairman: A. Kaul (Federal Republic of Germany). tor Elissejev, Matias de la Mota. Rapporteur: A. Hidayatalla (Sudan). Representing the Participants: Member: Anders Tholle. Alternates: Susanna H. Johnston, Bruce C. Hillis, Gualtiero Fulcheri. On 3 December 1986, the General Assembly increased the Com- Specialized agencies (Group II) mittee’s membership to a maximum of 21 and invited China to become Representing the Governing Body: Member: R A. Gagné (ITU). a member. Alternates: J. Morales Pedraza (IAEA), E. Biskup (WMO). R. Tchibota-Souamy (IMO). Representing the Executive Head: Member: Antonio Busca (ILO). 18YUN 19581958, p. 31, GA res. 1344(Xlll). 13 Dec. 1958. Alternates: Kamal Ahmed (UNIDO), Jean-Claude Patitpierre (ILO). 19YUN 1956, p. 108. Structure of the United Nations 1251

United Nations Special Fund Rector of the United Nations University: Mr. Soedjatmoko. (to provide emergency relief and development assistance) The Council maintained four standing committees during 1986: the BOARD OF GOVERNORS Committee on Finance and Budget; the Committee on Institutional and The activities of the United Nations Special Fund were suspended, Programmatic Development; the Committee on Statutes, Rules and ad interim, in 1978 by the General Assembly, which assumed the func- Guidelines; and the Committee on the Report of the Council. tions of the Board of Governors of the Fund. In 1981,20 the Assembly decided to continue performing those functions, within the context of United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations its consideration of the item on development and international The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations was economic co-operation, pending consideration of the question in 1983. established to provide financial assistance to representatives of in- However, no further action had been taken by the end of 1986. digenous communities and organizations who would not otherwise be able to participate in the meetings of the Working Group on In- United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries digenous Populations, a subsidiary of the Sub-Commission on Preven- In 1985, the General Assembly had requested the Secretary-General tion of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to take the necessary steps to dissolve the United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries by 31 December 1986. BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees to advise the Secretary-General in his ad- United Nations Staff Pension Committee ministration of the Fund was to consist of five members with relevant The United Nations Staff Pension Committee consists of three experience in issues affecting indigenous populations, appointed in their members elected by the General Assembly, three appointed by the personal capacity by the Secretary-General for a three-year term. At Secretary-General and three elected by the participants in the United Ieast one member was to be a representative of a widely recognized Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. The term of office of the elected organization of indigenous people. members is three years, or until the election of their successors The Board had not been constituted by the end of 1986.

Members: United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture Elected by Assembly (to serve until 31 December 1988): Members: Sol Kuttner (Chairmen), Mario Majoli, Michael George Okeyo. Alter- BOARD OF TRUSTEES a nates: Jobst Holborn. Miguel A. Ortega, Yukio Tekasu. The Board of Trustees to advise the Secretary-General in his ad- Appointed by Secretary-General (to serve until further notice): ministration of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Tor- Members: J. Richard Foran, Louis-Pascal Nègre, Paul C. Szasz. Alter- ture consists of five members with wide experience in the field of nates: Raymond Gieri, Victor Elissejev, Matias de la Mote. human rights, appointed in their personal capacity by the Secretary- b Elected by Participants: Members: Susanna H. Johnston, Bruce C. General with due regard for equitable geographical distribution and Hillis Alternates: Gualtiero Fulcheri, Sergio Zampetti, Anders Tholle in consultation with their Governments The Board held its fifth session at Geneva from 24 to 27 February a Resigned effective 1 February 1997; on 11 December 1986 (decision 41/318). 1986. the General Assembly elected Ulrich Kalbitzer to fill the resultant vacancy. bOriginal term of office until 31 December 1985. At elections held from 21 to 23 October 1986, the following were elected: Members-Susanna H. Johnston, Members (to serve until 31 December 1988): Hans Danelius, Chairmen Gualtiero Fulcheri, Bruce C. Hillis; Alternates--Lennox Bourne, Nancy L. Sadka, (Sweden); Elizabeth Odio Benito (Costa Rice); Waleed M. Sadi (Jor- George Irving. dan); Ivan Tosevski (Yugoslavia); Amos Wako (Kenya).

United Nations University World Food Council The World Food Council, at the ministerial or plenipotentiary level, COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY functions as an organ of the United Nations and reports to the General The Council of the United Nations University, the governing board Assembly through the Economic and Social Council. It consists of 36 of the University, consists of: (a) 24 members appointed jointly by the members, nominated by the Economic and Social Council and elected Secretary-General and the Director-General of UNESCO, in consulta- by the Assembly according to the following pattern: nine members tion with the agencies and programmes concerned including UNITAR, from African States, eight from Asian States seven from Latin American who serve in their personal capacity for six-year terms: (b) the Secretary States. four from socialist States of Eastern Europe end eight from West- General, the Director-General of UNESCO and the Executive Director em European end other States Members serve for three-year terms of UNITAR, who are ex-officio members; and (c) the Rector of the The Council held its twelfth session at Rome, Italy, from 16 to 19 University. who is normally appointed for a five-year term. June 1986. In 1986, the Council held two sessions, in Tokyo: its twenty-seventh from 7 to 10 July, and its twenty-eighth from 1 to 5 December. Members: To serve until 31 December 1986: Argentina, Burundi, Central African Members: Republic, Chile, Finland, France, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Morocco, To serve until 2 May 1989: Bakr Abdullah Bakr, Vice-Chairmen (Saudi Pakistan. Arabia); Bashir Bakri (Sudan); Marie-Thérèse Basse (Senegal); André To serve until 31 December 1987: Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Côte a Blanc-Lapierre, Vice-Chairman (France); Jozsef Bognar (Hungary); d’lvoire, Kenya, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Mercedes B. Concepción (Philippines); Helga Gyllenberg (Finland); Zambia. Walter Joseph Kamba, Chairman (Zimbabwe); Gerald Cecil Lalor To serve until 31 December 1988: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, (Jamaica); Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (Portugal); Yevgeniy M. Bangladesh, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, German Democratic Primakov, Vice-Chairman (USSR); Alberto Wagner de Reyna, Vice- Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Guinea, Honduras, Mali, Chairman (Peru); Zhao Dihua, Vice-Chairman (China). Somalia, USSR. To serve until 2 May 1992;b Mary F. Berry (United States); Alfonso Borrero (Colombia); Umberto Colombo (Italy); Keith B. Griffin (United President: Henri Nallet (France). Kingdom); Heitor Gurgulino de Souza (Brazil); Joseph Ki-Zerbo Vice-Presidents: Gilles Laubhouet (Côte d’lvoire), Qazi Abdul Majid (Burkina Faso); M. G. K. Menon (India); Martha V. Mvungi (United (Pakistan), Lucio Reca (Argentine), Yovtcho Roussev (Bulgaria). Republic of Tanzania); Rehman Sobhan (Bangladesh); Ryozo Sunobe Rapporteur: Yovtcho Roussev (Bulgaria). (Japan); Justin Thorens (Switzerland). Ex-officio members: The Secretary-General, the Director-General of Executive Director: Maurice J. Williams (until 30 June). Gerald Ion Trant UNESCO and the Executive Director of UNITAR. (from 1 September).

aResigned in July 1986: no replacement was appointed in 1986 bAppointed in April 1986. 20YUN 1981, p. 418. GA dec. 36/424, 4 Dec. 1981. 1252 Appendix III

On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150), the Economic and Social Council First Committee: Krzysztof Dabrowski (Poland). nominated the following 13 States, 12 of which ware to be elected by Second Committee: I. G. Lochhead (Canada). the General Assembly, for a three-year term beginning on 1 January Drafting Committee: D. Soysa (Sri Lanka). 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Argentina, Credentials Committee: Fernando Paredes (Colombia) (Acting Burundi, Colombia, France, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Pak- Chairman). istan, Rwanda, Sweden, Tunisia. All but Guatemala were elected by the General Assembly on 5 December 1986 (decision 411311). United Nations Conference on the law of Treaties between States and lnternational Organizations Conferences or between International Organisations The United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties between International Conference for the Immediate States and International Organisations or between International Independence of Namibia Organizations was held at Vienna from 18 February to 21 March 1986. The International Conference for the Immediate Independence of Ne Participating were the following 97 States: mibia was held at Vienna from 7 to 11 July 1986. Participating were Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, the following 111 States and the United Nations Council for Namibia: Bangladesh, Barbados Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Byelorussian Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, SSR, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Bra- Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus Czechoslovakia, Democratic Peoples Republic zil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian SSR, Camer- of Korea, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, German oon, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Guatemala, Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Peoples Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Italy. Japan. Jordan. Kenya. Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, German Democratic Republic, Greece, Luxembourg; Madagascar Malaysia, Malta, Mexico Morocco, Mozambique, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Paki- Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lib stan, Panama, Peru, Philippines Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, yan Arab Jamahiriya. Luxembourg. Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands Nic- Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Arab Emirates, aragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philip- United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, pines, bland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Sao Tome Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, President: Karl Zemanek (Austria). Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Arab Emirates, Vice-Presidents: Bulgaria, Chile, Côte d’lvoire, France, German Democratic United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Republic, Greece, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Netherlands Peru, Poland, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe. President; Benjamin Mkapa (United Republic of Tanzania). Vice-Presidents’ Ahmed Taleb lbrahimi (Algeria), lsidoro Malmierca (Cuba), Chairmen of committees: Stefan Murin (Czechoslovakia), Zain Noorani (Pakistan), Klaus Tör- General Committee: Karl Zemanek (Austria). nudd (Finland). Committee of the Whole: Mohamed El-Taher Shash (Egypt). Rapporteur-General: Farouk Abdel-Rahman Eisa (Sudan). Drafting Committee: Awn Al-Khasawneh (Jordan). Credentials Committee: Jean-Paul Hubert (Canada). Chairmen of committees: Committee of the Whole: Serge Elie Charles (Haiti). World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa Drafting Committee: Michael Ononaiye (Nigeria). The World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa was Credentials Committee: Constantine Moushoutas (Cyprus). held in from 16 to 20 June 1986. Participating were the following 122 States: United Nations Conference on Conditions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Registration of Ships Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bo The fourth (final) part of the United Nations Conference on Condi- tswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian tions for Registration of Ships was held at Geneva from 20 January to SSR, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, 7 February 1986. Participating were the following 97 States: Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslo- Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, vakia, Democratic Kampuchea, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Cameroon, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece Guatemala, Guinea, Guinae-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, of, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nige- Morocco, Netherlands New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, ria, Norway Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Uruguay. Vanuatu, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay. Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire Viet Nam, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Prasident; Lamine Fadika (Côte d’lvoire). President: Allan Wagner (Peru). Vice-Presidents: Australia, Bolivia, China, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Vice-Presidents: Sten Andersson (Sweden), Luben Gotzev (Bulgaria), Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, Liberia, Norway, Peru, bland, United States Niaz Naik (Pakistan). Ex-officio Vice-Presidents: Eduardo Faleiro (India), Rapporteur Jean Evelyn George (Trinidad and Tobago). lbrahim Fall (Senegal), Joseph N. Garba (Nigeria). Repporteur-General: James Victor Gbeho (Ghana). Chairmen of committees: Chairman of the Commission of the Whole: Legwaila Joseph Legwaila General Committee: Lamine Fadika (Côte d’lvoire). (Botswana) Structure of the United Nations 1253

Security Council

The Security Council consists of 15 Member States of the United Na- Ad Hoc Sub-Committee on Namlbia tions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 of the United Na- The Ad Hoc Sub-Committee on Namibia consists of all the members tions Charter as amended in 1965. of the Security Council. It did not meet in 1986.

MEMBERS Committee of Experts established by the Permanent members: China, France, USSR, United Kingdom, United Security Council at Its 1506th meeting States (on the question of micro-States) Non-permanent members: Australia, Bulgaria, Congo, Denmark, The Committee of Experts consists of all the members of the Security Ghana, Madagascar, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Council. The chairmanship is rotated monthly in the English alphabetical Emirates, Venezuela. order of the member States The Committee did not meet in 1986. On 16 October 1986 (decision 41/306), the General Assembly elected Argentina, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan and Zambia for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 1987, to replace Australia, Security Council Commission established Denmark, Madagascar, Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago, whose terms under resolution 446(1979) of office were to expire on 31 December 1986. (to examine the situation relating to settlements in the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem) a PRESIDENTS Members: Bolivia, Portugal (Chairman). Zambia.

The presidency of the Council rotates monthly, according to the Eng- a lish alphabetical listing of its member States. The following served as Not Council members in 1986. Presidents during 1966: Security Council Commission of lnvestigatlon established under resolution 571(1985) Month Member Representative concerning the complaint by Angola against South Africa a Members: Australia, Egypt (Chairman), Peru.a January China Li Luye February Congo Martin Adouki a March Denmark Ole Bierring Not Council members in 1986. April France Claude de Kémoularia May Ghana James Victor Gbeho Security Council Committee established by resolution 421(1977) June Madagascar Blaise Rabetafika concerning the question of South Africa July Thailand Birabhongss Kasemsri August Trinidad and Tobago Errol Mahabir The Committee consists of all the members of the Security Council. September USSR Aleksandr M. Belonogov Chairman: D. H. N. Alleyne (Trinidad and Tobago). October United Arab Emirates Mohammad Hussain Al-Shaali November United Kingdom Sir John Thomson PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL MISSIONS December United States Vernon A. Walters

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (until Collective Measures Committee 30 April 1986). Lieutenant-General William Callaghan (from 8 May). The Collective Measures Committee (see p. 1239) reports to both the General Assembly and the Security Council. United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) Force Commander: Major-General Gustav Hägglund (until 31 May 1986). Major-General Gustaf Welin (from 1 July). Military Staff Committee The Military Staff Committee consists of the chiefs of staff of the United Nations interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) permanent members of the Security Council or their representatives. Force Commander: Lieutenant-General William Callaghan (until 7 May It met fortnightly throughout 1966; the first meeting was held on 3 1986), Major-General Gustav Hägglund (from 1 June). January and the last on 19 December. United Nations Peace-keeping Force In Cyprus (UNFICYP) Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus: Standing committees James Holger. Each of the two standing committees of the Security Council is com Force Commander: Major-General Günther G. Greindl. posed of representatives of all Council members: United Nations Military Observer Group Committee of Experts (to examine the provisional rules of procedure in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) of the Council and any other matters entrusted to it by the Council) Chief Military Observer: Brigadier-General Thor A. Johnsen (until 30 Committee on the Admission of New Members May 1986). Brigadier-General Alf Hammer (from 3 August).

In addition, the Council maintains a Committee on Council Meetings United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Away from Headquarters Authorized by the Security Council in 1978,21 the United Nations Transition Assistance Group had not been emplaced in Namibia by the end of 1986. Ad hoc bodies Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Martti Ahtisaari. Ad Hoc Committee established under resolution 507(1982) Commander-designate: Lieutenant-General Dewan Prem Chand. Members: France (Chairman), Guyana,a Jordan,a Uganda.a

aNot Council members in 1986. 21YUN 1978, p. 915, SC res. 435(1978). 29 Sep. 1978. 1254 Appendix III

Economic and Social Council

The Economic and Social Council consists of 54 Member States of the from among the States parties to the Covenant, met at United Nations United Nations, elected by the General Assembly. each for a three-year Headquarters from 14 April to 2 May 1986. term, in accordance with the provisions of Article 61 of the United Na- a tions Charter as amended in 1965 and 1973. Members (to Serve until 31 December 1986): Bulgaria, Denmark, Ec- uador, France, German Democratic Republic, Iraq, Japan, Mexico, MEMBERS Peru, Senegal, Spain, Tunisia, USSR. To serve until 31 December 1986: Argentina, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Finland, Guyana, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Rwanda, aTwo seats allocated to one member each from African and Asian States remained Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Uganda, USSR, United Kingdom, Yu- unfilled in 1986. goslavia, Zaire. To serve until 31 December 1997: Bangladesh, Brazil. Colombia, France, Chairman: Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas (Mexico). Germany. Federal Republic of, Guinea, Haiti, Iceland, India, Japan, Vice-Chairmen: Tarak Ben Hamida (Tunisia), Maria de los Angeles Jimenez Morocco. Nigeria. Romania, Senegal, Spain, Turkey Venezuela, Zimbabwe Butragueño (Spain), Vassil Mrachkov (Bulgaria). To serve until 31 December 1988: Australia, Belgium, Byelorussian SSR, Rapporteur: Mitsu Kimata (Japan). Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, German Democratic Republic, Iraq, Italy. Jamaica, Mozambique, Pakistan. Panama, Peru. Philippines, Sierra Leone, Syrian The Working Group was to be replaced in 1987 by the Committee Arab Republic, United States on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (see p. 1260).

On 16 October 1986 (decision 41/307). the General Assembly elected Functional commissions the following 18 States for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Belize, Bolivia, Commission for Social Development Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Iran, Norway, Oman, Poland, Rwanda, The Commission for Social Development consists of 32 members, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, USSR, United Kingdom, Uruguay. Zaire elected for four-year terms by the Economic and Social Council according to a specific pattern of equitable geographical distribution. SESSIONS The Commission did not meet in 1986. Organizational session for 1986 United Nations Headquarters 4-7 February. Members: First regular session of 1986: United Nations Headquarters, 29 April- 23 May. To serve until 31 December 1986; Argentina, Austria, Byelorussian SSR, Central African Republic, Cyprus Ecuador, Finland, Ghana, India, Liberia, Second regular session of 1986: Geneva, 2-23 July. Togo. OFFICERS To serve until 31 December 1987 Canada, El Salvador, France, Haiti, Kenya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Romania, USSR, United States. President: Manuel DOS Santos (Mozambique). a To serve until 31 December 1988: Chile, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Mali, Vice-Presidents: Heinrich–Dietrich Direckmann (Federal Republic of Germany), Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Thailand, Zimbabwe. P. M. S. Malik (India), Eugeniusz Noworyta (PoIand), David Samudio, Jr. (Panama). a Elected on 23 July 1986 (decision 1986/183).

Subsidiary and other related organs On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150). the Economic and Social Council elected the following for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1987 SUBSIDIARY ORGANS to fill 10 of the 11 vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Argen- In addition to three regular sessional committees, the Economic and tina, Austria, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, German Democratic Social Council may, at each session, set up other committees or work- Republic, Ghana, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Toga No further election ing groups, of the whole or of limited membership, and refer to them was held in 1986 to fill the remaining seat, allocated to a member from any items on the agenda for study and report. Western European end other States. Other subsidiary organs reporting to the Council consist of functional commissions regional commissions standing committees expert bodies Commission on Human Rights and ad hoc bodies The Commission on Human Rights consists of 43 members, elected The inter-agency Administrative Committee on Coordination also reports for three-year terms by the Economic and Social Council according to to the Council. a specific pattern of equitable geographical distribution. The Commission held its forty-second session at Geneva from 3 February Sessional bodies to 14 March 1986.

SESSIONAL COMMITTEES Members: Each of the sessional committees of the Economic and Social Council To serve until 31 December 1986( Brazil, Cameroon, France, German consists of the 54 members of the Council. Democratic Republic, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Mexico, Philippines. Senegal, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, United States, Yugoslavia. First (Economic) Committee. Chairman: Eugeniusz Noworyta (Poland). To serve until 31 December 1987: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Vice-Chairmen: Fredericka F Gregory (Canada), Rawle F: A Lucas (Guyana). China, Congo, Gambia, Germany. Federal Republic of, Japan, Leso- Second (Social) Committee. Chairman: David Samudio Jr. (Panama). tho, Liberia, Peru, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Venezuela. Vice-Chairmen: Khalil Abou-Hadid (Syrian Arab Republic), Gerhard To serve until 31 December 1988: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Byelorussian Richter (German Democratic Republic). SSR, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus Ethiopia, India, Ireland, Mozambique. Third (Programme end Co-ordination) Committee. Chairman: Heinrich- Nicaragua, Norway, USSR. Dietrich Dieckmann (Federal Republic of Germany). Vice-Chairmen.’ Adnan A. Yonis (Iraq), Wafik Kamil Zaher (Egypt). Chairmen: Hector Charry Samper (Colombia). Vice-Chairmen: Denis Daudi Afande (Kenya), Marc Bossuyt (Belgium), SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS Hermann Klenner (German Democratic Republic). ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL Rapporteur: Jayant Prasad (India). COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS The Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Im- On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150). the Economic and Social Council plementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and elected the following 14 members for a three-year term beginning on Cultural Rights which was to consist of 15 members elected by the Council 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Structure of the United Nations 1255

Brazil, France, German Democratic Republic, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Paki- Members: Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Dumitru Mazilu stan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Togo, United States, Yu- (Romania), Chama L. C. Mubanga-Chipoya (Zambia), Antonio Jose goslavia. Uribe portocarrero (Colombia), Ben Charles George Whitaker (United Kingdom). AD HOC WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS (established by Commission on Human Working Group on Detention Rights resolution 2(XX///) of 6 March 1967) The Working Group on Detention did not meet in 1986. Members: Mikuin Leliel Balanda (Zaire); Annan Arkyin Cato, Chair- man / Rapporteur (Ghana); Humberto Diaz-Casanueva (Chile); Felix Members: Miguel Alfonso Martinez (Cuba), Murlidhar Chandrakant Ermacora (Austria); Branimir M. Jankovic, Vice-Chairman (Yugosla- Bhandare (India), John Carey (United States), Driss Dahak (Morocco), via); Mulka Govinda Reddy (India). Dumitru Mazilu (Romania).

GROUP OF THREE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE Working Group on indigenous Populations INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION The Working Group on Indigenous populations did not meet in 1986. AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF APARTHElD The Group of Three held its ninth session at Geneva from 27 to 31 Members: Miguel Alfonso Martinez (Cuba), Erica-Irene A. Daes January 1986. (Greece), Gu Yijie (China), Kwesi B. S. Simpson (Ghana), Ivan Tosev- ski (Yugoslavia). Members: German Democratic Republic, Nicaragua, Senegal. WORKING GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL Chairman l Rapporteur: Samba Cor Konate (Senegal). EXPERTS ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT The Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Right to Devel- SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF opment did not meet in 1986. DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES The Sub-Commission consists of 26 members elected by the Com- Members: Luis Aguirre Gallardo (Panama), Juan Alvarez Vita (Peru), mission on Human Rights from candidates nominated by Member Peter L Berger (United States), Q V. Bykov (USSR), K. L Dalal (India), States of the United Nations, in accordance with a scheme to ensure Paul J. I. M. de Waart (Netherlands). Georges Gautier (France), equitable geographical distribution. Members Serve in their individual Riyadh Aziz Hadi (Iraq), Julio Heredia Pérez (Cuba), lrina Kolarova capacity as experts, rather than as governmental representatives, each (Bulgaria), Fatma Z. Ksentini (Algeria), Ahmed Saker (Syrian Arab for a three-year term. Republic), Alioune Sène (Senegal), Kongit Sinegiorgis (Ethiopia), The Sub-Commission did not meet in 1986. Danilo Turk (Yugoslavia).

Members (until March 1987): Miguel Alfonso Martinez (Cuba), Awn WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED Shawkat Al Khasawneh (Jordan), Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES (India), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Erica-lrene A. Daes During 1986, the mandate of the Working Group on Enforced or In- (Greece), Driss Dahak (Morocco), Jules Deschênes (Canada), George voluntary Disappearances was extended for two years by a Commis- Dove-Edwin (Nigeria), Enzo Giustozzi (Argentina), Gu Yijie (China), sion on Human Rights resolution of 13 March, as approved by the Aidiid Abdillahi llkahanaf (Somalia), Louis Joinet (France), Ahmed Economic and Social Council on 23 May (decision 1986/1391). Mohamed Khalifa (Egypt), Antonio Martinez Báez (Mexico), Dumitru The Working Group held two sessions at Geneva in 1986: its nine- Mazilu (Romania), Chama L. C. Mubanga-Chipoya (Zambia), John teenth from 25 to 29 August and its twentieth from 3 to 12 December. R Roche (United States), Kwesi B. S. Simpson (Ghana), V N. Sofin- sky (USSR), Masayuki Takemoto (Japan), Ivan Tosevski (Yugosla- Members: Jonas Kwami Dotse Foli (Ghana); Agha Hilaly (Pakistan); Ivan via), Antonio Jose Uribe Portocarrero (Colombia), Rodrigo Valdez Tosevski, Chairman / Rapporteur (Yugoslavia); Toine van Dongen Bequero (Ecuador), Theodoor Cornelis van Boven (Netherlands) . a (Netherlands); Luis Alberto Varela Quirós (Costa Rica). Ben Charles George Whitaker (United Kingdom), Fisseha Yimer (Ethiopia). WORKING GROUPS (to study situations revealing a consistent aElected on 13 March 1986 to replace Marc Bossuyt (Belgium) who had resigned. pattern of gross violations of human rights)

On 23 May 1986, the Economic and Social Council decided that Sub Working Group established by Commission on Commission members were to be elected for four-war terms, half being Human Rights decision 1985/106 of 5 March 1985: elected every two years. At the initial election, however, lots were to Members: Carlton Anyangwe (Cameroon); Todor Dichev (Bulgaria); be drawn to select those members whose terms were to expire in two Francis Mahon Hayes, Chairman / Rapporteur (Ireland); Jorge Mon- years in accordance with the following pattern: three members each taño (Mexico); Hisham Muhaisen (Jordan). from African, Asian, Latin American, and Western European and other States; and one member from Eastern European States. Working Group established by Commission on Human Rights decision 1986/109 of 13 March 1986: Working Group Members: Marc Bossuyt (Belgium), Todor Dichev (Bulgaria), Kassa (established by resolution 2(XXlV) of 16 August 1971 Kebede (Ethiopia), Hisham Muhaisen (Jordan), Armando Villanuva of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination del Campo (Peru). end Protection of Minorities pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1503(XLVIII)) WORKING GROUPS (OPEN-ENDED) The Working Group on Communications concerning human rights did not meet in 1986. Working Group established by Commission on Human Rights decision 1985/112 of 14 March 1985 Members: Awn Shawkat Al Khasawneh (Jordan), John Carey (United (to draft a declaration on the right and responsibility of States). Antonio Martinez Báez (Mexico), V. N. Sofinsky (USSR), individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect Fisseha Yimer (Ethiopia). universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms): Chairman / Rapporteur: Robert H. Robertson (Australia). Working Group (established on 21 August 1974 by resolution 11(XXVII) Working Group established by Commission on of the Sub-Commission on Prevenation of Discrimination Human Rights resolution 1985/50 of 14 March 1985 and Protection of Minorities) (to draft a convention on the rights of the child): The Working Group on Slavery did not meet in 1986. Chairman / Rapporteur: Adam Lopatka (bland). 1256 Appendix III

Working Group established by Commission on region approved by the Commission, as well as to observers from the Human Rights resolution 1985/53 of 14 March 1985 Association of South-East Asian Nations, the Colombo Plan Bureau, (to draft a declaration on the rights of persons belonging the Customs Cooperation Council, Interpol and INCB. Any interested to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities): Government outside the region may be invited by the Secretary- Chairman / Repporteur: Zagorka llic (Yugoslavia). General to send an observer at its own expense. HONLEA, Far East Region, did not meet in 1986. Commission on Narcotic Drugs The Commission on Narcotic Drugs consists of 40 members, HONLEA, Africa Region elected for four-Year terms by the Economic and Social Council from A meeting to co-ordinate regional activities against illicit drug traf- among the Members of the United Nations and members of the spe- fic, convened regularly. is open to any State in the region, as well as cialized agencies and the parties to the Single Convention on Nar- to observers from Interpol, the Customs Co-operation Council, other cotic Drugs, 1961, with due regard for the adequate representation competent international and intergovernmental organizations, and of (a) countries which are important producers of opium or coca INCB. Any interested Government which is actively involved in leaves, (B) countries which are important in the manufacture of nar- countering illicit drug traffic in the region may be invited by the cotic drugs, and (c) countries in which drug addiction or the illicit Secretary General to send an observer at its own expense. traffic in narcotic drugs constitutes an important problem, as well as HONLEA, Africa Region, had not convened by the end of 1986. taking into account the principle of equitable geographical distribution. Commission on the Status of Women The Commission held its ninth special session at Vienna from 10 The Commission on the Status of Women consists of 32 members, to 14 February 1986. elected for four-Year terms by the Economic and Social Council ac- cording to a specific pattern of equitable geographical distribution. Member: The Commission held its thirty-first session at Vienna from 24 To serve until 31 December 1987: Algeria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, February to 5 March 1986. Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Iran, Italy, Madagascar, Morocco, Members: Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States, Yu- To serve until 31 December 1986: Australia, Czechoslovakia, In- goslavia. donesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Philippines, Sierra Leone, USSR, To serve until 31 December 1989: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom, United States. Bulgaria, China, Ecuador, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, To serve until 31 December 1987: China, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, Turkey, USSR, United German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Nica- Kingdom, Venezuela, Zambia. ragua, Pakistan, Togo, Zambia. To serve until 31 December 1988: Brazil, Byelorussian SSR, Canada, Chairman: Juhana Idänpään-Heikkilä (Finland). France, Greece, India, Japan, Mauritius, Sudan, Tunisia, Venezuela. First Vice-Chairmen: Enrique Parejo Gonzalez (Colombia). Second Vice-Chairman: O. N. Khlestov (USSR). Chairman: Olga Pellicer (Mexico). Rapporteur: Philip O. Emafo (Nigeria). Vice-Chairmen: Lombe Chibesakunda (Zambia), Sukartini Sabekti (Indonesia), Hanne Severinsen (Denmark). On 7 February 1986 (decision 1988/114). the Economic and Social Rapporteur: Elena K. Ramanovich (Byelorussian SSR). Council invited the Commission to act as the preparatory body for the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (scheduled for 1987) (see p. 1260). On 22 May 1966 (decision 1986/150). the Economic and Social Council elected the following 11 members for a four-year term begin- ning on 1 January 1987 to till the vacancies occurring on 31 SUE-COMMISSION ON ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFIC AND December 1986: Australia, Bangladesh, Côte d’lvoire, Czechoslova- RELATED MATTERS IN THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST kia, Gabon, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, USSR, United States, Zaire. The Sub-Commission held its twenty-first session at Vienna on 6 February 1966. Population Commission Members: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Sweden, Turkey The Population Commission, which consists of 27 members elected for four-year terms by the Economic and Social Council ac- Chairman: Erdem Erner (Turkey). cording to a specific pattern of equitable geographical distribution, Vice-Chairman: Dilshad Najmuddin (Pakistan). did not meet in 1986.

MEETINGS OF HEADS OF NATIONAL Members: DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (HONLEA) To serve until 31 December 1967: Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sweden, Togo. Interregional HONLEA To serve until 31 December 1998: Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Ger- The first Interregional HONLEA was held at Vienna from 28 July many. Federal Republic of, Mauritius, Netherlands, Thailand, to 1 August 1986 to examine in depth the most important aspects of Turkey, Ukrainian SSR. the drug trafficking problem. All Member States were encouraged to To serve until 31 December 1989: Burundi, China, Cuba, Iran, participate, and competent bodies within the United Nations system Malawi, Mexico, USSR, United Kingdom, United States as well as the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and the Customs Cooperation Council were invited to offer their Statistical Commission technical expertise; representatives of 83 States participated. The Statistical Commission, which consists of 24 members elected for four-year terms by the Economic and Social Council according to Chairman: Neville A. Nagler (United Kingdom). a specific pattern of equitable geographical distribution, did not meet First Vice-Chairman: Teodor Tsvetkov (Bulgaria). in 1986. Second Vice-Chairmen: Jose Maria Ortega Padilla (Mexico). Third Vice-Chairmen: Koson Limpichart (Thailand). Members: Rapporteur: Maurice Randrianame (Madagascar). To serve until 31 December 1987: Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslo- vakia, Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, United States HONLEA, Far East Region To serve until 31 December 1988 Brazil, Finland, India, Japan, Mex- A meeting to co-ordinate regional activities against illicit drug traf- ico, New Zealand, Ukrainian SSR, United Kingdom. fic, convened annually (except when Interregional HONLEA meets) in To serve until 31 December 1989: Argentina, Egypt, France, Germany, one of the region’s capitals, is open to any country or territory in the Federal Republic of, Spain, Togo, USSR, Zambia. Structure of the United Nations 1257

WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL Members: Bahrain, Democratic Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, STATISTICAL PROGRAMMES AND CO-ORDINATION Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United The Working Group consists of the Bureau of the Statistical Com- Arab Emirates, Yemen; Palestine Liberation Organization. mission; the representatives to the Commission of the two major con- tributors to the United Nations budget, unless they are already repre- Chairmen: Hisham Hassan Tawfiq (Iraq). sented in the Bureau; and one representative to the Commission from Vice-Chairmen: Ragaa Rassoul Hassan (Egypt), Abdallah Nsour a developing country from among members of each of the following: (Jordan). ECA, ECLAC, ESCAP and ESCWA, unless they are also already repre- Repporteur: Sayed Kassem Al-Masri (Egypt). sented in the Bureau. Members serve two-year terms. The Working Group did not meet in 1986. The Commission’s one main subsidiary organ, the Technical Com- mittee, composed of all ESCWA members, reviews the Commission’s programme of work. Regional commissions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Economic and Social Commission for The Economic Commission for Africa meets in annual session at Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) the ministerial level known as the Conference of Ministers The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific held The Commission held its twenty-first session (twelfth meeting of the its forty-second session at Bangkok, Thailand, from 22 April to 2 May Conference of Ministers) at Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 17 to 21 April 1986. 1966.

Members: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Members: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Darussalam, Burma, China, Democratic Kampuchea, Fiji, France, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Congo, Côte d’lvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lasotho, Li- Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, beria, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Tuvalu, USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, viet Nam. Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra bone, a Associate members: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islandas, Somalia, South Africa,a Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, a Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia. Guam, Hong Kong, United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Kiribati, Niue, Republic of Palau,a Republic of the Marshall Islands.a Switzerland, not a Member of the United Nations, participates in Switzerland, not a Member of the United Nations, participates in a consultative capacity in the work of the Commission. a consultative capacity in the work of the Commission. aOn 30 July 1963, the Economic and Social Council decided that South Africa ‘Components of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; became individual should not take part in the work of ECA until conditions for constructive cc-operation associate members at the forty-second session. had been restored by a change in South Africa’s racial policy (YUN 1963, p. 274, ESC res. 974 D IV (XXXVI)). Chairman: M. H. M. Nains Marikar (Sri Lanka). Vice-Chairmen: M. K. Anwar (Bangladesh), Hoang Bich Son (Viet Chairman: Sadou Hayatou (Cameroon). Nam), Ebrahim Arabzadeh Jamali (Iran), Solita C. Monsod (Philip- First Vice-Chairman: Yaovi Adodo (Togo). pines), Motoo Ogiso (Japan), Qian Qichen (China), Mohan Man Second Vice-Chairman: Abdel Khalifa (Sudan). Sainju (Nepal), Siddhi Savetsila (Thailand), P. Shiv Shanker (lndia), Repporteur: Louis J. Chimango (Malawi). Soubanh Srithirath (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), J. B. Sumarlin (Indonesia). The Commission has established the following principal legislative Rapporteur: Christopher Lamb (Australia). organs: Conference of Ministers; Technical Preparatory Committee of the Following are the main subsidiary and related bodies of the Com- Whole; sectoral ministerial conferences, each assisted by an appropriate mission: committee of technical officials; Council of Ministers of each Multina- Advisory body: Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and tional Programming and Operational Centre, assisted by its commit- Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission. tee of officials Legislative bodies: Committee on Agricultural Development; Commit- The Commission has also established the following subsidiary tee on Development Planning; Committee on Industry, Technology, bodies: Human Settlements and the Environment; Committee on Natural Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Resources; Committee on Population; Committee on Shipping, and Demographers; Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Science Transport and Communications; Committee on Social Development; and Technology Development; Intergovernmental Regional Committee Committee on Statistics; Committee on Trade. on Human Settlements and Environment; Africa Regional Coordinating Subsidiary bodies: Governing Board, Asian and Pacific Centre for Committee for the Integration of Women in Development; Technical Transfer of Technology; Governing Board, Regional Co-ordination Committee of the Pan-African Documentation and Information System. Centre for Research and Development of Coarse Grains, Pulses, Roots and Tuber Crops in the Humid Tropics of Asia and the Pacific; Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Governing Council, Regional Mineral Resources Development Centre. The Economic Commission for Europe held its forty-first session at Related intergovernmental bodies: Asian and Pacific Development Cen- Geneva from 15 to 26 April 1986. tre; Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas; Committee for Co-ordination of Members: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in South Pacific Offshore Canada, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, German Areas; Interim Committee for Co-ordination of Investigations of the Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece, Lower Mekong Basin: Typhoon Committee. Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Regional institution: Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, lntergovernmental meeting convened by ESCAP: Special Body on Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Kingdom, United States, Yu- Land-locked Countries. goslavia.

Economic end Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) The Holy See, Liechtenstein and San Marina, which are not Members The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia held its thir- of the United Nations, participate in a consultative capacity in the work teenth session at Baghdad, Iraq, on 23 and 24 April 1986. of the Commission. 1258 Appendix III

c Chairman: Stefan Murin (Czechoslovakia). To serve until 31 December 1988: Bolivia, Canada, Congo, Dominican Vice-Chairman: Georg Reisch (Austria). Republic, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malawi, Maker&a, Morocco, Rapporteurs: Gantcho Gantchev (Bulgaria), Christina Sommar (Finland). Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Swaziland, Sweden.

Following are the principal subsidiary bodies of the Commission: aElected on 30 April 1986 (decision 1986/150). Chemical Industry Committee; Coal Committee; Committee on bElected on 7 February 1986 (decision 1986/1.16). c Agricultural Problems; Committee on Electric Power; Committee on Two seats allocated to members from Asian States remained unfilled in 1986. Gas; Committee on Housing, Building and Planning; Committee on the Development of Trade; Committee on Water Problems; Conference Chairmen: I. Safa Giray (Turkey). of European Statisticians; Inland Transport Committee; Meeting of Vice-Chairmen: A. M. Choudhury (Bangladesh), A. Lupina (Poland), K. Government Officials Responsible for Standardisation Policies; Senior Matiba (Kenya). Advisers to ECE Governments on Environmental Problems; Senior Ad- Rapporteur P. Oyarce (Chile). visers to ECE Governments on Science and Technology; Senior Economic Advisers to ECE Governments; Steel Committee; Timber Beginning with the terms of office commencing on 1 January 1987, Committee. membership in the Commission was to be for a term of four years Other subsidiary bodies are: Senior Advisers to ECE Governments On 22 May (decision 1986/150) and 23 July 1986 (decision 1986/183), on Energy; Working Party on Engineering Industries and Automation. the Economic and Social Council elected the following 20 members Ad hoc meetings of experts are convened for sectors of activity not for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to till the vacancies dealt with by these principal bodies occurring on 31 December 1986: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Pakistan, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Philippines, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, USSR, United Kingdom, The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribbean United States. held its twenty-first session at Mexico City from 17 to 25 April 1986. On 8 December 1986, the General Assembly decided that the tenth Members: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, (1987) session of the Commission, commemorating its tenth anniver- Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, sary and coinciding with the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Grenade, would be open to all States Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay. Peru, Portugal, Saint Christopher and Commission on Trsnsnational Corporations Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, The Commission on Translational Corporations consists of 48 members Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, elected from all States for three-year terms by the Economic and Social Uruguay, Venezuela. Council according to a specific pattern of geographical distribution. Associate members: British Virgin Islands Montserrat, Netherlands An- In 1986, the Commission reconvened its special session, open to the tilles, United States Virgin Islands participation of all States, from 20 to 31 January and on 14 April, and held its twelfth session from 9 to 18 April, both at United Nations Headquarters. Switzerland, not a Member of the United Nations, participates in a consultative capacity in the work of the Commission. Members: To serve until 31 December 1986; Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Costa Chairman: Cerlos Salinas de Gortari (Mexico). Rica, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, German Democratic Republic, First Vice-Chairman: Bernardo Grinspun (Argentine). Germany, Federal Republic of, Guinea, Japan, Morocco, Philippines, Second Vice-Chairman: Ernesto Melendez (Cuba). Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago. Third Vice-Chairman: Thomas Kasteel (Netherlands). To serve until 31 December 1987: Algeria, Argentina, Bulgaria, Camer- Fourth Vice-Chairman: Louis H. Boothe (Jamaica). oon, Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Mauritius, Pakistan, Rapporteur: Ovigildo Herrera (Panama). Republic of Korea, Turkey, Ukrainian SSR, Venezuela. a To serve until 31 December 1988: Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bra- The Commission has established the following principal subsidiary zil, Cuba, Cyprus, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, bodies: Norway, Swaziland, USSR, United Kingdom, United States b Caribbean Development and Co-operation Committee; Central Expert advisers (through the twelfth session): Thomas J. Bata (Canada), American Economic Cooperation Committee and its Inter-agency Corn Frieckich Dribbusch (Federal Republic of Germany), Wim Kok (Netherlands ), mince; Committee of High-level Government Experts; Committee of Celso lafer (Brazil).b Luis Enrique Marius Martinez (Uruguay/ Itaty),b the Whole; Technical Committee, Latin American and Caribbean In- Elias J. Mashasi (United Republic of Tanzania), Charles Albert Michalet stitute for Economic and Social Planning. (France), Zuhayr Mikdashi (Lebanon), Alssane Drarnane Ouattara (Burkina The Latin American Demographic Centre forms part of the ECLAC Faso), Brian Price (United Kingdom),b John Bower Rhodes (United system as an autonomous institution. States) David Sycip (Philippines), Teng Weizao (China),b V. R. Trepelkov (USSR),b Nat Weinberg (United States), Eduardo White (Argentina). Standing committees aOne seat allocated to a member from Asian States remained unfilled in 1986. b Commission on Human Settlements selected by the Commission on 16 April 1986 to serve for a further two years, The Commission on Human Settlements consists of 58 members up to and including the fourteenth (1988) session. Selected on the same date for the same term were: Mark Anderson (United States). Ernst-Otto Czempiel (Federal elected by the Economic and Social Council for three-year terms ac- Republic of Germanv). Kamal Hossain (Benqladesh),. Ali Mazrui (Ksnya), William cording to a specific pattern of equitable geographical distribution; it Robbins (United Kingdom), Kari Tapiola (Finland), L. M. Thapar (India), Raul Traj- reports to the General Assembly through the Council. tenberg (Urugua/Argentina). One seat remained to be filled as at the end of 1986. The Commission held its ninth session at Istanbul, Turkey, from 5 to 16 May 1986. Reconvened special session Chairman: Miguel Marin-Bosch (Mexico). Members: Vice-Chairmen: lrtiza Husain (Pakistan), Jürgen Kuhn (Federal Republic To serve until 31 December 1986: Bulgaria, Central African Republic, of Germany), Wolfgang Sproete (German Democratic Republic). Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Japan, Nice Rapporteur: Raouf A. Saad (Egypt). ragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Spain, Turkey, USSR, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Venezuela. Twelfth session To serve until 31 December 1987: Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Chairman: Patrick Robinson (Jamaica). a b Chile, Cyprus. Denmark, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Vice-Chairmen: Christopher Brown (Canada), Hermenegildo C. Cruz Federal Republic of, Greece, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Leso- (Philippines), Günter Schumann (German Democratic Republic). the, Mexico, Norway, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ukrainian SSR. Rappotteur: Magda Shahin (Egypt). Structure of the United Nations 1259

On 22 May (decision 1986/150) and 23 July 1986 (decision 1986/183). France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, the Economic and Social Council elected the following 16 members Hungary. Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, bland, Sweden, Thailand, for a three-Year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies Togo, Uganda, United States, Zaire. No further elections were held in occurring on 31 December 1986: China, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, 1986 to fill the remaining eight seats, allocated to two members each Egypt, Fiji, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal from African and Asian States and four members from Western Euro Republic of, Iran, Japan, Peru, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Switzerland, pean and other States Tunisia, Zaire. Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP The Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies, OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL established by the Economic and Social Council on 16 February 1946, STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING was reconstituted by the Council on 4 February 1983 for the purpose The Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International of negotiating a relationship agreement between the United Nations Standards of Accounting and Reporting (see p. 1260) reports to the and UNIDO. Commission on Transnational Corporations The Committee adjourned sine die on 20 November 1985 upon com- pletion of its report on the negotiations Committee for Programme and Co-ordination The Committee for Programme and Co-ordination is the main sub Committee on Non-Governmental Organizatlons sidiary organ of the Economic and Social Council and of the General The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations consists of 19 Assembly for planning, programming and co-ordination and reports members elected by the Economic and Social Council for a four-Year directly to both. It consists of 21 members nominated by the Council term according to a specific pattern of equitable geographical representation. and elected by the Assembly for three-year terms according to a specific In 1986, the Committee met at United Nations Headquarters on 1 pattern of equitable geographical distribution. May and at Geneva on 2 July. During 1986, the Committee held, at United Nations Headquarters, an organisational meeting on 31 March and its twenty-sixth session Members (until 31 December 1986): Chile, Costa Rica, Cube, Cyprus, from 28 April to 23 May. France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriy, Nicaragua, Ni- geria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sweden, Thailand, USSR, United Kingdom, Members: United States, Yugoslavia. To serve until 31 December 1986: Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt. India, In- donesia, Japan, Liberia. Chairman: Emilia Castro de Barish (Costa Rica). To serve until 31 December 1987: Bangladesh, Byelorussian SSR, Ger- Vice-Chairman: Alexandros N. Vikis (Cyprus). many, Federal Republic of, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, United Rapporreur: Ashur Fartas (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). Kingdom, Yugoslavia. To serve until 31 December 1988: Argentina, Benin, France, Peru, On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150), the Economic and Social Coun- USSR, United States, Zambia. cil elected the following 19 States for a four-Year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Chairman: Jan Berteling (Netherlands). Bulgaria, Burundi, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, France, Greece, Vice-Chairmen: Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Deryck Kenya, Malawi, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Lance Murray (Trinidad and Tobago), Saymah Yenatee Tuan (Liberia). Principe, Sri Lanka, Sweden, USSR, United States Rapporteur: Anatoly A. Mardovich (Byelorussian SSR). Expert bodies On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150), the Economic and Social Coun- cil nominated the following nine Member States of the United Nations, Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International seven of which were to be elected by the General Assembly, for a three Co-operation in Tax Matters year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring The membership of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International on 31 December 1986: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, India, Co-operation in Tax Matters-to consist of 25 members drawn from Indonesia. Japan, Pakistan, Tunisia. All but India and Pakistan were 15 developing and 10 developed countries, appointed by the Secretary elected by the Assembly on 5 December 1986 (decision 41/312). General to serve in their individual capacity-remained at 24 in 1986, with one member from a developing country still to be appointed. CommIttee on Natural Resources The Ad Hoc Group, which normally meets biennially. did not meet The Committee on Natural Resources consists of 54 members, in 1986. elected by the Economic and Social Council for four-year terms in ac- cordance with the geographical distribution of seats in the Council. Members: Maurice Hugh Collins (United Kingdom), Jean François Court The Committee did not meet in 1988. (France), Ton Dekker (Netherlands), Francisco O. N. Dornelles (Bra- zil), Hussein M. El Baroudy (Egypt), Mordecai S Feinberg (United Stated, Members: Jose Ramón Fernandes-Perez (Spain), Antonio H. Figueroa (Argen- a To serve until 37 December 1986: Algeria, Australia. Bolivia, Burkina tina), Mayer Gabay (Israel), R. R. Khosla (India), Marwan Koudsi (Syrian Faso, Central African Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Arab Republic), Falipe Lamarca (Chile), Daniel Lijthi (Switzerland), German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Mohamed Medeghri-Afaoui (Morocco), Thomas Menck (Federal Republic Hungary, Italy. Liberia, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Spain, of Germany), Canute R. Miller (Jamaica). Muhammad Wasim Mirza Thailand, Turkey. Uganda, United States, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe. (Pakistan), Alberto Navarro Rodriguez (Mexico), Isaac O. Oni (Nige- b To serve until 31 December 1988: Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, ria), Alfred Philipp (Austria), Rainer Sijderholm (Finland). Sikuan Sutanto Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, (lndonesia), Tetsuo Takikawa (Japan), Andre Tiny (Cameroon). Ghana, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriy, c Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Sudan, Ukrainian SSR, Committee for Development Planning USSR, Uruguay. Venezuela. The Committee for Development Planning is composed of 24 ex- perts representing different planning systems. They are appointed by ‘Three seats allocated to members from Asian States remained unfilled in 1986 b the Economic and Social Council, on nomination by the Secretary One seat allocated to a member from Western European and other States re- mained unfilled in 1986. General, to serve in their personal capacity for a term of three years CEl.scted on 7 February 1986 (decision 1986/116). The Committee held its twenty-second session at United Nations Headquarters from 19 to 22 March 1986. On 22 May (decision 19861150) and 23 July 1986 (decision 1986/183), a the Economic and Social Council elected the following for a four-year Members (until 31 December 1986): lsmail Sabri Abdalla (Egypt); term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill 19 of the 27 vacancies occur. Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad (Kuwait); Gerasimos D Arsenis, Rapporteur ring on 31 December 1986: Bolivia, Byelorussian SSR, Cuba, Finland, (Greece); Sir Kenneth Berrill (United Kingdom); Bernard T G. 1260 Appendix III

Chidzero (Zimbabwe); Jean-Pierre Cot (France); Hernando de Soto Aregba Pablo (Togo); Miguel A. Sanchez Méndez (Colombia); Abdel (Peru); Just Faaland (Norway);b Celso Furtado (Brazil); Armin Gutowski Aziz Abdalla Shiddo (Sudan); Bo Svensson (Sweden). (Federal Republic of Germany); Huan Xiang (China); Shinichi lchimura (Japan); V N. Kirichenko (USSR); Robert S McNamara (United States); aElectted on 7 February 1986 (decision 1986/116) to replace Andre Bissonnette Joseph Elenga Ngamporo (Congo); G. O. Nwankwo (Nigeria); Jozef (Canada) who had resigned. Pajestka, Vice-chairman (Poland); I. G. Patel (India); Shridath S. Ramphal, On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150) the Economic and Social Council Chairman (Guyana); Uris A. Rob (Spain); Mohammad Sadli (Indonesia); elected the following 14 experts for a four-year term beginning on 1 Rahman Sobhan (Bangladesh); Janez Stanovnik (Yugoslavia). January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Cheng Weiqiu (China), Roger S. Clark (New Zealand), Dusan Cotic (Yu- aOne seat remained vacant in 1986. goslavia), lHedi Fessi (Tunisia), Eugene Jules Henri Frencken (Belgium), bAppointed on 7 February 1986 (decision 1986/116). Aleksei Y. Kudryavtsev (USSR), Manuel López-Rey Y Arrojo (Bolivia), Albert Uewelyn Olawole Metzger (Sierra Leone), Jorge Arturo Montero Committee of Experts on the Transport Castro (Costa Rica), Abdul Karim Nasution (Indonesia), Victor Ramanitra of Dangerous Goods (Madagascar), Simone And& Razes (France), Minoru Shikita (Japan), The Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods is Adolfo Lois Tamini (Argentina). composed of experts from countries interested in the international transport of dangerous goods. The experts are made available by their Govern- Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights ments at the request of the Secretary General. The membership, to be The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights consists increased to 15 in accordance with a 1975 resolution of the Economic 22 of 18 experts sewing in their personal capacity. elected by the Economic and Social Council, was 12 in 1986. The Committee held its fourteenth and Social Council from among persons nominated by States parties session at Geneva from 1 to 10 December 1986. to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The experts have recognized competence in the field of human rights, Members: Canada, France, Germany. Federal Republic of, Italy, Japan, a a with due consideration given to equitable geographical distribution and Netherlands, Norway, Poland, sweden, USSR, United Kingdom, to the representation of different forms of social and legal systems United States. Members serve for four-Year terms, except that at the first election (see below) nine were chosen by lot to serve for two Years The Committee ‘Became a member at the fourteenth session, following the Economic and Social did not meet in 1986. Council’s invitation of 23 July 1986 to the Secretary-General to appoint an expert designated by it, subject to confirmation by the Committee. On 22 May 1986 (decision 1966/150). the Economic and Social Coun- cil elected the following for terms beginning 1 January 1987 and end- Chairman: Alan Roberts (United States). ing on 31 December of the Year indicated: 1988—Juan Alvarez Vita (Peru), Mohamed famine Fofana (Guinea), Maria de Ios Angeles Jiménez Butraguefio (Spain), Samba Cor Konate (Senegal), Vassil The Committee may alter, as required, the composition of its sub sidiary bodies In addition, any Committee member may participate in Mratchkov (Bulgaria), Wladyslaw Neneman (Pbland), Kenneth Osborne the work of and vote in those bodies provided such member notify the Rattray (Jamaica), Mikis Demetriou Sparsis (Cyprus), Philippe Texier United Nations Secretariat of the intention to do so. (France); 1990—Philip Alston (Australia), Adib Daoudi (Syrian Arab Republic), lbrahim Ali Badawi El-Sheikh (Egypt), Jaime Alberto Mar- than Romero (Ecuador), Alexandre Muterahejuru (Rwanda), Bruno GROUP OF EXPERTS ON EXPlOSIVES Simma (Federal Republic of Germany), Eduard R Sviridov (USSR), The Group of Experts on Explosives held its twenty-sixth session at Chikako Taya (Japan), Javier Wimer Zambrano (Mexico). Geneva from 11 to 14 August 1986. lnterqovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Chairman: R. Watson (United Kingdom). Standards of Accounting and Reporting The Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International GROUP OF RAPPORTEURS OF THE COMMITTEE OF Standards of Accounting and Reporting, which reports to the Com- EXPERTS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS mission on Transnational Corporations (see p. 1258). consists of 34 In 1986, the Group of Rapporteurs of the Committee of Experts on members, elected for three-Year terms by the Economic and Social the Transport of Dangerous Goods held two sessions, both at Geneva: Council according to a specific pattern of equitable geographical its thirty-fourth from 10 to 14 March and its thirty-fifth from 5 to 8 August. distribution. Each State elected appoints an expert with appropriate experience in accounting and reporting. Chairman: J. Engeland (Federal Republic of Germany). The Group held its fourth session at United Nations Headquarters from 3 to 14 March 1986. Committee on Crime Prevention and Control Members: The Committee on Crime Prevention and Control consists of 27 members a To serve until 31 December 1987: Barbados, Brazil. Canada, China, elected for four-year terms by the Economic and Social Council, according Egypt, France, Malaysia, Norway Pakistan, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, m a specific pattern of equitable geographical representation, from among Zaire. b experts nominated by Member States. To serve until 37 December 1988: Cyprus, Germany, Federal Republic The Committee held its ninth session at Vienna from 5 m 14 March 1986. of, India, Italy, Japan, Malawi,c Netherlandsc Nigeria, Panama,d Tunisia,c Uganda.c United Kingdom, Uruguay.d Members: To serve until 31 December 1986: Dusan Cotic, Vice-Chairman (Yugo- aThe seats allocated to two members from African States and one member each slavia); Frederick Gibson (Canada);a Ahmed Mohamed Khalifa from Eastern European and Latin American States remained unfilled in 1986. b (Egypt); Aleksei Y. Kudryavtsev (USSR); Manuel López-Rey Y Arrojo The seats allocated to one member each from Asian and Latin American States (Bolivia); Charles Alfred Lunn (Barbados); Ronald Miklau (Austria); and two members from Eastern European States remained unfilled in 1986. Jorge Arturo Montero Castro, Vice-Chairman (Costa Rica); Mphanza ‘Elected on 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150): the Netherlands filled a vacancy created by the withdrawal of the United States Patrick Mvunga, Vice-Chairman (Zambia); Amadou Racina Ba d Elected on 7 February 1986 (decision 1986/116). (Mauritania); Simone And& Razes, Chairman (France); Yoshio Suzuki (Japan); Mervyn Patrick Wijesinha, Rappoteur (Sri Lanka); Chairman: Tomas Garrido (Uruguay). Wu Han (China). Vice-Chairmen: John Bagnall (Canada), Spyros Christou (Cyprus). To serve until 31 December 1988 Mohamed Boulasri (Morocco); David Rappoteur: J. O. Afolabi (Nigeria) (until 10 March), S. A. Arowomole Faulkner (United Kingdom); Ronald L. Gainer (United States); Jozsef (Nigeria) (from 10 March). Godony (Hungary); Aura Guerra de Villaláz (Panama); A. R. Khand- ker (Bangladesh); Abdul Meguid lbrahim Kharbit (Kuwait); Farouk A. Mourad (Saudi Arabia); Bertin Pandi (Central African Republic); 22YUN 1975, p. 734, ESC res. 1973(LIX), 30 July 1975. Structure of the United Nations 1261

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Urbina (Mexico); Helen Arnopoulos Stamiris, President (Greece). The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names represents to serve until 30 June 1987: Daniela Colombo (Italy); Zhor lazrak (Morocco); various geographical/linguistic divisions of which there ware 17 in 1986, Achie Sudiarti Luhulima (Indonesia). as follows: Africa Central; Africa East: Africa West; Arabic: Asia East To serve until 30 June 1988 Fabiola Cuvi Ortiz, Vice-President (Ecua- (other than China); Asia South-East and Pacific South-West, Asia South-West dor); lngrid Eide (Norway); Elena Atanassova Lagadinova (Bulgaria); (other than Arabic); China; Dutch- and German-speaking; East Central Lin Shangzhen (China); Victoria N. Okobi, Rapporteur (Nigeria). and South-East Europe; India; Latin America; Norden; Romano-Hellenic; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United Kingdom; United States of On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150). the Economic and Social Council America/Canada. appointed the following three members for a three-year term beginning The Group of Experts held its twelfth session at Geneva from 28 September on 1 July 1986 to fill the vacancies occurring on 30 June: Inés Alberdi to 7 October 1986. (Spain), Siga Seye (Senegal). Berta Torrijos de Arosemena (Panama).

Chairman: Dirk P Blok (Netherlands). Members (from 1 July 1986): Vice-Chairman: Ydelis Velesquez Garcia (Cuba). To serve until 30 June 1987: Daniela Colombo (Italy), Zhor Lazrak Rapporteur: Alan Rayburn (Canada). (Morocco), Achie Sudiarti Luhulima (Indonesia). To serve until 30 June 19%: Fabiola Cuvi Ortiz (Ecuador), lngrid Eide Ad hoc bodies (Norway), Elena Atanassova Lagadinova (Bulgaria), Lin Shangzhen (China), Victoria N. Okobi (Nigeria). Commission on Narcotic Drugs acting as the To serve until 30 June 1989 Inés Alberdi (Spain), Siga Seye (Senegal), Preparatory Body for the International Conference on Berta Torrijos de Arosemena (Panama). Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking On 7 February 1986 (decision 1986/114), the Economic and Social Council Ex-officio members: The Director of the Institute, and representatives invited the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, open to the participation of the Secretary-General, each of the regional commissions and the of all States, to act as the preparatory body for the International Con- Institute’s host country (Dominican Republic). ference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (scheduled for 1987). Director of the Institute: Dunja Pastizzi-Ferencic. Acting in that capacity, the Commission held its first session at Vienna from 17 to 21 February 1986; the officers were the same as at the Com- mission’s ninth special session (see p. 1256). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Administrative Committee on Co-ordination The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (see p. 1243) The Administrative Committee on Co-ordination held three sessions reports annually to the General Assembly through the Economic and in 1986: an organizational session at United Nations Headquarters from Social Council. 12 to 14 February; a special session at Geneva on 30 June; and its sec- ond session at United Nations Headquarters on 22 and 23 October. No United Nations Capital Development Fund first session was held in 1986. The membership of ACC, under the chairmanship of the Secretary- General of the United Nations, includes the executive heads of ILO, FAO, EXECUTIVE BOARD UNESCO, ICAO, WHO, the World Bank, IMF, UPU, ITU, WMO. IMO, The Executive Board of the United Nations Capital Development WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO, IAEA and the secretariat of the Contracting Par- Fund (see p. 1245) reports annually to the General Assembly through ties to GATT the Economic and Social Council. Also taking part in the work of ACC are the United Nations Director- General for Development and International Economic Cooperation; the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Under-Secretaries-General for International Economic and Social Affairs for Administration and Management, and for Technical Co-operation for Development; and the executive heads of UNCTAD, UNDP. UNEP. EXECUTIVE BOARD UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNITAR, UNRWA and WFR The UNICEF Executive Board consists of 41 members elected by ACC has established subsidiary bodies on organizational. administrative the Economic and Social Council from Member States of the United and substantive questions. Nations or members of the specialized agencies or of IAEA, for three year terms. Other related bodies The Board held its 1986 regular session from 14 to 25 April and (with its composition as of 1 August) an organizational session on 25 June, Intergovernmental Committee on Science and both at United Nations Headquarters. Technology for Development The Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Members (until 31 July 1986): Development (see p. 1241) reports annually to the General Assembly To serve until 31 July 1986: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, through the Economic and Social Council. Finland, Germany, Federal Republic of, Lesotho, Thailand, Yugoslavia. To serve until 37 July 7987: Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Denmark, India, International Research and Training Institute Indonesia, Niger, Romania, Switzerland, Venezuela. for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) To serve until 31 July 1988: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, The International Research end Training Institute for the Advancement Chile, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Italy, Japan, Mali, of Women, a body of the United Nations financed through voluntary Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Tunisia, USSR, United contributions, functions under the authority of a Board of Trustees Kingdom, United States.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh). The Board of Trustees is composed of 11 members serving in their First Vice-Chairman: Gaetano Zucconi (Italy). individual capacity, appointed by the Economic and Social Council on Second Vice-Chairman: Poliana Cristescu (Romania). the nomination of States; and ex-officio members Members serve for Third Vice-Chairman: Berhanu Dinka (Ethiopia). three-year terms, with a maximum of two terms. Fourth Vice-Chairman: Hector Terry Molinert (Cuba). The Board, which reports periodically to the Council and where appropriate to the General Assembly, held its sixth session at Santo Domingo, Dominican On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150, the Economic and Social Coun- Republic, from 3 to 7 February 1986. cil elected the following 10 members for a three-year term beginning on 1 August 1986 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 July: Canada, Members (until 30 June 1986): China, Colombia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Guyana, Lesotho, Nor- To serve until 30 June 1986: Suad lbrahim Eissa (Sudan); Maria LavalIe way, Poland, Thailand, Turkey. 1262 Appendix III

Members (from 1 August 1986): To serve until 31 December 1987: Austria, Benin, Chile, China, Cuba, To serve until 31 July 1987: Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Denmark, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Sweden, Indonesia, Niger, Romania, Switzerland, Venezuela. Tunisia, USSR, United Kingdom, United States To serve until 31 July 1988: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, To serve until 31 December 1988: Belgium, Brazil. Bulgaria, Burundi, Chile, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Italy, Japan, Mali, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Tunisia, USSR, United Kuwait, Malawi, Mauritius, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Spain. Kingdom, United States. To serve until 31 July 1989: Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Federal President: Lloyd M. H. Barnett (JamaicaI. Republic of, Guyana, Lesotho, Norway, Poland, Thailand, Turkey. Vice-Presidents: Hassen Elghouayel (Tunisia), K. P Geethakrishnan (India), lstvan Nathon (Hungary), Wilhelm Suden (Federal Republic Chairman: Maurizio Bucci (Italy). of Germany). First Vice-Chairman: Saoud Bin Salim Bin Hassan Al-Ansi (Oman). Second Vice-Chairman: Poliana Cristescu (Romania). In accordance with a Governing Council decision of 18 February 1986, Third Vice-Chairman: A. P. Maruping (Lesotho). the Economic and Social Council, on 22 May (decision 1986/150), Fourth Vice-Chairman: Gabriel Restrepo (Colombia). decided that Governing Council members were to be elected for a term beginning on the first day of the organizational session in February of Executive Director of UNICEF: James P Grant. the year following the election and expiring on the day preceding the organizational Session three years later; it also decided to adjust the COMMllTEE ON ADMlNlSTRATlON AND FINANCE terms of office of the previously elected members The Committee on Administration and Finance is a committee of Accordingly, the Council elected the following 16 members for a the whole of the UNICEF Executive Board. three-year term beginning on the first day of the February 1987 organi tional session: Argentina, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, Chairman: A. P. Maruping (Lesotho) (until 31 July), Erik Fiil (Denmark) German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, India, Li- (from 1 August). beria, Netherlands, Poland, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey. a Vice-Chairman: Erik Fiil (Denmark) (until 31 JuIy). Administrator of UNDP: E Bradford Morse (until 30 April 1986). William aVacant from 1 August. H. Draper Ill (from 1 May)a Associate Administrator: G. Arthur Brown. PROGRAMME COMMITTEE The Programme Committee is a committee of the whole of the aOn 28 April 1986 (decisio 40/325), The General Assembly confirmed his ap- UNICEF Executive Board. pointment by the Secretary-General for a term beginning on 1 May 1986 and ending on 31 December 1989. Chairman: Gabriel Restrepo (Colombia) (until 31 July), Dr. Adyatma (In- BUDGETARY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE donesia) (from 1 August). The Budgetary and Finance Committee, a committee of the whole, Vice-Chairman: Mohammed Said Al-Mohamed (Oman) (until 31 July), Moussa Coulibaly (Mali) (from 1 August). held a series of meetings at Geneva between 2 and 27 June 1986.

Chairman: Wilhelm Suden (Federal Republic of Germany). UNICEF/ WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy Rapporreur: A. P Mkhonza (Swaziland). The UNICEF/WHO Joint Committee on Health policy consists of: six members of the UNICEF Executive Board, among whom are the COMMllTEE OF THE WHOLE chairmen of the Executive Board and the Programme Committee who In accordance with its 1983 decision,23 the Governing Council resolved serve ex officio; and six members of the WHO Executive Board. itself into a Committee of the Whole and held meetings between 2 and The Joint Committee, which meets biennially, did not meet in 1986. 17 June 1986 to consider matters related to programme management. The President of the Governing Council acted as presiding officer. United Nations Conference on Trade end Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD The Trade and Development Board (see p. 1245) reports to UNC- GOVERNING COUNCIL TAD; it also reports annually to the General Assembly through the The Governing Council of UNEP (see p. 1248) reports to the General Economic and Social Council. Assembly through the Economic and Social Council.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Institute for Training end Research (UNITAR) The Executive Director of UNITAR (seep 1249) reports to the General GOVERNING COUNCIL Assembly and, as appropriate, to the Economic and Social Council. The Governing Council of UNDP consists of 48 members, elected by the Economic and Social Council from Member States of the United United Nations Research Institute for Nations or members of the specialized agencies or of IAEA. Twenty Social Development (UNRISD) seven seats are allocated to developing countries as follows: 11 to African countries, 9 to Asian countries and Yugoslavia, and 7 to Latin BOARD OF DIRECTORS American countries. Twenty-one seats are allocated to economically The Board of Directors of UNRISD reports to the Economic and more advanced countries as follows: 17 to Western European and other Social Council through the Commission for Social Development. countries, and 4 to Eastern European countries The term of office is The Board consists of: three years, one third of the members being elected each year. In 1986, the Governing Council held, at United Nations Headquar- The Chairman, appointed by the Secretary General: Paul-Marc Henry ters, an organizational meeting on 18, 19 and 21 February and a special (France); session on preparations for the fourth programming cycle from 19 to Seven members. nominated by the Commission for Social Develop- 21 February; its thirty-third session was held at Geneva from 2 to 27 ment and confirmed by the Economic and Social Council (to serve June. until 30 June 1987): Gustave Esteva (Mexico), Ulf Hannerz (Sweden); (to serve until 30 June 1989): lsmail Sabri Abdalla (Egypt), Sartaj Members: Aziz (Pakistan), Vida Cok (Yugoslavia), Louis Emerij (Netherlands), To serve until 31 December 1986: Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Sally Weaver (Canada): Ethiopia, Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, Venezuela. 23Yun 1983, p. 1365. Structure of the United Nations 1263

Seven other members, as follows: a representative of the Secretary by the Economic and Social Council and 15 by the FAO Council, from General, the Director of the Latin American Institute for Economic Member States of the United Nations or from members of FAO. and Social Planning, the Director of the African Institute for Economic Members serve for three-year terms Development and Planning, the Executive Secretary of ESCWA, the Director of UNRISD (ex official, and the representatives of two of The Committee reports annually to the Economic and Social Coun- the following specialized agencies appointed as members and observes cil, the FAO Council and the World Food Council. in annual rotation: UNESCO and WHO (members); ILO and FAO The Committee held two sessions during 1986, at Rome, Italy: its (observer& twenty-first from 26 May to 5 June and its twenty-second from 20 to 31 October. Director of the lnstitute: Enrique Oteiza. Members: United Nations Special Fund To serve until 31 December 1986: Elected by Economic and Social Council: Egypt (Chairman). BOARD OF GOVERNORS Hungary, India, Italy, Norway. The Board of Governors of the United Nations Special Fund (see Elected by FAO Council: Australia, Bangladesh (Second Vice- p. 1251) reports annually to the General Assembly through the Chairmen), Canada, Saudi Arabia, United States. Economic and Social Council. To serve until 31 December 1987: Elected by Economic and Social Council: Belgium (First Vice- United Nations University Chairman). Denmark, Japan, Lesotho, Pakistan. Elected by FAO Council: Brazil. Congo, Kenya, Netherlands, COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Thailand. The Council of the United Nations University (see p. 1251). the gov- To serve until 31 December 1988: erning board of the University, reports annually to the General Elected by Economic and Social Council: Argentina, Cape Verde, Assembly, to the Economic and Social Council and to the UNESCO Colombia, Finland, United Kingdom. Executive Board through the Secretary-General and the UNESCO Elected by FAO Council: Ethiopia, France, Germany, Federal Director-General. Republic of, Sao Tome and Principe, Venezuela. World Food Council The World Food Council (see p. 1251). an organ of the United Na- On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150). the Economic and Social tions at the ministerial or plenipotentiary level, reports to the General Council elected Hungary, India, Italy, Sweden and Tunisia, and, on 24 Assembly through the Economic and Social Council. November, the FAO Council elected Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Saudi Arabia and the United States, all for a three-year term begin- World Food Programme ning on 1 January 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986. COMMllTEE ON FOOD AID POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES The Committee on Food Aid policies and Programmes, the govern- Executive Director of WFP: James Charles Ingram. ing body of WFP. consists of 30 members, of which 15 are elected Deputy Executive Director: Salahuddin Ahmed.

Trusteeship Council

Article 86 of the United Nations Charter lays down that the Seventeenth special session: United Nations Headquarters, 20-26 Trusteeship Council shall consist of the following: November 1986.

Members of the United Nations administering Trust Territories; Permanent members of the Security Council which do not administer Trust Territories; OFFICERS As many other members elected for a three-year term by the General Presidents: Peter M. Maxey (United Kingdom) (sixteenth special ses- Assembly as will ensure that the membership of the Council is sion), Laurent Rapin (France) (fifty-third and seventeenth special equally divided between United Nations Members which ad- sessions). minister Trust Territories and those which do not.a Vice-Presidents: Laurent Rapin (France) (sixteenth special session), Peter M. Maxey (United Kingdom) (fifty-third session), John A. Birch (United Kingdom) (seventeenth special session). aDuring 1986, only one Member of the United Nations was an administering member of the Trusteeship Council, while four permanent members of the Security Council continued as non-administering members Therefore. the parity called for by Article 86 of the Charter was not maintained. United Nations Visiting Mission to Observe, the Plebiscite in Palau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, February 1986 MEMBERS Members: David Anggo (Papua New Guinea); David Gore-Booth, Member administering a Trust Territory: United States Chairman (United Kingdom); Hugh R. Mortimer (United Kingdom); Non-administering members: China, France, USSR, United Andre Rocher, Vice-Chairman (France); Raj Singh (Fiji). Kingdom.

SESSIONS United Nations Visiting Mission to Observe the Plebiscite in Sixteenth special session: United Nations Headquarters, 4-6 Palau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, December 1986 February 1986. Members: Stephen Barampataz (Papua New Guinea); Jean-Pierre Fifty-third session: United Nations Headquarters, 12 May–30 June Guinhut. Chairman (France); P. K. Mishra (Fiji); Helen de C. Taylor 1986. (United Kingdom). 1264 Appendix III

International Court of Justice

Judges of the Court ing non-members: Liechtenstein, San Merino, Switzerland. The International Court of Justice consists of 15 Judges elected for nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council. States accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court The following were the Judges of the Court serving in 1986, listed in the order of precedence: Declarations made by the following States, a number with reserva- tions, accepting the Court’s compulsory iurisdiction (or made under the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice and deemed Country of End of to be an acceptance of the jurisdiction of the International Court) were Judge narionality terma in force at the end of 1986: Nagendra Singh, President lIndia 1991 Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Colom- Guy Ladreit de Lacharribre. Vice- bia, Costa Rica, Democratic Kampuchea, Denmark, Dominican President France 1991 Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, Gambia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Manfred Laths Poland 1994 Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Jo& Marla Ruda Argentina 1991 Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Nor- Táslim Olawale Elias Nigeria 1934 way. Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Shigeru Oda Japan 1994 Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, 1988 Roberto Ago Italy Uruguay. José Sette Cámara Brazil 1988 Stephen M. Schwebel United States 1988 Sir Robert Y. Jennings United Kingdom 1991 United Nations organs and specialised and related agencies Kéba Mbaye Senegal 1991 authorized 10 request advisory opinions from the Court Mohammed Bedjaoui Algeria 1988 Authorized by the United Nations Charter to request opinions on any Ni Zhengyu China 1994 Jens Evensen Norway 1994 legal question: General Assembly, Security Council. Nikolai K. Tarasov USSR 1988 Authorized by the General Assembly in accordance with the Charter to request opinions on legal questions arising within the scope of aTerm expires on 5 February of the year indicated. their activities: Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, Interim Committee of the General Assembly, Committee on Applica- Registrar: Santiago Torres Bernárdez. tions for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements, ILO, FAO, Deputy Registrar Eduardo Valencia-Ospina. UNESCO, WHO, World Bank, IFC, IDA, IMF, ICAO, ITU, WMO, IMO, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO, IAEA. Chamber formed in the case concerning the Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Mall/) Committees of the Court Members: Manfred lachs, José Maria Ruda, Mohammed Eedjaoui (President). Ad hoc members? Francois Luchaire, Georges Abi-Saab. BUDGETARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Members: Nagendra Singh lex officio), Guy ladreit de Lacharribre klex aAppointed by Burkina Faso and Mali, respectively. offico), Taslim Olawale Elias, Jose Sette Câmara. Stephen M. Schwebel. The Chamber sat until 22 December 1986, when it delivered its Judgment. COMMlTTEE ON RELATIONS Members: Mohammed Bedjaoui, Ni Zhengyu, Jens Evensen. Chamber of Summary Procedure (as constituted by the Court on 19 February 1986) Members: Nagendra Singh (ex officio). Guy Ladreit de Lacharriere lex LIBRARY COMMITTEE officio), José Maria Ruda, Kéba Mbaye, Ni Zhengyu. Members: José Maria Ruda, Shigeru Oda, Sir Robert Y. Jennings, Ni Substitute members: Sir Robert Y. Jennings, Jens Evensen. Zhengyu.

Parties to the Court’s Statute RULES COMMlTTEE All Members of the United Nations are ipso facto parties to the Stat- Members: Manfred Laths, Shigeru Oda, Roberto Ago, José Sette ute of the International Court of Justice Also parties to it are the follow Câmara, Sir Robert Y. Jennings, Kéba Mbaye, Nikolai K. Tarasov.

Other United Nations-related bodies

The following bodies are not subsidiary to any principal organ of the capacity, with due regard for equitable geographical distribution and United Nations but were established by an international treaty instru- for representation of the different forms of civilization end principal legal ment or arrangement sponsored by the United Nations and are thus systems Members serve for four-year terms related to the Organization and its work. These bodies, often referred to as “treaty organs”, are serviced by the United Nations Secretariat The Committee, which reports annually to the General Assembly and may be financed in part or wholly from the Organization’s regular through the Economic and Social Council, held its fifth session at budget, as authorizad by the General Assembly, to which most of them United Nations Headquarters from 10 to 21 March 1986. report annually. Members: To serve until April 1986: A. P. Biryukova (USSR); Irene R. Cortes, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Vice-Chairmen (Philippines); Farida Abou El-Fetouh (Egypt); Guan The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Minqian (China); Luvsandanzangyn lder (Mongolia); Zagorka llic (Yu- was established under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 24 It consists of 23 experts elected 24 by the States parties to the Convention to serve in their personal YUN 1979, p. 898, GA res 34/180. GA annex, article 17, 18 Dec. 1979. Structure of the United Nations 1265

goslavia); Vinitha Jayasinghe (Sri lanka); Raquel Macedo de Shep- elected by the States parties to the Covenant to serve in their personal pard (Uruguay); Lendrada Mukayiranga (Rwanda); Vesselina capacity for four-year terms Peytcheva (Bulgaria); Maria Regent-bschowicz (bland); Lucy Smith, The Committee, which reports annually to the General Assembly Vice-Chairman (Norway). through the Economic end Social Council, held two sessions in 1986: To serve until 15 April 1988: Desirée P. Bernard, Chairman (Guyana): its twenty-seventh at United Nations Headquarters from 24 March to Marie Caron (Canada); Elizabeth Evatt (Australia); Aida González Mar- 11 April; and its twenty-eighth at Geneva from 7 to 25 July. tinez (Mexico); Chryssanthi Laiou-Antoniou (Greece); Alma Montenegro de Fletcher (Panama); Maria Margarida de Rego da Members: Costa Salema Moura Ribeiro(Partugal); Edith Oeser, Rapporteur To serve until 31 December 1986: Néjib Bouziri (Tunisia); Joseph A. (German Democratic Republic); Kongit Sinegiorgis, Vice-Chairman L. Cooray (Sri Lanka); Vojin Dimitrijevic (Yugoslavia): Roger Errera (Ethiopia); Esther Veliz Diaz de Villalvilla (Cuba); Margareta Wadstein (France); Bernhard Graefrath, Rappoteur (German Democratic (Sweden). Republic); Birame Ndiaya, Vice-Chairman (Senegal); Torkel Opsahl (Norway); Julio Prado Vallejo, Vice-Chairman (Ecuador); Christian On 25 March 1986, the States parties elected the following for a Tomuschat, Vice-Chairman (Federal Republic of Germany). four-Year term beginning on 16 April 1986 to fill the vacancies occur- To serve until 37 December 1988: Andres Aguilar (Venezuela); Rosalyn ring on 15 April: Ryoko Akamatsu (Japan), lvanka Cot-b (Italy), Hadja Higgins (United Kingdom); Rajsoomer Lsllah (Mauritius); Andreas Assa Diallo Soumare (Mali), Ruth Escobar (Brazil). Norma M. Forde (Bar- V Mavrommatis Chairman (Cyprus); A. R lMovchanm (USSR); Fausto bados), Guan Minqian (China), Zegorka llic (Yugoslavia), Elvira Novikova Pocar (ltaly); Alejandro Serrano Caldera (Nicaragua); S. Amos Wako (USSR), Lily Pilataxi de Arenas (Ecuador), Mervat Tallawy (Egypt), Rose (Kenya); Adam Zielinski (Poland). N. Ukeje (Nigeria). Ida Soekaman (lndonesia) was also elected, but died before being able to serve on the Committee. On 12 September 1986, the States parties elected the following nine members for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 1987 to fill the Committee on the Ellmlnation of Racial Discrimination vacancies occurring on 31 December 1986: Nisuke Ando (Japan), The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was Christine Chanet (France), Joseph A. L Cooray (Sri Lanka), Vojin Dimitri- established under the International Convention on the Elimination of jevic (Yugoslavia), Omran El-Shafei (Egypt), Joseph A. Mommersteeg All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 25 It consists of 16 experts elected (Netherlands), Birame Ndiaye (Senegal), Julio Prado Vallejo (Ecuador), by the States parties to the Convention to serve in their personal Bertil Wennergren (Sweden). capacity, with due regard for equitable geographical distribution and for representation of the different forms of civilization and principal legal lnternational Narcotics Control Board (INCB) systems Members serve for four-year terms. The Committee, which reports annually to the General Assembly The International Narcotics Control Board, established under the through the Secretary-General, held its thirty-third session et United Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Nations Headquarters from 3 to 21 March 1986. Protocol, consists of 13 members, elected by the Economic and Social Council for five-year terms, three from candidates nominated by WHO Members: and 10 from candidates nominated by Members of the United Nations and parties to the Single Convention. To serve until 19 January 1988: Nikola Cicanovic, Vice-Chairman (Yu- goslavia); John J. Cremona, Chairman (Malta); Nicolas de Pierola The Board held two sessions in 1986, at Vienna: its thirty-ninth from y Balta (Peru); Matey Karasimeonov (Bulgaria); Kjell Oberg (Sweden); 20 to 30 May; and its fortieth from 20 to 31 October. Shanti Sadiq Ali, Repporteur (India); Song Shuhua (China); Gleb B. Starushenko (USSR); Mario Jorge Yutzis, Vice-Cheirman (Argentina). Members: a To serve until 19 January 1990 Mahmoud Aboul-Nasr (Egypt); Ham- To serve until 1 March 1987: Dr. Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (Mexico); sat Ahmadu (Nigeria); Michael Parker Banton (United Kingdom); Betty C. Gough, President (United States): Dr. S. Oguz Kayaalp a Mohamed Omer Beshir (Sudan); Andre Braunschweig (France): (Turkey); Paul Reuter (France); Dr. Bror Anders Rexed (Sweden); George O. Lamptey, Vice-Chairman (Ghana); Karl Josef Partsch Adolf-Heinrich von Arnim. Rapporteur (Federal Republic of Ger- (Federal Republic of Germany); Agha Shahi (Pakistan) Michael E. manvl; Sir Edward Williams (Australia). Sherifis (Cyprus). To serve until 1 March 1990; Dr. Cai Zhi-ji (China); Dr. John C. Ebie, a First Vice-President (Nigeria); Dr. Diego Garcés-Giraldo (Colombia); aElected on 17 January 1986. Ben J. A. Huyghe-Braeckmans (Belgium); Mohsen Kchouk, Second Vice-President (Tunisia); ahibzada Raoof Ali Khan (Pakistan). Conference on Disarmament The Conference on Disarmament, the multilateral negotiating forum aElected from candidates nominated by WHO. on disarmament, reports annually to the General Assembly and is ser- viced by the United Nations Secretariat. It was composed of 40 On 22 May 1986 (decision 1986/150), the Economic and Social Coun- members in 1986. cil elected the following seven members for a five-year term beginning During 1986, the Conference met at Geneva from 4 February to 25 on 2 March 1987 to fill the vacancies occurring on 1 March: Sirad At- April and from 10 June to 29 August, modjo (Indonesia) (nominated by WHO), Dr. Nikolai K. Barkov (USSR), Abdullahi S. Elmi (Somalia), Betty C. Gough (United States), Dr. S Oguz Members: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Kavaalp (Turkey) (nominated by WHO), Paul Reuter (France), Dr. Tulio Burma, Canada, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Velasquez Quevedo (Peru). France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy. Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Preparatory Commission for the International See-Bed Authority Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, and for the lnternational Tribunal for the law of the Sea Romania, Sri Lanka, Sweden, USSR, United Kingdom, United States, The Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire. and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea was established by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. It con- The presidency, which rotates in English alphabetical order among sists of States, Namibia (represented by the United Nations Council the members, was held by the following in 1986: February, Australia; for Namibia), self-governing associated States, territories enjoying full March, Belgium; April and the recess between the first and second internal self-government and international organisations which have parts of the 1986 session, Brazil; June, Bulgaria: July, Burma; August signed or acceded to the United Nations Convention on the law of and the recess until the 1987 session, Canada. the Sea. As of 31 December 1986, the Commission had 159 members,

Human Righta Committee The Human Rights Committee was established under the Interna- 25YUN 1965. p. 443, GA ms. 2106 A (XX). annex. article 8, 21 Dec. 1965. 26 tional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It consists of 18 experts 26YUN 1966. p. 427, GA res. 2200 A (XXII), annex, part IV, 16 Dec. 1966. 1266 Appendix III

In 1986, the Commission held its fourth session at Kingston, Jamaica, Vice-Chsirmen: Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, from 17 March to 11 April and meetings at United Nations Headquar- France, India, Iraq, Japan, Liberia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, USSR. ters from 11 August to 5 September. Rapporteur-General: Kenneth O. Rattray (Jamaica).

Members: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argen- CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE tina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Members: Austria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Hungary, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Ireland, Japan, Somalia. Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian Chairman: Karl Wolf (Austria). SSR, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa GENERAL COMMITTEE Rica, Côte d’lvoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic Kam- puchea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Yemen. The General Committee consists of the Commission’s Chairman, the Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El 14 Vice-Chairmen, the Rapporteur-General and the 20 officers of the Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, European Economic Com- four Special Commissions munity, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea- SPECIAL COMMISSIONS Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary. Iceland, India, Indonesia, The four Special Commissions are each composed of all the Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao Peo- members of the Commission: ple’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Special Commission 1 (on the problem of land-based producers) Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Chairman: Hasjim Djalal (Indonesia). Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia (United Nations Vice-Chairmen: Austria, Cuba, Romania, Zambia. Council for), Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Rkistan, Panama, Papua New Special Commission 2 (on the Enterprise) Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, bland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Chairman: Lennox Ballah (Trinidad and Tobago). Korea, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Vice-Chairmen: Canada, Mongolia, Senegal, Yugoslavia. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Special Commission 3 (on the mining code) Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Chairmen: Jaap A. Walkate (Netherlands). Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Vice-Chairmen: Gabon, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland. Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Special Commission 4 (on the International Tribunal for the Law of Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe the Seal Chairman: Günter Goerner (German Democratic Republic). Chairman: Joseph S. Warioba (United Republic of Tanzania). Vice-Chairmen: Colombia, Greece, Philippines, Sudan.

Principal members of the United Nations Secretariat

(as at 31 December 1986)

Secretariat Office of Legal Affairs Under-Secretary-General, the Legal Counsel: Carl-August Fleischhauer The Secretary-General: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Department of PolItical end Security Council Affalrs Executive Office of the Secretary-Genernal Under-Secretary-General Viacheslav A. Ustinov Under-Secretary-General, Chef de Cabinet: Virendra Dayal Assistant Secretary-General, Centre against Apartheid: lqbal A. Assistant Secretary-General, Chief of Protocol: Aly I. Teymour Akhund

Office of the Director-General for Development Department of Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonizstion and International Economic Co-operation Under-Secretary-General: Rafeeuddin Ahmed Director-General: Jean L. Ripert Assistant Secretary-General: Najmuddine S. Rifai

Office of the Under-Secreteries-General Department for Disarmament Affairs for Special Political Affairs Under-SecretaryGeneral: Jan Martenson Under-Secreraries-Generatl: Diego Cordovez, Marrack I. Gouldins Assistant Secretary-General: Fou-Tchin Liu Department of International Economic and Social Affairs Office for Special Political Questions Under-Secretary-General: Shuaib Uthman Yolah Under-Secretary-General, Co-ordinator, Special Economic Assistance Assistant Secretary-General for Development Research and Policy Programmes: Abdulrahim Abby Farah Analysis: P Göran Ohlin Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning and Co- Office of the Under-Secretary-General for ordination: Lois Maria Gomez Political and General Assembly Affairs Assistant Secretary-General for Social Development and Under-Secretary-Genera/: William B. Buffum Humanitarian Affairs: Tamar Oppenheimer Assistant Secretary-General for Special Assignments: Vladimir S. Office of Secretariat Services for Economic and Social Metters Pozharski Assistant Secretary-General: Sotirios Mousouris Department of Technical Co-operation for Development Office for Field Operational and External Support Activities Under-Secretary-General: Xie Qimei Assistant Secretary-General: James O. C. Jonah Assistant Secretary-General: Margaret Joan Anstee Structure of the United Nations 1267

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Under-Secretary-Genera/, Executive Secretary: Shah A. M. S. Kibria Secretary-General: Tetsuro Kunugi

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Under-Secretary-Genera/, Executive Secretary: Mohammed Said Nabulsi for Emergency Operations in Ethiopia Assistant Secmtaly-General, Special Representative of the Secretary- Economic Commission for Africa Gene&: Michael Priestley Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary: Adebayo Adedeji Office of the Special Representative of the Secretnry-General Economic Commission for Europe for Humanitarian Affairs in South-East Asia Under-Secretary-Genera/, Executive Secretary: Klaus Aksel Sahlgren Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary- General: Rafeeuddin Ahmed Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Under-Secretary-Genera/, Executive Secretary: Norberto Gonzalez Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Namibia Centre for Science and Technology for Development Under-Secretary-Genera/, Special Representative of the Secretary- Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Sergio C. Trindade General: Martti Ahtisaari

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Under-Secretary-General. Executive Director: Arcot Remachandren for the law of the See Assistant Secetary-General Deputy Administrator: Sumihiro Kuyama Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary- General: Satye N. Nendan United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Peter Hansen Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for United Nations Emergency Operations in the Sudan Department of Administration and Management Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Winston ,Prattiey Under-Secretary General: Patricia Ruedas Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia OFFICE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Assistant Secretary-General, Commissioner for Namibia: Brajesh Assistant Secretary-General, Controller J. Richard Foran Chandra Mishra

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator Assistant Secretary-General: Louis-Pascal Négre Under-Secretary-Genernal Disaster Relief Co-ordinator: M’Hamed Essaafi Assistant Secretary-General, Co-ordinator for the Improvement of the Status of Women in the Secretariat: Mercedes Pulido de Briceño Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Under-Secretary-Genera/, High Commissioner: Jean-Pierre Hocké OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES Assistant Secretary Genernal, Deputy High Commissioner: Arthur Assistant Secretary-General: Alice Weil Eugene Dewey

Department of Conference Services United Nations Children’s Fund Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Under-Secretary-General for Conference Services and Special James R Grant Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director, Opera- Assignments: Eugeniusz Wyzner tions: Karl-Eric Knutsson Department of Public Information Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director, Pro- Under-Secretary-General: Yesushi Akashi grammes: Richard Jolly Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director for Exter- United Nations Office at Geneva nal Relations: Verindra T. Vittechi Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Of- fice et Geneva: Erik Suy United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Assistant Secretary-General, Personal Representative of the Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Secretary-General, Secreatary-General of the Conference on Assistant Secretary-General, Secretary-General of the Conference: Disarmament: Miljan Komatina Amrik S. Mehta

Centre for Human Rights United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Assistant Secretary-General: Kurt Herndl Under-Secretary-General, Secretary-Genera/of the Conference: Ken- neth K. S. Dadzie United Nations Office at Vienna Assistant Secretaries-General, Deputy Secretaries-General of the Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Of- Conference: Yves Berthelot, Alister McIntyre fice at Vienna: Mowaffsk Allaf United Nations Development Programme International Court of Justice Registry Administrator: William H. Draper III Assistant Secretary-Genernal, Registrar: Santiago Tones Bernardez Associate Administrator: G. Arthur Brown Deputy Assistant Administrator and Director, Division of Finance: M. Douglas Stafford Secretariats of subsidiary organs, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Director, Division of Person- special representatives and other related bodies nel: Eugene Youkel Assistant Administrator and Director Bureau for Special Activities: International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT Paul Thyness Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Göran M. Engblom Assistant Administrator and Director. Bureau for Programme Policy and Evaluation: Horst P. Wiesebach Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Executive Director, United Nations Fund for Population Activities: Co-ordination of Kampuchean Humanitarian Assistance Programmes Rafael M. Salas Under-Secretary Genera/, Senior Adviser to the Secretary-General: Deputy Executive Director. United Nations Fund for Population Ac- Sir Robert Jackson tivities: Heino E. Wittrin 1268 Appendix III

Assistant Executive Director United Nations Fund for Population United Nations Institute for Training and Research Activities: Dr. Nafis I. Sadik Under-secretary-General, Executive Director: Michel Doo King& Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Regional Bureau for Africa: Pierre-Claver Damiba United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon Assistant Administrator end Regional Director, Regional Bureau Assistant Secretary-General, Force Commander: Major-General for Arab Stares: Mustapha Zaanouni Gustav Hägglund Assistant Administrator and Regional Director. Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific: Andrew J. Joseph United Nations Peace-keeping force in Cyprus Assistant Administrator and Regional Director, Regional Bureau Assistant Secreraty-General, Force Commander: Major-General Gün- for Latin America and the Caribbean: Hugo Navajas-Mogro ther G. Greindl Assistant Administrator and Director, European Office, Geneva: Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General James Holger Aldo Romano Ajello

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Refugees in the Near East Assistant Secretary-General, Force Commander: Major-General Gustaf Under-Secretary-General, Commissioner-General: Giorgio Giacomelli Welin Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Commissioner-General: Robert S. Dillon

United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Truce Supervision Organization Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director: Mostafa Kamal Tolba Assistant Secretary-General, Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director: William William Callaghan H. Mansfield III Assistant Secrtary-General, Assistant Executive Director, Office United Nations University of the Environment Programme: Gennady N. Golubav Under-Secretary-General, Rector: Mr. Soedjatmoko Assistant Secrerery-General, Assistant Executive Director. Office Assistant Secretary-General, Director, World lnstitute for Devel- of the Environment Fund and Administration: Rudolf Schmidt opment Economics Research: Lalith R. U. Jayawardena

United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control World Food Council Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director: Giuseppe di Gennaro Assistant Secretary General, Executive Director: Gerald Ion I-ant

On 31 December 1986, the total number of staff of the United Na- Of the same total, 13,691 were regular staff serving at Headquarters tions holding permanent, probationary and fixed-term appointments or other established offices and 1,800 were assigned as project per- with service or expected service of a war or more was 15,491. Of these, sonnel to technical co-operation projects. In addition, UNRWA had 6,478 were in the Professional and higher categories and 9,013 were some 16,485 local area staff. Figures quoted do not include UNDP and in the General Service, Manual Worker and Field Service categories UNICEF. Agenda of United Nations principal organs 1269

Appendix IV Agenda of United Nations principal organs in 1986

This appendix lists the items on the agenda of the General Assembly, Agenda item titles have been shortened by omitting mention of reports the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the following the subject of the item. Thus, “Question of Cyprus: report Trusteeship Council during 1986. For the Assembly and the Economic of the Secretary-General” has been shortened to “Question of Cyprus”. and Social Council, the column headed “Allocation” indicates the Where the subject-matter of the item is not apparent from its title, the assignment of each item to plenary meetings or committees subject is identified in square brackets; this is not part of the title.

General Assembly

Agenda items considered at the resumed fortieth session (28 April-9 May, 20 June and 15 September 1986) kern No. Title Allocation 2. Minute of silent prayer or meditation. Plenary 8. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. Plenary 12. Report of the Economic and Social Council. 1 16. Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections: (a) Election of two members of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Pro- gramme. Plenary 17. Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments: (a) Appointment of a member of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 5th (h) Appointment of two members of the Consultative Committee on the United Nations Development Fund for Women; Plenary (I) Appointment of a member of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Im- plementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples; Plenary (m) Confirmation of the appointment of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Pro- gramme.2 Plenary 21. The situation in Central America: threats to international peace and security and peace initiatives. Plenary 41. Launching of global negotiations on international economic co-operation for development. Plenary 43. Observance of the quincentenary of the discovery of America. Plenary 44. Question of Cyprus. 3 45. Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations. Plenary 46. Consequences of the prolongation of the armed conflict between Iran and Iraq. Plenary 69. Relationship between disarmament and development: (C) International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development. 4 84. Development and international economic co-operation. 2nd 116. Proposed programme budget for the biennium 1986-1987. 5 122. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. 5 123. Personnel questions. 5 150. Current financial crisis of the United Nations.6 Plenary7

Agenda of the thirteenth special session (27 May-l June 1986)

Item No. Title Allocation 1. Opening of the session by the Chairman of the delegation of Spain. Plenary 2. Minute of silent prayer or meditation. Plenary

‘Allocated to the plenary and Second to Sixth Committees at the first part of the session in 1985 but considered only in plenary meetings at the resumed session 2 Sub-item added at the resumed session. 3Not allocated and consideration deferred to the forty-first session. 4Allocated to the First Committee at the first part of the session in 1985 but considered in plenary meetings at the resumed session. 5Allocated to the Fifth Committee at the first part of the session in 1985 but considered in plenary meetings at the resumed session. 6item added at the resumed session. ‘Also considered by the Fifth Committee at the request of the General Assembly. 1270 Appendix IV

Item No. Title Allocation

3. Credentials of representatives to the thirteenth special session of the General Assembly: (a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee; Plenary (b) Report of the Credentials Committee. Plenary 4. Election of the President of the General Assembly. Plenary 5. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. Plenary 6. Consideration of the critical economic situation in Africa to focus, in a comprehensive and integrated man- ner, on the rehabilitation and medium-term and long-term development problems and challenges facing African countries with a view to promoting and adopting action-oriented and concerted measures. 8 7. Adoption, in an appropriate format, of the document or documents of the thirteenth special session of the General Assembly. Plenary

Agenda of the forty-first session (first part, 16 September-19 December 1966)

Item No. Title Allocation 1. Opening of the session by the Chairman of the delegation of Spain. Plenary 2. Minute of silent prayer or meditation. Plenary 3. Credentials of representatives to the forty-first session of the General Assembly: (a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee; Plenary (b) Report of the Credentials Committee. Plenary 4. Election of the President of the General Assembly. Plenary 5. Election of the officers of the Main Committees. Plenary 6. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly. Plenary 7. Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations. Plenary 8. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. Plenary 9. General debate. Plenary 10. Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. Plenary 11. Report of the Security Council. Plenary 12. Report of the Economic and Social Council. Plenary, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 13. Report of the International Court of Justice. Plenary 14. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Plenary 15. Elections to fill vacancies in principal organs: (a) Election of five non-permanent members of the Security Council; Plenary (b) Election of eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council. Plenary 16. Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Plenary 17. Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs: (a) Election of nineteen members of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Pro gramme; Plenary (b) Election of twelve members of the World Food Council; Plenary (c) Election of seven members of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination; Plenary (d) Election of the members of the International Law Commission. Plenary 18. Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments: (a) Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 5th (b) Appointment of members of the Committee on Contributions; 5th (c) Appointment of a member of the Board of Auditors; 5th (d) Confirmation of the appointment of members of the Investments Committee; 5th (e) Appointment of members of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal; 5th (f) International Civil Service Commission: 5th (i) Appointments of members of the Commission; (ii) Designation of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Commission; (g) Appointment of members of the Joint Inspection Unit; Plenary (h) Appointment of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia; Plenary (i) Appointment of an alternate member of the United Nations Staff Pension Committee. 5th 19. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Plenary, 4th

20. Admission of new Members to the United Nations. Plenary 21. International Year of Peace. Plenary

8Allocated to the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the Thirteenth Special Session. general debate on the item taking place in plenary meeting. Agenda of United Nations principal organs 1271 item No. Title Allocation 22. Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Plenary 23. Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States. Plenary 24. Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security. Plenary 25. The situation in Kampuchea. Plenary 26. The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. Plenary 27. Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity. Plenary 28. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Plenary, 4th9 29. Critical economic situation in Africa. Plenary 30. Co-operation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee. Plenary 31. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte. Plenary 32. Law of the sea. Plenary 33. Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa. Plenary, SPC9 34. United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. Plenary 35. Question of Palestine. Plenary 36. Question of Namibia. Plenary, 4th10 37. The situation in the Middle East. Plenary 38. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations. Plenary, 5th 39. Question of peace, stability and co-operation in South-East Asia. Plenary 40. Launching of global negotiations on international economic co-operation for development. Plenary 41, Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. Plenary 42. The situation in Central America: threats to international peace and security and peace initiatives. Plenary 11 43. Question of Cyprus. 44. Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations. Plenary 45. Consequences of the prolongation of the armed conflict between Iran and Iraq. Plenary 46. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 40/79 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco). 1st 47. Cessation of all nuclear-test explosions. 1st 48. Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty. 1st 49. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East. 1st 50. Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia. 1st 51. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. 1st 52. Conclusion of effective international arrangements on the strengthening of the security of non-nuclear- weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. 1st 53. Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. 1st 54. Prevention of an arms race in outer space. 1st 55. Implementation of General Assembly resolution 40/88 on the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear- weapon tests. 1st 56. Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa. 1st 57. Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons. 1st 58. Reduction of military budgets. 1st 59. Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons. 1st 60. General and complete disarmament: (a) Contribution of the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to the cause of arms limitation and disarmament; 1st (6) Conventional disarmament on a regional scale; 1st (c) Conventional disarmament; 1st (d) Prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of radiological weapons; 1st (e) Study on concepts of security: 1st (f) Naval armaments and disarmament; 1st

9Hearings of organizations and individuals having an interest in the question. lOHearings of organizations. “The General Committee made no recommendation regarding the allocation of this item. 1272 Appendix IV

Item No. Title Allocation

(g) Prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes; 1st (h) Curbing the naval arms race: limitation and reduction of naval armaments and extension of confidence-building measures to seas and oceans; 1st (i) Objective information on military matters; 1st (j) Review of the role of the United Nations in the field of disarmament. 1st 61. Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly: (a) Consideration of guidelines for confidence-building measures; 1st (b) Disarmament and international security; 1st (c) World Disarmament Campaign; 1st (d) Implementation of General Assembly resolution 40/151 C on a nuclear-arms freeze; 1st (e) Freeze on nuclear weapons; 1st (f) Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons; 1st (g) United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa; 1st (h) United Nations programme of fellowships on disarmament; 1st (i) Third special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. 1st 62. Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session: (a) Report of the Disarmament Commission; 1st (b) Report of the Conference on Disarmament; 1st (c) Status of multilateral disarmament agreements; 1st (d) Comprehensive programme of disarmament; 1st (e) Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies; 1st (f) United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research; 1st (g) Study on deterrence; 1st (h) Non-use of nuclear weapons and prevention of nuclear war; 1st (i) Cessation of the nuclear-arms race and nuclear disarmament; 1st (j), Disarmament Week; 1st (k) Prohibition of the nuclear neutron weapon; 1st (l) United Nations disarmament studies; 1st (m) Review and appraisal of the implementation of the Declaration of the 1980s as the Second Disar- mament Decade; 1st (n) Implementation of the recommendations and decisions of the tenth special session: 1st (i) Report of the Disarmament Commission; (ii) Report of the Conference on Disarmament; (iii) Verification in all its aspects; (o) Prevention of nuclear war. 1st 63. Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean es a Zone of Peace. 1st 64. World Disarmament Conference. 1st 65. Relationship between disarmament and development. 1st 66. Question of Antarctica. 1st 67. Strengthening of security and co-operation in the Mediterranean region. 1st 68. Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security. 1st 69. Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. 1st 70. Effects of atomic radiation. SPC 71. Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Popula tion of the Occupied Territories. SPC 72. International co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space. SPC 73. Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects. SPC 74. Questions relating to information. SPC 75. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. SPC 76. International co-operation to avert new flows of refugees. SPC 77. Question of the Malagasy islands of Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India. SPC 78. Question of the composition of the relevant organs of the United Nations. SPC 79. Development and international economic cooperation: (a) Trade and development; 2nd (b) Food problems; 2nd (c) New and renewable sources of energy; 2nd (d) Development of the energy resources of developing countries. 2nd 80. Operational activities for development: (a) Operational activities of the United Nations system; 2nd (b) United Nations Development Programme; 2nd (c) United Nations Fund for Population Activities; 2nd (d) United Nations Children’s Fund; 2nd (e) World Food Programme. 2nd Agenda of United Nations principal organs 1273

Item No. Title Allocation

81. Training end research: (81 United Nations Institute for Training and Research; 2nd (61) United Nations University; 2nd (c) Unified approach to development analysis and planning; 2nd (d) University for Peace. 2nd 82. Special economic and disaster relief assistance: (a) Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator; 2nd (b) Special programmes of economic assistance. 2nd 83. Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. 3rd 84. Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist regime of South Africa. 3rd 85. Question of aging. 3rd 86. Policies and programmes involving young people: Participation, Development, Peace. 3rd 87. Policies and programmes relating to youth. 3rd 88. Importance of the universal realisation of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy grant- ing of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights. 3rd 89. Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination: (a) Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; 3rd (b) Status of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; 3rd (c) Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. 3rd 90. Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons. 3rd 91. Crime prevention and criminal justice. 3rd 92. Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women: (a) Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: 3rd (b) Status of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 3rd 93. Forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women to the year 2000: (a) Implementation of the Declaration on the Participation of Women in Promoting International Peace and Cooperation; 3rd (b) United Nations Development Fund for Women; 3rd (c) Incorporation of the interests of women in the work programme of the regional commissions; 3rd (d) Implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women. 3rd 94. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance. 3rd 95. Human rights and scientific and technological developments. 3rd 96. Question of a convention on the rights of the child. 3rd 97. International Covenants on Human Rights: (a) Report of the Human Rights Committee; 3rd (b) Status of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 3rd 98. Reporting obligations of States parties to United Nations conventions on human rights. 3rd 99. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: (a) Report of the High Commissioner; 3rd (b) Assistance to refugees in Africa. 3rd 100. International campaign against traffic in drugs. 3rd 101. Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. 3rd 102. New international humanitarian order. 3rd 103. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 3rd 104. Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations. 4th 105. Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa. 4th 106. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations. 4th 107. United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa. 4th 108. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories. 4th 109. Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors: (e) United Nations; 5th (b) United Nations Development Programme; 5th 1274 Appendix IV

Item No. Title Allocation (c) United Nations Children’s Fund; 5th (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East; 5th (e) United Nations Institute for Training and Research; 5th (f) Voluntary funds administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; 5th (g) Fund of the United Nations Environment Programme; 5th (h) United Nations Fund for Population Activities; 5th (i) United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation; 5th (j) United Nations Industrial Development Fund. 5th 110. Programme bud/et for the biennium 1986-1997. 5th 111. Programme planning. 5th 112. Financial emergency of the United Nations. 5th 113. Administrative and budgetary co-ordination of the United Nations with the specialized agencies and the Inter- national Atomic Energy Agency: (a) Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; 5th (6) Effective administrative and budgetary coordination within the framework of the United Nations system; 5th (c) Feasibility of establishing a single administrative tribunal. 5th 114. Joint Inspection Unit. 5th 115. Pattern of conferences. 5th 116. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations. 5th 117. Personnel questions: (a) Composition of the Secretariat; 5th (b) Respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations; 5th (c) Other personnel questions. 5th 118. United Nations common system. 5th 119. United Nations pension system. 5th 120. Financing of the United Nations peace-keeping forces in the Middle East: (a) United Nations Disengagement Observer Force; 5th (b) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. 5th 121. Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States. 6th 122. Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of vic- tims of armed conflicts. 6th 123. Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order. 6th 124. Peaceful settlement of disputes between States. 6th 125. Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind. 6th 126. Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in In- ternational Relations. 6th 127. Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its nineteenth session. 6th 128. Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions end representatives. 6th 129. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. 6th 130. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its thirty-eighth session. 6th 131. Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country. 6th 132. Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization. 6th 133. Development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States. 6th 134. Draft Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment. 6th 135. Draft standard rules of procedure for United Nations conferences. 6th 136. Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally. 6th 137. Question of the review of the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space. SPC 138. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between Inter- national Organizations. 6th 139. Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic. Plenary 140. Current financial crisis of the United Nations. Plenary, 5th12 141. Establishment of a comprehensive system of international peace end security. 1st

12For clarification of technical questions relating to the item. Agenda of United Nations principal organs 1275

Item NO. Title Allocation 142. Declaration of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity on the aerial and naval military attack against the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by the present United States Administration in April 1986. Plenary 143. External debt crisis and development. 2nd 144. Israeli nuclear armament. 1st 145. Emergency assistance to El Salvador. Plenary 146. Judgment of the International Court of Justice of 27 June 1986 concerning military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua: need for immediate compliance. Plenary

Agenda of the fourteenth special session (17-20 September 1986)

Item NO. Title Allocation 1. Opening of the session by the Chairman of the delegation of Bangladesh. Plenary 2. Minute of silent prayer or meditation. Plenary 3. Credentials of representatives to the fourteenth special session of the General Assembly: (a) Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee; Plenary (b) Report of the Credentials Committee. Plenary 4. Election of the President. Plenary 5. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. Plenary 6. Question of Namibia. Plenary

Security Council

Agenda items considered during 1986

Item No.13 Title 1. The situation in the Middle East. 2. The situation in the occupied Arab territories. 3. Letter dated 4 February 1986 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (complaint against Israel]. 4. The situation in southern Africa. 5. The situation between Iran and Iraq. 6. Letter dated 25 March 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; letter dated 25 March 1986 from the Permanent Representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; letter dated 26 March 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council [complaint against the United States]. 7. Letter dated 12 April 1986 from the Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council [situation in the central Mediterranean]. 8. Letter dated 15 April 1986 from the Charge d’sffaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; letter dated 15 April 1986 from the Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Per- manent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; letter dated 15 April 1986 from the Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; letter dated 15 April 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Na- tions addressed to the President of the Security Council [complaint against the United States]. 9. The situation in Cyprus. 10. The question of South Africa. 11. Complaint by Angola against South Africa. 12. Letter dated 27 June 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council [complaint against the United States]. 13. Letter dated 22 July 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (complaint against the United States). 14. Letter dated 17 October 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council [complaint against the United States]. 15. Letter dated 13 November 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council [complaint against the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). 16. Letter dated 9 December 1986 from the Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations addressed to the Presi- dent of the Security Council [complaint against the United States].

13Numbers indicate the order in which items were taken up in 1986. 1276 Appendix IV

Economic and Social Council

Agenda of the organizational session for 1986 (4-7 February 1986) Item No. Title Allocation 1. Election of the Bureau. Plenary 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. Plenary 3. Basic programme of work of the Council for 1986 and 1987. Plenary 4. Elections to subsidiary bodies of the Council, appointments, and confirmation of representatives on the func- tional commissions and on the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Plenary 5. Provisional agenda for the first regular session of 1986 and other organizational matters. Plenary

Agenda of the first regular session of 1986 (29 April-23 May 1986)

Item No. Title Allocation 1. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. Plenary 2. Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. Plenary 14 3. Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Plenary 5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Plenary 6. University for Peace. Plenary 7. Population questions. Plenary 8. International co-operation in tax matters. Plenary 9. Human rights. 2nd 10. United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons. 2nd 11. Advancement of women. 2nd 12. Social development. 2nd 13. Narcotic drugs. 2nd 14. Elections and nominations. Plenary 15. Consideration of the provisional agenda for the second regular session of 1986. Plenary

Agenda of the second regular session of 1986 12-23 July 1986)

item No. Title Allocation 1. Opening of the session. plenary 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. Plenary 3. General discussion of international economic and social policy, including regional and sectoral developments. Plenary 4. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Plenary 5. Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories. Plenary 6. United Nations University. Plenary 7. Effective mobilization and integration of women in development. 1st 8. Regional cc-operation. 1st 9. Transnational corporations. 1st 10. Food problems. 1st 11. Development and utilization of new and renewable sources of energy. 1st 12. Development of the energy resources of developing countries. 1st 13. Trade and development. 1st 14. International cc-operation in the field of human settlements. 1st 15. Science and technology for development. 1st 16. Countries stricken by desertification and drought. 1st

14Allocated to the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Agenda of United Nations principal organs 1277

Item NO. Title Allocation 17. Transport of dangerous goods. 1st 18. Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance. 3rd 19. Operational activities for development. 3rd 20. International cooperation and co-ordination within the United Nations system. 3rd 21. Proposed revisions to the medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989. 3rd 22. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations. 3rd 23. Elections. Plenary Trusteeship Council

Agenda of the sixteenth special session (4-6 February 1986)

/Item NO. Title 1. Adoption of the agenda. 2. Report of the Secretary-General on credentials. 3. Letter dated 8 January 1986 from the Acting Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, containing a request for a special session of the Trusteeship Council to consider the dispatch of a mission to observe a plebiscite in Palau on the compact of free association. 4. Examination of petitions listed in the annex to the agenda and related to item 3.

Agenda of the fifty-third session (12 May-30 June 1986)

Item No. Title 1. Adoption of the agenda. 2. Report of the Secretary-General on credentials. 3. Election of the President and the Vice-President. 4. Examination of the annual report of the Administering Authority for the year ended 30 September 1965: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 5. Examination of petitions listed in the annex to the agenda. 6. Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1985. 7. Report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to Observe the Plebiscite in Palau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, February 1986. 8. Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories. 9. Dissemination of information on the United Nations and the International Trusteeship System in Trust Territories. 10. Co-operation with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 11. Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. 12. Attainment of self-government or independence by the Trust Territories and the situation in Trust Territories with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. 13. Co-operation with the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. 14. The future of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 15. Adoption of the report of the Trusteeship Council to the Security Council.

Agenda of the seventeenth special session (20-26 November 1986) Item No. Title 1. Adoption of the agenda. 2. Report of the Secretary-General on credentials. 3. Election of the Vice-President. 4. Letter dated 11 November 1986 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations ad- dressed to the Secretary-General, containing a request for a special session of the Trusteeship Council to consider the dispatch of a mission to observe a plebiscite on 2 December 1986 in Palau on the Compact of Free Association. 5. Examination of petitions listed in the annex to the agenda and related to item 4 of the agenda. 1278 Appendix V

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