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TO: OULD ABDALLAH, BURUNDI FROM: KITTANI, UNATIONS, NEW YORK_ 1'£· DATE: 30 DECEMBER 1994 p~ NUMBER:

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR COMMUNICATION BU/SRSG/0540 OF 26 DECEMBER 1994 ADDRESSED TO MR. REPESINGHE, SECRETARY GENERAL OF INTERNATIONAL ALERT, REGARDING THE CONVENING OF A MEETING INTENDED TO ADOPT AN EFFECTIVE PLAN OF ACTION FOR BURUNDI. I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VIEW IS THAT SUCH A MEETING SHOULD BE HELD EITHER IN NAIROBI OR IN GENEVA, RATHER THAN IN LONDON.

WARM REGARDS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Copy to: Mr. Goulding Mr. Annan Mr. Hansen ·. I

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Note to the Secretary-General

Subject: Burundi

You may wish to read the attached two letters addressed to yourself and copy of a fax from Mr. Ould Abdallah to Mr. K. Repesinghe.

~ Rolf Knutsson 29 December 1994 P.01

Lord Judd of Ponsea 21 Mill Lane, Old Manton Oxford. OXJ OPY ENGLAND

31st December 1994 EXECUTIVE OFFICE Of lHE SECRETARY-GENERAL Secretary General United Nations Office of the Secretary General New York, NY 10017 YwS:.~G~ It was good to see you even briefly in New York earlier this month. I was ve frustrated that the meeting__in Aman and th~ )jmjt~ flight connections meant that I bad to leave- early.

From all that Dr Rupesinghe tells me, it was a very helpful meeting for all of us at International Alert by enabling us to undemand better bow we can support your work. This is something that we are all determined to do because we feel cballmged by die CM1mitmeat you bring to your immensely heavy responsibilities.

I understand that Dr R in e is now in touch with ou about a meeting we are arranging on Burundi. This is a priority for all of us. we cannot stand idly by allowing another potential Rwmda to develop. J do hope you wiIJ ~ ~le personally to do ev~t)'.!hing possible 1w give this mmin a fair wind and that it ma even ve feasible for ou to be with us. That would be splendid not only on Bw,mdi itself -«mariding enough- but in building a positive constituency of support for all you are trying to achieve.

With Very Best Wishes for 1995

Frank Judd

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l'OllKING FOR THE RESOLUTION OF CONFtfCT All eorrnpc,ndr.nC!r to: !Glyn~ London S£1 I SDT UK 30th December 1994 Phone: +44 (0)171-793 8383 Secretary General DEC 2 9 ··-•: +M (0)171 -793 7!r15 United Nations ill E-M..il: INTI.ALERT Office of the Secretary General OCN.AP<:.ORC New York, NY 10017 USA

Stttt111ry ~ral: K\lmar Rupniui:),e

It was a !:._eal pleasure for ~ Judd and myself to have the opportunity to ~ YOJl_on Thursday 15th December 1994 despite your very busy Ch•ir, schedule.

One of the matters that we discussed was mu proposal to convene a well prepared international confgence on Burundi so as to develop an urgent Mr.mher.: action plan. You advised us to contact Mr Ahmedou Ouid-Abdalla1i, your Amir Bhatia Special Representativefor Burundi and to convene a meeting in Aabj,mEide Bujumbura. ]~I Joffe Lord Judd of P,,,.,_..,. We have now consulted Mr Ould-Abdallah as you advised and it is our !Aah~vin

( view that the meeting should be held in London so that some of the key M&ris,-,\a~u• Savaa~ actors involved in or concerned with Burundi could be called at a short William J. S.l"'ucu notice.

( The main ob· ective of the meeting is to work towards a common approach and formulate a ,oncrete plan for complimentary action_ One · further major objective of this meeting is to strengthen the work of the Martin F,nMI• (1927-19'11) UN Special Representative to support the peacemaking and conflict management activities of the United Nations in its attempt to prevent funher escalation of the conflict in Burundi. The expected outcome of this meeting is to harmonise the ·actions of international players present in Burundi so as to support the forthcoming national debate in the country. It is our feeling that such a conference will contribute towards providing the buis for devising a lasting solution for peaceful the l'lkSTA.,1>r.,c cooperation between the two main communities in country. L"IUMACIONAL FOll!i'II 01'1 f:TH:llC tom.JCT This meeting will bring together representatives from key donor C[NOCJDE AND Germany, lll14i\." IU<;I{~ - countries: Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway. USA INTER.."1ATTONU 41.F.ltT and United Kingdom, the Vatican and NGOs with substantial it~u. drorilal,k r_.i.,.,. .. 1,oc1,..,. u....,. ~-•"4•h.~lud,. c~-St...... weit. \M i;,....i :v...... <«OSOC). Vk(wuylll'lU Co. ~ 'lo.11S319S Camp,,,, l.imi!od II, _,,. .. ,- ,.. . ., ,. .l NT ER NAT ION AL }r-L EB T

programmes in Burundi as well as eminent persons in the African continent.

Given the imponance of creating a sustainable and complimentary approach to the conflict in Burundi, we feel that some of tbe leading personalities should be present not least your special ~Wive Mr Ould~,\Wallah in order to have a meaningful discussion with the key international players. 1 '

It is also our hope that whilst other relevant UN agencies ~11ch ac; the UNHCR and the WPP will be invited. it is of the utmost importance that the political departments of the United Nations and you personally are involved in the deh'berations of this mc:c:ting. If your presence is not possible. we hope you will emurc that Ambassador Gbarekhan or Amb:wador Kitiaoi will be present.

I would like to express deep respect and appreciation for the extraordinary work that Mr Quid-Abdallah is undertaking to prevent further escalation of violence in Bunmdi. Let me reiterate once again our deep respect for the CJtcellent leadership that have you have demonstrated and take this opportunity of wishing you great success in your efforts in building peace and preventing contlicts in so many pans of the world.

Kumar Rupcsinghe Secretary Gcueral

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DATE: 28.12.1994 Ref BU/SRSG/0546 TO: l\lJ.lt IOUTM.OS· .&Olll'ROS GH.U.I PROM.~. OULD AlH.lALLA.11 SECRETARY GENERAL S.R.S.G. UNITED NATIONS BUruMBURA JwA{ NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 FAX No: 00 1 212 963 21 55 FAX No: (257) 21 28 68 (office) (871) 151 33 62 (lnmarsat) (871) 151 24 75 - (Inmarsat - Office) TEL No: (257) '.ll '..!8 b7 (othce) tm ll L.o ! w /l.~ (257) 21 32 00 (residence) (871) 151 33 61 (lrunarsat, 'tAN- after 5pm GTM) (871) 151 24 74 ~/r-..J -~ (lrunarsat - Office) :;. - IL... A1TN: ------. CC . Mr K. Annan, USG/DPKO Mr M. Kittani, USG/EOSG Mr M. Goulding, USG/DPA SUBJECT: No OF PAGES: AUTHORIZED BY:

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DATE: 26.ll.94 Ref BU/SRSG/0540 TO: K. REPESINGHE FROM: A, OULD ABDALLAH 4-o,4./ Secretary General S.R.S.G. Inttt'l1ld0bil AI~rt BUJUMBURA • BURUNDI J.' AX NQ: 00 44 JH 78!i 7743 FAX No; (257) ll 28 68 (offie,c,) (871) 151 33 62 (lnmarsat) (871) 151 24 75 (lnmaNUt.t - Office) TEL No: (257) 21 28 67 (office) (257) 21 32 00 (residence) (871) 151 33 61 (Inmarsat, after Spm GTM) (871) 151 24 74 (Inmarsat - Office) ATTN:- cc. SUBJECT: BURUNDI No OF PAGES: 2 AUTHORIZED DY:

In reference to yuur fax dated 23 December 1994 I would like to thank you very much for your kind attention to the .situation in Burundi and Secretary General Butros-Ghali efforts in addressing that situation. As his Special Representative to Burundi I feel gratifed by your attention and concern regarding this matter.

In addition. and as a follow up to our telephone conversation, I would like to confirm m su rt to th conveni of a welJ re ared and organized meeting intended to ado t an 1f'ffN'ftvP plan Qf a,;tion for D\1rvndi. Thi11 meeting s 01.& nng togcthar repreBentattves of lroJ donoro oountric.J (l.k.lgium, Cnuudn, I 'w11LL, OL11rnmy, U-uhetlauw, t(u1 W.t.Y, Jwaltm, United Kingdom, USA, cLc.), sclccled NGO's active In Burundi, artd' prominent Northtm Personalities friends of Africa, etc . ' If agreable to Secretary General, I would be pleased to attend such meeting and participate actively in its preparation and deliberations. -

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In my opinion, the main objectives of the meeting should be to harmonize the approch and action of international participants present in Burundi, seek larger financial contributions lU Burundi and, finally, support forthcoming National Debate. This office is working closely with Burundcse for convening next spring of this Na1ional Debate. This National Debate should devise a tasting solution for peaceful cooperation between Bu1undi two main communities. In the whole the main objective of the meeting is to work a common approach for complementary actions.

Sincerely, ~4~~L:. A. Ould Abdallah Special Representative to the Secretary General to Burundi

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15 December 1994

Dear Mr. Roth,

on behalf of the Secretary-General, I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 9 December 1994, by which you expressed support for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavii, and requested that it be properly funded.

As you may know, the Revised Estimates of the requirements of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, in the amount of $39,158,600 for the Biennium 1994-1995, have been submitted to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) (UN Doc A/C.5/49/42 of 5 December 1994), and a decision is expected by the General Assembly later this session. In that connection I wish to express our appreciation for the continued support of your organization for the creation and effective functioning of the International Tribunal, and your contribution to the collection of evidence and testimonies of serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. ~Q~ Hans Corell '--) Under-Secretary-Gene/al for Legal Affairs The Legal Counsel

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Dear Secretary General,

I am writing to you regarding a matter that Human Rights Watch considers of utmost importance. Later in December, the United Nations will be making a decision concerning the budget ofthe'International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. The outcome of these delioerations not only will have immediate i~plications in that war-torn part of the world, but is also likely to influence human rights on a global level for years to come.

Human Rights Watch _has long s~pported the creation of the War Crimes Tribun_al and greeted with great hope its establishment. As an organization that for more than three years has been collect_i_l_l_~ -~vif _w~!: _a~rociti~s in ~!1<;!_fo_rm~r _Y.1:1g() _~~avi~: w~_ _f~el - stro!!B.!Y that _the tribunal_is _the world's _best_chance _to rel'}der _long-overdue justice to_the victims of the wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. -•--•-•---- -J----h•-•·• -•• • ••••-J·••-• •• •• - •- •.-•· •,,-.~ '••·- ...... , .... ,<. • ••• ,C_.,,.,

We also believe that trials of war criminals before the International Tribunal will have a deterring effect on potential _future perpetrators__ of atrocities, by sending a message that the international community will not tolerate crimes against humanity. In November, we welcomed with satisfaction the extension of the tribunal's jurisdiction over the crimes committed in Rwanda.

For the tribunal to live up to thi.u2_otential, it must function effectively and 9!:!ickly. Obviously, this can be done_on!y with proRer funding. The failure to allow the tribunal to work at its full capacity will, in addition to letting down those who have been waiting for justice in the former Yugoslavia for so long, send a disastrous message to war criminals, current and potential, worldwide. It will also undermine the authority of the United Nations by signaling that tough words are not supported by deeds.

It is thus of paramount importance that the tribunal be adequately funded . We are writing to ask you to make sure that t~~ tribunal is funded from _general UN. funds and that no cu!s are made in what is already a very conservative proposed budget. · ______.. ______------. __ ,. __ _ We thank you in advance for your attention to this important matter.

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Monsieur le Secretaire General,

La Federation Internationale des Ligues des droits de l'homme (FIDH} est vivement preoccupee par la situation generate dans laquelle se trouve M. Tadeusz MAZOVVIECKI, le Rapporteur special de la Commission des droits de l'homme des Nations-Unies pour l'ex Yougoslavie, ainsi que celle des seize membres de la mission qu'il dirige. En effet, la charge de M. MAZOIMECKI risque de prendre fin le 31 decembre 1994 si celui-ci n'obtient as les mo ens financiers necessaires a la poursuite de son action. L'organisation que vous avez l'honneur de representer en tant que Secretaire general n'a assure pour !'instant qu'une partie du financement du cout des operations menees sur le terrain par les membres de cette mission. M. MAZowtECKI a done du recourir aux contributions volontaires pour obtenir le reste du financement necessaire a !'execution de son mandat. A ce jour, ce systeme ne suffrt: plus a assurer ne serait-ce que la perennite de !'action du Rapporteur special. La FIDH est indignee par le fait que la seule autorite habilitee a mener des investigations sur !'ensemble du territoire de l'ex Yougoslavie ne soit plus en mesure de poursuivre son action au moment de !'aggravation de la situation des droits de l'homme dans la zone. II s'agit d'une demission supplementaire de la Communaute internationale. Par consequent, la FIDH vous prie de bien vouloir mettre en ceuvre tous les moyens dont vous disposez afin de permettre au Rapporteur special de conduire son travail a son terme.

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II est urgent que le financement de cette operation soit integre dans le budget annuel des Nations-Unies et nous esperons que vous prendrez les mesures qui s'imposent a cet egard. En outre, nous vous demandons de bien vouloir appeler les Etats membres a assumer ce qui devrait etre leur responsabilite en tant qu'Etat-partie a la Charte de l'ONU. Au-dela de !'existence du Tribunal penal intemational institue par les Nations-Unies, la presence d'une telle mission est essentielle dans la mise en place d'une justice intemationale et pour la credibilite de la communaute intemationale dans son ensemble. Dans l'attente d'une action de votre part, veuillez agreer, Monsieur le Secretaire General, !'expression de ma haute consideration.

DANIEL JACOBY PRESIDENT OE LA FIOH

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CH OFF - BUG RIA To the honourab eat enticn of: tr. H•• The -ecr t ry- eneral of he Uni e ations r anisa ion 'ew-Y -k /L!SA/

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T N THE F THE XXI Y. :- ;~ndamen·a science an physicians wor wide are increa and in a more and more ras ic way pu under ,ues ion ma·s-~ dia and ence y g vernments acrocs e world.

An in "on, absolutely and llf" rticul arly apprecia

I Th~ analy is of e ac ual si ua ion o know e g e in ysjcE"; 2 The ou ine and formu ation of the main pre ent pro lems in ysics, seeking as lu ion; 3/ es ima ion o e ~nowle ge an t e ou ine of the main :~en~s of deve o ment of ysics on the eve of and uring ,e v, ~n.ury~ .

is c · t-i;::al ., in our o. i io , actua situa ion 11 s tc1.g - [f:ionP c, knowle e in P ysjcs i. main y ue t e pes · ve i u e Q. he officia scientific au ori ies wor wi e.

is we kn wn a in 9 a h Second Wor ongress of ·ma ans in c:\r j s i bert ne veral exis in cience, imp ding its in p-omo i i yo Ma- ciences, he a as a pro en cf o sn.ve y of is cen ury h true Lr:n o hysir~. - 2 -

In 1975 IIA's actual member Acad. Korovyakov, Nikolay lv.,for mulated his Strurtura Analysis of Physics as a possible solution to the a.m. approach to Physics. He has ever since submitted his scientific research works to a broad discussion and appraisal worldwide and has manufactured a series of appropriated educational devices. Many affirmative and suppor ting opinions on .he potentialities of both his theory and his evices in the field of forecasting natural abnormalities and related phenomena, the creation of a new type of inertia-free engine, as wel as of the relevant changes in the higher edu cation of Phy;:..ics~ have reached Lts.

In witness o the above it is to be noted that earlier this year,in une the IIA has opened a branch office in Bulgaria at t~e rational Innovation Center Ltd. in Sofia, with a relevant to the above scientific educational activity in its business plan. Besides several scientific seminars and training courses have been ,eld in universities and higher educational institu tions in Bulgaria, with a particular interest witnessed in r_spect to a three-months specific training course on the tructural Analysis of Physics. Moreover, the Sofia IA branch has addressed via the kind services of the Na ional Innovation C nt r Ltd. in Sofia, the embassie in Bulgaria of countries, si uated in regions of seismic activity or well dvanced in he development of hysics.

e •~1 n l y request that the UN system of organi sati ens support he promotion of the a.m. approach and the three above sugges ed actions in the fie d of Physics wor wide. We would welcome, moreover and more concret y, the eventua con ribu- 1 n of the UN in recruiting potential c ndidates for our od trainin courses a a step in preparin9. physicians _±_or t e challenges of the XX I century to Physics•• Targetting of po en i a fi nanc:i al supper· vi a concrete R .,. projects is a ogical and para le ac ivity to be eventually promoted wit in the suggested scheme of ction.

1 i e expressing our an icipated gratitude for your understan ding and cooperation in promoting our initiative, we remain,

Yours sincerely,

Ve ev, N.V. - Korovyakcv, N.I. - Co-organiser of the Organiser of the Bulgarian Branch of the IIA Bulgarian Branch of the IIA on behalf of the National Innovation Center Ltd., Sofia Boutros Boutros-Ghali

MESSAGE FOR

THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL INFORMATIZATION FORUM

(to be delivered, on behalf of the Secretary-General, by Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed, Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Public Affairs)

Moscow. 25-26 November 1994

Excellencies,

Mr. President,

Ladies and Gentlemen, CENTRAL

I extend to you my best wishes as you gather at the

Third International lnformatization Forum .

.. I share with you a keen interest in the subject of information, and, in particular, in the increase in its availability today.

This phenomenon has posed new challenges to the international community; but it may also hold the key to solving many of humanity's oldest and most intractable problems. #Cf,..t'/_ - 2 -

As the United :llations marks its 50th anniversary, it is striving to assist a Wllll'ld that is changing dramatically in political, social and economic11erms.

It was in June 1945 that representatives of Member States, including the Soviet Union, first pledged that their countries would move forward jointly-in pursuit of international peace and development. But the: bitter rivalries of the cold war meant that much of that promise ·remained unfulfilled for the next 45 years.

Today, the end c,f the cold war has opened vast new possibilities for multilateral cooperation. The international community is moving forward in a vigorous coordinated effort to attain the lofty goals of the Charter.

A commitment to international action is perhaps more important than ever today. Many of the problems faced by the world in the late twentieth canturv, such as disease and - 3 -

environmental degradation, are supranational in scope, and call for a global response. At the same time, many States face tensions springing from inter-ethnic rivalries, and here too, multilateral action can offer important assistance.

The United Nations' unequalled presence and its unique moral authority make the World Organization an irreplaceable implement for Member States in their efforts to solve their problems.

Our 50 years of experience can help us to avoid certain mistakes and pitfalls of the past, and give us guidance for the future.

The parameters of multilateral action are changing -- in terms of the problems we face, and the resources available to deal with them. Thus the times demand that we be bold and imaginative in our search for new strategies.

I would like to take this opportunitt to outline the role that the advance in information technology has played in this context, - 4 -

to note a few of the uses to which the United Nations is putting such technology.

The increased flow of knowledge associated with the

"information revolution" has enormous influence on the course of the world today.

Information technology is offering us ways to store ever greater amounts of information so that it will not perish, and the means to retrieve and to communicate it at ever greater speed.

More and more people are gaining access to information networks.

It is becoming steadily easier for them to place their own messages on these networks, instead of merely recalling previously stored data.

As the flow of knowledge accelerates, this in turn acts as a catalyst for globalization, the defining social phenomenon of our time. Advances in information technology have strongly - 5 -

reinforced political and economic changes in giving the term

"international community" a new meaning.

New information technology has also exacerbated some of the undesirable aspects of globalization. It has facilitated the internationalization of crime, by allowing criminal networks to transfer information and resources across borders with greater

ease. It has increased tensions in some regions where the clash

of disparate cultures has disturbed a precarious social balance.

We are only beginning to grapple with other implications of this

sudden flood of information, including the risk to privacy inherent in the ready availability of so much information; the vulnerability to illegitimate tampering or to technical failure of systems carrying

essential information in the public or private sectors; and the danger that unscrupulous groups or individuals could abuse the enormous power of instant communication. - 6 -

But more significantly, the advance of information technology has been a force for positive change. It holds still greater promise for our future pursuit of peace, development and democracy.

While some regions have suffered unrest because of sudden, overwhelming exposure to new cultures, information flow can none the less foster a more peaceful world in the long term.

As States and ethnic groups become more aware of each other's perspectives, their members can develop a clearer sense of the common humanity that binds them. Every new computer network and satellite link-up makes it harder for one group of people to demonize another.

The pursuit of peace is profoundly connected with the pursuit of development, and this too can be enhanced by information technology. Poverty is the child of isolation - isolation from resources, markets, and knowledge. - 7 -

Information technology offers the antidote to isolation, and can bring prosperity to peoples that have suffered poverty for generations.

Information flow is vital for democracy, where the truth of the adage that "knowledge is power" is self-evident. An ignorant people is more likely to suffer oppression, and less likely to claim its fundamental rights. At the same time, the effective functioning of democracy requires an informed citizenry that has sufficient access to knowledge to allow it to conduct itself with responsibility.

Within the United Nations family, we have made copious use of information technology. In all of our efforts, it has allowed us to make more knowledgeable decisions. It has helped us administratively, as electronic links between our offices have allowed us to coordinate our efforts, and make them more efficient. . - 8 -

Information technology has practical applications in our work for peace. We use it to facilitate communications with missions in the field. It allows us to build up databases of experts who can help deal with potential conflicts, and of troops that could serve as peace-keepers.

United Nations specialized agencies are using information technology to advance the World Organization's primary purpose

-- fostering global development. As an example, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

{UNCTAD) launched the Trade Point Global Network earlier this year. This network of centralized trading points electronically spans the globe, allowing businesses in less developed countries to vie with competitors and find markets throughout the world.

Electronically, we make vast amounts of information available to the general public, by placing it on an international computer network, the Internet, which is accessible to countries - 9 -

around the world. And the United Nations seeks to strengthen democracy among nations by using technology to help member

States communicate with one another.

The world is only beginning to understand the implications of the advance of information technology. But already, we can glimpse its enormous potential for enhancing global cooperation, and for bringing power to those who were powerless.

By gathering here, you have shown clearly the importance that you attach to international cooperation in the use of information. I warmly welcome the involvement of the private sector in this effort, for your energy and initiative have been vital in increasing its availability, and can undoubtedly make an essential contribution to the search for its wise and productive use. Together, we will find new ways to harness this powerful force to better the lives of all the world's peoples. - 10 -

I commend the International lnformatization Academy for this initiative, and I wish you every success in your deliberations.

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HUMAN .KENNETH ROTH, Execu~ivl! D~rector · CYNTHIA BROWN, Program Direl:tor, HOLLY J, BURKHALTER, Advocllcy DitcCtor RIGHTS CARA LAMAROiE, Associate Director· JUAN E. ~DEZ, CcncrJ1l Cwruel • SUSAN OSNOS CommunitlltioM Dittctor ROBERT L BERNSTEIN, Chiir . ADRIAN W. OlWIND, Vite Chair ' WATCH H-Rith&, \ll'ucll;, •--'ar-r,,olic-,ion_,._,...... _Dllftf human richll i1I Nri,;a, •~AMtnu., ~ she Midcllr Eat,, and Mno-. II,• 111111iotia of 1hr Holr.iakl KConls. NOU-23-1994 04:10 FROM TO 9634879 P.003/004

The Special Rapporteur is the only U.N. body actively documenting human rights abuses within the former Yugoslavia. Although the prosecutorial division of the international tribunal established by the U.N. to adjudicate war crimes and crimes against humanity in the former Yugoslavia has also been collecting evidence of violations, its work is limited to war-related abuses; only the Special Rapporteur has the mandate to also report human rights violations that are apart from the conflict, not only in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina, but also in Macedonia and, more important, in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e., Serbia and Montenegro).

The Special Rapporteur's work is invaluable in maimaining pressure on the Croatian, Bosnian and Macedonian governments to improve their human rights records. Moreover, the opening of a Mostar office would greatly help to improve the human rights situation in the still fragile Muslim-Croat federation. Unfortunately, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has refused the Special Rapporteur's requests to open a field office in Belgrade or to send a mission to its country. Rather than press the Belgrade regime to improve its human rights record and allow international observers to monitor its compliance, the international community is permitting the dissolution of the only U.N. institution that can perform that task.

We respectfully ask you to demonstrate your commitment to / improve human righr.s in the former Yugoslavia by funding the work of the Special Rapponeur and his staff from the regular U .N. budget and to encourage individual members stztes ~o cont:ribl!t~ ~o ±c Spc::::~! J Rapporteur's mission.

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH URGES FORCEFUL DIPLOMACY AS FIRST U.N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS CUBA

On the eve of the first human rights delegation to Cuba in several years, Human Rights Watch this week sent a letter to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Jose Ayala Lasso, urging him to raise substantive human rights concerns with the Cuban government. Because the Cuban government has consistently denied permission to Human Rights Watch and other nongovernmental organizations to conduct missions in Cuba, the visit by Ambassador Ayala Lasso offers an unprecedented opportunity to investigate human rights concerns and raise human rights issues with Cuban authorities.

"Given the status of your office and the expressed intention of the Cuban government to allow you full access to any places or people you choose to visit, we have high hopes that your mission will contribute substantially to the protection of human rights in Cuba, 11 the letter begins. It then urges the Commissioner to investigate several key areas of rights violations, among them:

1. Prosecutions for "illegal exit" from Cuba. Human Rights Watch reports that thousands of Cubans have been arrested and imprisoned for attempting to leave their country without government permission, a crime known as "illegal exit from the country." Currently, the maximum punishment is three years, with sentences as high as eight years if aggravating circumstances are present (e.g. , encouraging others to leave or using force or intimidation to leave). Several hundred people are estimated to be currently incarcerated for illegal exit, making them the largest category of political prisoner in Cuba today. In addition, numerous attempts by the Cuban Coast Guard to forcibly prevent departures have led to dozens of deaths, such as the July 1994 sinking of the hijacked tugboat 13 de Marzo, in which forty people died. 11117/94 15:49:35 212-972-0905-> Boutros-Boutros Ghal Page 003 .._ ,, . ' -

These prosecutions and assaults violate the basic human right to freedom of movement as recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and several other international treaties. Human Rights Watch is extremely critical of the Clinton administration for its role in ensuring Cuba's continuing violation of this right, by conditioning the immigration agreement reached in September on Cuba's renewal of a clampdown at its borders.

2. Treatment of Activists and Dissidents. Human rights and political dissidents continue to be subjected to random beatings, arrest, detention or imprisonment, and other forms of harassment. Those who have been subjected to such treatment in recent months include Rene del Pozo and Francisco Chaviano, whose experiences typify the treatment of dozens of other dissidents. Del Pozo, a prominent member of the Cuban Committee for Human Rights (CCDHRN), has been arrested four times since August 1994 -- August 6, August 23, August 26, and October 12 -- and detained for periods ranging from one to three days in length. He was detained in local jail cells that are overcrowded and filthy, with no fresh air and no natural light. Francisco Chaviano, founder and president of the National Council for Civil Rights, was arrested on May 7, 1994 in circumstances strongly suggesting a setup by state security agents. Significantly, his arrest came less than three weeks after he signed a petition seeking amnesty for and official recognition of human rights groups in Cuba. Human Rights Watch believes that Chaviano remains jailed in Villa Marista, a state security prison outside Havana. He has been denied access to his lawyer.

Human Rights Watch urges the high commissioner to meet with these and other dissidents, who desperately need the Support and recognition of the international community.

3. Ongoing Detentions in the Wake of the August 5 Riot Perhaps as many as a thousand people were arrested after the August 5 riot in Havana and charged with "rebellion." Numerous credible sources report the continuing incarceration of hundreds of these people, including 162 who were reportedly transferred on September 17 from Havana facilities to the maximum security prison Kilo-7 in Camagiiey.

Human Rights Watch calls on Amb. Ayala Lasso to inquire into the fate of those arrested in connection with the August 5 disturbances, and to ascertain the number held, their place of confinement, their access to legal assistance, and whether charges have been filed against them The organization recommends that the Commissioner visit these detainees, to speak with them and ascertain their conditions of confinement.

4. Conditions of Prisons and Jails Numerous reports from Cuban human rights monitors reveal serious problems regarding both conditions of confinement and treatment of prisoners and detainees. Local jails, where dissidents are often held for periods of up to two weeks, are reportedly severely overcrowded and unsanitary, as are prisons. An additional concern is the mixing together of common and political prisoners, which often places political prisoners at risk of bodily harm. Recent reports received by Human Rights Watch from Cuban prisoners confirm that they have suffered threats and physical attacks by common prisoners, sometimes at the urging of prison officials. 11,11191 ~ :s0:37 212-972-0905-> Boutros-Boutros Ghal P s~

Human Rights Watch urges the Commissioner to visit both local jails and prisons, to observe conditions, and to speak with a variety of prisoners regarding their treatment.

5. Ongoing Violations of Civil and Political Rights Finally, Human Rights Watch urges Amb. Ayala Lasso to address Cuba's continuing · prohibition of free expression and free association. These most basic rights are violated through prosecutions for a variety of political crimes, including "illicit association," "clandestine printing," "spreading enemy propaganda," and "disrespect to the head of state." The group calls on Ayala Lasso to challenge the Cuban government to halt prosecutions for these purported crimes and to release all those currently imprisoned on such charges. At a minimum, Human Rights Watch requests that he obtain a list of all political prisoners currently incarcerated, including their names, ages, charges on which convicted, sentences, and place of incarceration.

Human Rights Watch/Americas (formerly Americas Watch) Human Rights Watch is a nongovernmental organization established in 1978 to monitor and promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights in Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and among the signatories of the Helsinki accords. It is supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. Kenneth Roth is the executive director; Cynthia Brown is the program director~ Holly J. Burkhalter is the advocacy director; Gara LaMarche is the associate director: Juan E. Mendez is general counset Susan Osnos is the communications director; nd Derrick Wong is the finance and administration director. Robert L. Bernstein is the chair of the board and Adrian W. DeWind is vice chair. Its Americas division was established in 1981 to monitor human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jose Miguel Vivanco is executive director~Anne Manual is deputy director~Raphael de la De Hesa, Sebastian Brett, Robin Kirk, and Gretta Tovar Siebentritt are research associates; Joanne Mariner is the Orville Schell Fellow; Stephen Crandall, Vanessa Jimenez, and Tuhin Roy are associates. Peter D. Bell is the chair of the advisory committee and Stephen L. Kass and Marina Pinto Kaufinan are vice chairs. United Nations fflNations Unies ~ DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INFORMATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS DEPARTEMENT DEL' INFORMATION ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIA LE ET DE L' ANALYSE DES POLITIQUES Jean-Claude Milleron UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL• SECRETAIRE GENERAL ADJOINT

OUSG/jg/335/94 8 November 1994

Dear Mr. Friso,

On behalf of the Secretary-General, I should like to thank you for your letter of 29 September forwarding him the Statement of the ICFTIJ to the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Boards of Governors in Madrid.

The Secretary-General has taken note of the concerns of the ICFTU regarding structural adjustment programmes and the view that such programmes need to devote more attention to the social dimensions of development, particularly education, health and employment, as well as to human and worker rights.

As you are fully aware, these are questions which have always received a lot of attention from the organizations of the United Nations system. One of the Secretary General's aims in An Agenda for Development (copy enclosed) is to underscore the fact that development involves more than economic growth: it also embraces broad participation of people and greater investment in their own development and well-being. Reflecting this, the Agenda not only underlines the strong interrelationship between democracy and development, but also attaches great importance to the social dimensions ofdevelopment. In paragraphs 109-110, it explicitly refers to the need to address the human consequences of structural adjustment programmes.

We in the United Nations are, of course, fully aware of the ICFTU's concern regarding workers' rights and you are equally aware that the ILO plays the lead role in the United Nations system on these matters. More generally, we believe that the World Conference on Human Rights marked an important step forward in global respect for human rights. Moreover, only last month, the International Conference on Population and Development arrived at an international consensus, including on such matters as the importance of education and health, particularly of girls and women, in population policies and development. Looking ahead, the World Summit for Social Development to be held in March 1995 will provide a high-level international forum for synthesizing the salient issues in social development, including health, education and employment. We expect that it will elevate the priority accorded to social development at both the national and international levels.

We recognize that these facts are well-known to you and I reiterate them simply to underline the fact that the United Nations and its family of organizations share many of the ideals, concerns and objectives of the ICFTU.

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Indeed, this Department has addressed many of the particular concerns referred to in the ICFTU statement regarding structural adjustment programmes and financing for development in a number of its global and sectoral reports. The latest editions of our two global reports - World Economic a Social Survey 1994 and Report on the World Social Situation 1993 - are enclosed for your reference. You will note that key issues of mutual concern - in particular, those requiring concerted policies to promote economic growth, development and higher living standards worldwide - figure prominently in these reports.

Moreover, I should like to draw your attention to two recent reports of the Secretary-General on the net transfer of resources between developing and developed countries and on the developing country debt situation as of mid-1994 (also attached), which were prepared in DESIPA and deal with various aspects of development finance. These reports indicate that overall net financial flows to developing countries have turned positive and have reached substantial amounts - $91 billion in 1993. However, they are largely concentrated in a dozen "emerging markets", while the vast majority of developing countries continue to face a virtual stagnation or even decline in capital inflows. Thus, for most developing countries, in particular the low-income and least developed countries, an increase in concessional flows and a revival of official development assistance (ODA) ·should be crucial elements of the international environment conducive to their growth and development. At the same time, serious debt-servicing difficulties experienced by some 60 to 70 countries - mainly in Africa, but also in Asia and eastern Europe - point to a few missing elements in the international debt strategy. We believe that there is a need to take into account the entire stock of debt in debt-relief operations. In our view, a new approach could be a one-off arrangement that would reduce debt by the critical mass needed to restore debt- servicing capacity, with due regard to adjustment efforts. ·

We also recognize the valuable and increasingly important role played by non-governmental actors, such as the ICFfU, in development thinking, as well as in the development process itself. Our two organizations have worked together successfully in the past and we trust that this will continue to be the case in the future. In particular, I should like to express my Department's wish to maintain contact with ICFfU on issues of mutual interest and concern, such as macro- and micro-economic information and policy analysis, statistics and population policies. Sincerely yours,

- (ean-Claude Milleron

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As requested, I am attaching hereto a draft response to Mr. Friso's letter of 29 September 1994 concerning the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. A diskette containing the draft is also attached.

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Dear Mr . Boutros-Ghali,

Annual Meetings of the IMF and the world Bank !Madrid. 4-6 October 1994)

I have pleasure in attaching a copy of the Statement of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) to this year's fiftieth annfversary Annual Me~ti ng's - of - the IMF and World Bank Board of Governors . Tne ICFTU's 174 affilia tes worldwide"; representing TIO mflfio n workers in 124 countries and territories, have been requested to submit the ICFTU Statement to their governments.

The ICFTU Statement contains a strong critique of structural adjustment programmes for their over-emphasis on short-term financial considerations and their high social cost. It ro oses chan es so that the IMF and_ World Bank suppor~ !1uman and trade union rights, pro~<:?_te consultation with trade unions and other social partners and adopt a much greater emphasis on basic needs, particularly education and_!:._ealth, with a fuller involvement of relevant agencies of the United Nations including thE:_ International Labor Organisation - (ILO) .- World Bank loans should be more focused on education and health because as well as being socially important, they provide the human resources needed for development to take place.

The ICFTU Statement calls for increased resources to be provided through the IMF and World Bank on concessional terms, while at the same time steps are taken to address the high levels of debt owed to the international financial institutions themselves. The Statement goes on to propose measures for the effective regulation of international financial markets and the return of ,flight capital, with a much larger role for the

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IMF itself in the management of world exchange rates and in monitoring the many new forms of international financial institution. Finally it calls for active, coordinated policies to increase growth and employment in the world economy.

It is urgent that changes along the lines suggested in the ICFTU Statement be implemented if the future record of the international financial institutions is to be more successful and substantial progress is to be made in promoting development, growth and higher living standards worldwide. We hope that the Annual Meetings will result in progress towards the sort of policies proposed in the ICFTU Statement.

We look forward to receiving your views.

Encl. ;INTERNATIONAL CQNPEDERATIQN QP PMI TRADI UN;IQHS {;ICP'l'Ul STATEMENT TO THE 19 94 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE IMF AND THE WORLD BANK (Madrid, 4-6 October 1994) Introduction

1. 1994 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference which led to the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. At Bretton Woods, the statutes of the two international financial institutions set out their objectives as being to achieve high levels of employment and real income worldwide. Over the past fifty years, the activities of the two institutions have developed in a way which many would regard as quite contrary to these founding objectives. Their anniversary needs to provide the occasion for a profound review of the two institutions to ensure that their actions match their original statutes. The review announced by thi s year ' s G-7 Summit in Naples, to take place over the coming year, should take this basic question as its starting point. This Statement provides the views of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), representing 120 million workers in 124 countries and territories, concerning the role of the Bretton Woods institutions in the world economy of the 1990s.

2 . This year's Annual Meetings furthermore provide one more chance to discuss and adopt poli cies which can result in a decisive increase in world economic growth rates . The Naples G7 Summit recognized employment as a major concern but it did not lead to more active macroeconomic policies. Rather than continue to wait for the so-called magic of the market to produce economic recovery, measures are needed now to fight poverty and put people back to work . The Madrid Annual Meetings should analyze the scope to increase demand and production and then discuss the coordination of policies to achieve a sustained and sustainable rise in economic growth. structural adjustment; the role of the IMF and the world Bank

3. The Bretton Woods institutions have an immense responsibility because the policies they advocate have a direct impact on the lives of billions of people. Unfortunately, i t is clear that their policy prescriptions do not sufficiently reflect the needs of the majority of the citizens of the world but instead are much more oriented towards the financial interests of their wealthier member countries . Their concentration on inflationary targets to the detriment of other considerations is short-sighted and does not lay a basis for long-term development. Deep-seated changes are needed urgently to the economic adjustment models which are being implemented by the IMF and the World Bank .

4. Throughout its existence, the IMF has always insisted upon a strongly deflationary approach to problems in countries' balances of payments, based first and foremost on reductions in spending, particularly on imports. Over the past fifteen years or so, this has been supplemented by an increasingly close involvement in the details of countries' economic policies in a wide range of areas and has increasingly been implemented jointly with the World Bank. Such an involvement in policy detail could in theory produce more - 2 -

successful results. However, in practice the IMF and the World Bank have advocated policies which have been unduly biased towards free-market solutions to economic problems rather than based upon a more considered assessment of the different options available to any country. One example is that of privatization, which has commonly been advocated very strongly for the simple reason that the international financial institutions believe that private sector, market-based solutions are inherently more efficient. Governments generally accept such recommendations because they are in need of extra public funds to pay for debt servicing requirements and so are prepared to sell national assets, even at a price well below their real value. There is very rarely a serious prior evaluation of alternative possibilities, of the social and economic consequences or of the appropriate regulatory framework for implementation.

5. Adjustment programmes have been implemented in many of the poorest countries of the world. To give just two examples of the size of the development gap from the latest World Development Report of the World Bank, the infant mortality rate in low-income countries is 73 per 1000 compared to 7 per 1000 in the industrialized countries, while there is one doctor for every 11,190 people in low-income countries compared to one doctor for every 420 people in the high-income countries. Yet the IMF and World Bank have given inadequate consideration to the social impact of programmes in terms of unemployment, cuts in social services (particularly health and education) and the effect on vulnerable groups of the population, among whom women are disproportionately represented. Despite the fact that the World Bank often provides assistance through projects to upgrade social facilities, in many countries structual adjustment programmes have had the contradictory effect of causing spending on health and education to actually fall.

6. The Bretton Woods institutions have given much higher priority to trying to stimulate a rapid improvement in countries' balances of payments than to the social costs this has entailed. An example of a short-term shock approach was provided in the case of the CFA franc, devalued by 50% in January 1994 regardless of the many warnings by the ICFTU, among others, of the social explosions it would provoke and which have been seen since then in many of the countries concerned, thereby throwing off course the very structural adjustment programmes they were intended to support.

7. Many structural adjustment programmes have included reference to increasing labour market flexibility. In practice, this has been interpreted to mean reforms to collective bargaining legislation to weaken the right to strike, and limitations on the right to organize unions and changes to employment contracts to reduce job security and make it easier to hire and fire. The World Bank has in several cases provided guidance as to the choice of consultants to advise governments on new labour legislation. In taking such actions, the Bank has almost without excepti on failed to draw on the expertise of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) despite the fact that, as the United Nations specialized agency on labour questions, the ILO has the established competence in this area.

8. The IMF have not only been applying free market economics to developing countries and the formerly communist countries. In recent years, the IMF has increasingly been undertaking studies of industrialized countries and making similar recommendations. One country after another has been told to cut its social spending, reduce its public sector deficit or otherwise liberalize its economy. The May 1994 IMF World Kconomic outlook went in especially great detail into the area of labour market reform and advocated wholesale deregulation with the aim of promoting higher levels of employment. ..

- 3 - The priorities for change

9. It is time for the Board of Governors of the IMF and the World Bank to order an urgent, wide-ranging review of the policies advocated by the institutions, with full involvement of relevant agencies of the United Nations and especially the ILO, of trade unions and of other representative interest groups. The purpose of the review should be to ensure that the policy advice provided is fully able to meet the objectives of the IMF and World Bank as specified in their statutes. The main changes needed have been detailed in previous ICFTU Statements to the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. Their central focus is that the institutions need to be more objective and more socially responsible in their policy recommendations.

10. Regimes which violate democratic norms and human rights are generally corrupt and unaccountable and frequently divert any assistance received so as to increase military spending. Providing further aid in such cases amounts to throwing bad money after good. In recent years, official recognition of this fact has been provided by the resolutions of the Development Council of the European Union, by the statutes of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development which state that it will only lend to multiparty democracies - and by the December 1993 meeting of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, which stated that • In cases of grave and persistent violations of human rights, DAC members will consider appropriate responses . .. [including] reducing or suspending aid." The IMF and World Bank should endorse the same approach. Their assistance should become conditional on respect for democracy and human rights, including trade union rights and other basic workers' rights.

11. In this respect, legislation passed recently in the United States instructs the US Executive Directors of the IMF and World Bank •to use their votes to encourage borrowing countries to guarantee internationally recognized workers' rights•. These provisions are an important step in the right direction and will provide a potentially very powerful instrument to use for the respect of workers' rights. Other countries need to adopt similar measures so that there is a strong international alliance calling on the international financial institutions to ensure the respect of workers' rights .

12. The role of the state needs to be considered much more positively by the IMF and World Bank, since an examination of the historical record of development - whether in today's industrialized countries or in the newly industrializing economies which have experienced rapid economic growth in recent decades - bears witness above all to the key contribution made by active government policies ranging from human resource development (especially education) to the use of tariff and subsidy policies to assist infant industries into a position where they are able to compete successfully on international markets. Other examples of the central role of the state include the provision of education and facilities for a sustainable rate of population growth, protection of the environment and provision of adequate infrastructure as a basis for raising productivity in the rural sector. Particular reference needs to be made to the use of equal rights legislation and positive action measures to achieve greater equity for women. This is - 4 -

important not just on social grounds but to achieve economic development, particularly in the rural sector where women in many countries constitute the majority of the workforce and so need to be the primary beneficiaries of education and training programmes, special credit facilities and land reform measures.

13. The Bretton Woods institutions need to undertake much broader consultations before making policy recommendations. They should endeavour to consult all major economic interest groups, particul arly the trade unions, if they are to devise policies which are realistically applicable and which can muster support from the majority of the population. Without such support, experience shows that it is all too likely that adjustment will fail. Consensus, on the other hand, provides a much more solid basis for achieving economic recovery. The ICFTU has itself been making efforts to enable trade unions and other social partners to engage in a policy debate with representatives of government and of the international financial institutions through a programme of national Conferences on t he Social Dimensions of Structural Adjustment. These have demonstrated t hat dialogue can be both feasible and constructive, even in a situation where social partners had hitherto been excluded from the policy debate . There is much more that the IMF and World Bank could do in order to promote more consultation in the course of negotiating adjustment packages with individual governments. Their ultimate objective should be to involve trade unions and other social partners in the definition and the implementation of national economic programmes.

14 . Another lesson of economic development is that the most successful economies are built upon a strong and stable system of labour relations. Furthermore, equity in the labour market is essential to building a constituency for change and growth. Free trade unions have a vital role in assuring both equity and stability and this role needs to be recognized and supported by the IMF and World Bank. Indeed, the last Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-american Development Bank (IDB) (Guadalajara, Mexico, 11-13 April 1994) featured several speeches proposing that the IDB should support the building of strong trade unions. Its final communique indicated that the IDB would provide support for social equity and for the strengthening of the institutions of civil society. The IMF and World Bank should make the same commitment at their Annual Meetings in Madrid.

15. There would be several implications. For one, in making recommendations for labour markets in developing countries, the IMF and World Bank should engage in prior consultations with the social partners and should rely upon the expertise of the ILO with its tradition of buildi ng tripartite support for changes in labour legislation. For another, the IMF in any future recommendations for labour markets in industrialized countries would be advised to draw upon the approach of •active labour market policies• developed through the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD . In the case of the World Bank, its own Procurement Guidelines for World Bank projects should be changed. They need to provide for all contractors to respect workers' rights, including freedom of association of trade unions, in order to be eligible to bid for tenders from the Wo r ld Bank. - 5 -

16. World Bank loans should be very much focused on basic needs, primary among them education and health because as well as being socially important, they provide the human resources needed for development to take place. Such efforts are vital for there has been little improvement in basic health and education indicators from the extremely low levels inherited at the end of the colonial era. At present illiteracy stands at an average level of 50% in sub-Saharan Africa while for women, the average level is 62%. Poor countries will never develop without greater spending on training and education for adults, young people and children, which provides the key for economic development. According to the World Bank, four years' schooling could mean a 10 per cent increase in productivity for an agricultural worker. The impact is even greater in the manufacturing industries where the pace of change is ever accelerating. The World Bank has itself shown that the growth of per capita income in the newly industrializing countries of East Asia was far higher purely as a result of their high level of investment in education from the very start.

17. Furthermore, improvements in health, nutrition, hygiene and population policy depend upon access to information. By way of example, the World Bank estimate that each additional year at school for girls will bring about a 5% reduction in the birth rate. Yet educational spending in the least developed countries is about half the share of GNP it is elsewhere. It must be increased, both with external assistance and by increasing the priority given within each country. There is ample scope for reducing arms spending in many countries which still spend more on •defence• - in other words, on their armed forces - than on education and health put together. The IMF and World Bank must make it part of their mandate to work actively for a reduction i n spend i ng on armaments .

18. It should, finally, be recalled that the IMF was created with one of its major tasks to be the lender of last resort to countries undergoing balance of payments crises. There will always be a need for an institution of this sort and clearly if the IMF did not exist, it would have to be invented. The same is true of the World Bank, most of whose loans go to development projects at a sectoral level and are often provided in circumstances where the private sector would not be willing to take the lending risk, thereby fulfilling a vital intermediary function. The institutions therefore perform a necessary task and the calls of certain commentators for their abolition should be disregarded. However, if they are to play a successful role in fighting poverty and achieving development, it is equally plain that their policies need urgently to be reformulated along the lines indicated in this statement. Providing sufficient Resources for Economic Recovery

19. In recent years , the number of IMF adjustment programmes which have broken down before completion has risen to two-thirds. One main reason for the failure of IMF economic reform programmes in much of the developing world, particularly sub- Saharan Africa, is a lack of the resources needed for them to function successfully. IMF and World Bank programmes provide a limited amount of assistance which cannot compensate for the massive outflow of debt servicing and which itself then requires repayment. The IMF, World Bank and regional development banks should be provided with increased resources so that economic recovery programmes can work. - 6 -

20. The ICFTU has for many years supported the case for a large-scale increase in the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) of the IMF, which now seems on the point of being agreed. This should be channelled in priority to the low income borrowers from the IMF in particular need of assistance and provided under the same repayment conditions as the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), providing for repayment over ten years at concessional interest rates. Ultimately a further increase in SDRs may be required, such that countries which are implemented agreed IMF programmes can be guaranteed an adequate resource inflow to match their needs. In addition, the World Bank will require a further increase in the allocations for the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, providing loans at a concessional rate for low-income members.

21. One category of debt which has continued to rise since the start of the debt crisis has been that owed to the IMF and World Bank themselves. For many low-income countries, such debt now accounts for the major share of their debt payments, so that they may often be paying back more than they receive from the international financial institutions. The ICFTU has for a long time argued for a rescheduling of such multilateral debt and recently other commentators such as Mr. Mahbub ul Haq have taken up the same argument. This would probably require a further, fourth amendment to the statutes of the IMF. However the obstacles to this should not be exaggerated; once the major shareholders of the IMF and World Bank formally recognized that such a change was needed, it could be rapidly agreed. The IMF Role in the world Financial system

22. One of the main functions of the IMF at its inception was to maintain a stable world exchange rate system based on the US dollar. This function has effectively been in abeyance since the breakdown of the system in 1971 and the adoption of floating exchange rates. Many commentators have since argued that floating rates have caused high economic costs resulting from the uncertainty they have created and have allowed currency speculators to make large gains. For example, the Bretton Woods Commission chaired by Mr. Paul Volcker concluded that the costs of exchange rate volatility and misalignment had contributed to a halving of the long-term growth rate of industrial countries to about 2.5% a year from 5% during the period of fixed rates .

23. There is a strong case for the IMF to take a much larger role once more in the management of world exchange rates. As a first step, a review of the mechanisms of possible target zones should be carried out. The IMF should study other aspects of international capital flows and make proposals for their regulation, such that they are subjected to a transparent international framework. Many new forms of financial instituti on could be a highly risky source of instability in world markets and they need to be monitored by the IMF. Another proposal long supported by the ICFTU is that of a tax on international financial transactions as advocated by economists such as Tobin and Dornbusch, which would provide for an internationally uniform tax on all conversions from one currency to another, proportional to the size of the transaction. The IMF would furthermore do a great service to its developing country members by monitoring capital flight and by investigating into the uses made of transfers from their countries in the past, particularly during periods of dictatorship, as a basis for actions to reclaim national assets which were expropriated under illegitimate circumstances. - 7 -

The case for Active Macroeconomic Policies

24. The IMF has always exhibited extreme pessimism concerning the scope for active, expansionary, non-inflationary policies. The IMF has thereby in itself been a factor which has contributed to the inaction of world leaders despite the widespread evidence that the world economy faces a global demand shortage. There is need for the IMF to reassess the bases for its pol icy recommendations at macroeconomic level. The main elements of an internationally coordinated growth strategy have been documented in previous ICFTU statements to the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. In essence, reduced interest rates accompanied by fiscal expansionary measures are needed, since generating higher economic growth will itself provide the resources to achieve a sustainable fiscal deficit over the long run. On the basis of such measures trade unions would be ready to take part in talks on employment, growth and the control of inflation.

25. There is immense scope for boosting world demand by increasing the purchasing power of developing countries, including many of those presently still required to devote a large part of their resources to the servicing of external debt. Brazil and the majority of the countries of sub-saharan Africa would come into the category of countries which have for some years experienced economic stagnation as a result of the debt crisis. Such countries could provide an important source of demand in the world economy but they require international action to remove their debt burden. The decision to cancel or reduce the debt of low-income countries reached at the Naples G7 Summit needs to be rapidly implemented at the same time as the debt of larger debtors is dealt with through debt reduction and rescheduling. The IMF should conduct a study on the mechanisms and effects of a global debt reduction along these lines. Aid levels need to be increased on the basis of a timetable towards meeting the agreed U.N. level of 0.7% of GNP, with basic needs, especially education, made the primary beneficiary.

26. The creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as part of the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT trade negotiations could presage an important contribution to increased world demand through higher levels of trade. In this context, the ICFTU would reiterate the need for a social clause to link workers' rights and trade to be introduced into the WTO. The Social Clause would stipulate that all members of GATT must maintain respect for workers' rights in order to enjoy the benefits of participation in the world trading system through the GATT. It would therefore ensure that trade resulted in an upward movement in working conditions and living standards of all the countries taking part. A Social Clause would provide that stabilizing element which is needed to ensure the commitment of all countries to the GATT and to the long-term success of an open trading system. The preparatory committee for the WTO needs urgently to initiate a work programme on the links between trade and international labour standards as a basis for the adoption of new provisions in trade agreements. - 8 - conclusions

27. This ICFTU Statement to the 50th anniversary meetings of the Board of Governors of the IMF and World Bank has strongly supported the case for a revitalization of the Bretton Woods institutions, which should have increased resources and new responsibilities (particularly regarding the management of world financial flows) at the same time as a far-reaching review of their policy recommendations for structural adjustment programmes is carried out with a view to making them socially equitable and growth-oriented. Changes along the lines proposed in the ICFTU Statement provide the best means of fulfilling the objectives set out by the Statutes of the IMF and the World Bank to contribute to "the promotion and maintenance of high levels of employment and real income and the development of the productive resources of all members.• Over the coming months, the IMF and World Bank need to contribute to those objectives through the fullest involvement i n the preparatory process for the UN Social Summit in Copenhagen in March 1995.

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· ICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL October 21, 1994

Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, United Nations Secretary General;

· Mr. Jose Ayala Lasso, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights;

Mr . . Ibrahima Fall, Coordinator, UN Decade for Indigenous Peoples

Excellencies,

, The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), is within the United Nations Economic and Social Council, with consultative status category II, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) since 1977. You may already be aware of our participation with the United Nations and its various bodies, to advocate on behalf of Indigenous Peoples'• rights and fundamental freedoms, and to promote the full participation of Indigenous Peoples before these international fora.

In proclaiming the "International Decade of the World's Indigenous People" (the International Decade), in resolution 48/163, the General Assembly issued , a vindication of Indigenous Peoples rights, based upon the recommendation .of the Vienna Conference on Human Rights. From the IITC's perspective, the International Decade is a logical continuation of the "International Year of the World's Indigenous People" (the International_ Year). Further, we are reminded of the resolution of the Commission on Human Rights 1993/30, calling . for the full participation of Indigenous People in all aspects and -activities of the International Year and wish to address you in the spirit of that resolution.

Accordingly, the declaration of the International Decade poses an enormous challenge for the United Nations, the member states, the inter-governmental organizations, the specialized agencies as well as our own Indigenous· Nations, to initiate dialogue and -develop plans and activities together for the International pecade.

"SAVE THE LAND ... USE RECYCLED PAPER" The IV Technical Conference on the International Year confirmed shortcomfngs as well as some successes for the planrting and implementation of. the International Year. Above all, the IV Technical Conference substantiated the immense labor still necessary to rise above the outright racism, administrative measures, laws and constitutional provisions found in states throughout the world, that deny, limit, or re-strict human rights and fundamental freedoms basic to the survival, both physical and spiritual, of all of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

The IITC respectfully calls your attention to the need to inaugurate the International , Decade formally during the General Assembly, during December 8, 9 or 12, 1994. This proposed inauguration would be consistent with the ceremony inaugurating the International · Year. This significant gesture would lend much needed credibility to -the United Nations' efforts for the success of the International Decad~. The IITC al.so feels strongly that Indigenous Peoples must also participate in this most important beginning.

Considering the Secretary. General's interest and commitment to the World's Indigenous Peoples, an address by him to the inauguration session would be a great honor. It would underscore the high level of importance to the UN of the International Decade. The IITC further believes that the Secretary General's address would offer signif,ica'nt insights and lend direction to the search for solutions to the problyms Indigenous Peoples throughout the world face on a daily basis.

\Vith respect _t o part1c1pation of Indigenous Peoples, there are many representatives who can articulate clearly and forcefully Indigenous Peoples' global concerns and offer insights as well as direction to activities for the International Decade. Among the many that we could recommend are IITC Chairperson, Mr. Bill Means, who addressed the inauguration of the International Year, and Mr. Dennis Kanahele, Head of State for Indigeno4s Hawai'ian Peoples, and who r~presents Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Islands on our board of directors. They are capable representatives whom might be called upon to address the inaugural session. , We anticipate that a presentation by Ms. Rigoberta Menchu Tum, , the Goodwill Ambassador for . the Year of the Worlds' Indigenous Peoples, would also be considered by your good offices as important and appropriate to include in the agenda for the· inauguration.

We also' respectfully suggest advantage be take!) of the presence of the Coordinator for the Decade a~ well as personnel of the Centre for Human Rights. The IITC also recommends a session be organized with them and representatives -of Indigenous Peoples, ag~in, to the end that points of view be exchanged . and that thought and planning be devoted to the recommendations of the IV Technical Conference ' ' and the proposals of the 12th Session ( 1994) of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations. Attention at this working session could also be devoted to review the recommendations made by the Sub Commission during its 46th Session.

The inaugural · session can also provide an opportunity for meetings . between interested states, specialized agencies,. international financta1 institutions and Indigenous People~, to discuss a preliminary budget for the first years activities of the International , Decade, also taking into account the experience drawn from the knowledge gained from the International Year. The inaugural session wou_ld also provide the opportunity to consider the IV Technical · Conference recommendations and the recommendations of the 12th Session of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations to . the Sub-Commission, with these bodies.

The IITC realizes this proposal comes to you late rn this General Assembly session. However, we are concerned because the inaugural I event was not inclu'ded in the International Decade resolution, and are c01;vinced of its importance to the eventual success of the International Decade itself.

E~cellencies, we earnestly h'ope· these suggestions ate taken in the spirit in which they are offered. For the World's Indigenous Peoples as well as the IITC, the International Decade is the culmination of long held aspirations to call attentio~ to and promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The intention of our endeavors is to promote respect and unity among all Peoples. We must therefore labor to ensure the International Decade's success. Please accept our support for your best efforts on behalf of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People and our thanks for your consideration of these recommendations. Needless to say, our office would be honored to meet with you or your designated staff, to discuss and aid the implementation of the details of this proposal.

Sincerely, • j 9, /') ~ /J -~ Antonio G. Gonzales HTC UN Liaison -

c.c. Ms. Elsa Stamatapopulos, Centre for Human Rights, New York Mr. Julian Burger, Centre for Human Rights, G~,n~va

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JUGfND VON OU ONU JUVENTUDES DE LA ONU ONG/NGO INTflNACIOHAI NO OUIHNAMIHTAL IIN ANIMO DI lua0 r .·-;- 1.; rq~;[! SEDE MUNDIAL ,_,_ Jwitlice He. "'49 (1 '71) • Nit 90306Ull q'-ll C\Q °'\ \ A~nlda -.A Nor•~ No. 12-76 2o. Poo CALI.COLOMBIA SEDE MUNDIAL ALTEIINA 616 MANOR ROAD STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10314

Staten Island, October_,....., _ _,,_ ____ ~ -, lo)rn©rn~wrn r~ H.E. Boutros Boutros Ghali Secretary General o f the [11) NOV- 21994 ~ United 'N"ations New York, New York, 10007 ~o G/C ENTRAL RE: JUVENTUDES DE LA ONU (YOUTHS OF THE UN-O) creation of the Scholarship "VINCENT M. PIOLA".

Dear Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali :

This is to inform you that JUVENTUDES DE LA ONU during the International Board of Directors' meeting, last September, unanimously, has adopted a Resolution creat ing the Scholarship VINCENT MARIE PIOLA in honor of theChief of the DPI/NGO Section for his unveivering support, advise and colaboration to the International NGO Community.

The Scholarship has _ been, qfficialy established in his name today, October 24, 1994 on UN Day and the XXIV Anniversary of JUVENTUDES DE LA ONU in the World Head quarters, in the City of Cali-Colombia.

The Scholarship will support a deserving child of poor origins in furthering his or her edEcation.

We would like to inform you of this event prior to the Public Announcement, which will take place, simultaneously,- -on October· 27, 1994, -in··our ,vori'd Headqu-arters ·-in Cali, Colombia and in · our Alternate ·World Headquarters on Staten Island, New York, durin~ one of our activities celebratin~ THE WEEK OF JUVEN TUDES DE LA ONU which started October 24 through October 30, 1994, by Proclamation o f the Public Advocate's Office of New York , and, reco~nized b y Governor Cuomo of New York State.

The Proclamation recognizes JUVENTUDES DE LA ONU as world pioneers educating children and youth in the Principles of the United Nations, family and community values with emphasis on l e adership and world peace.

fARTICIPACION • OESARROLLO • PAZ • INFORMACION SOBRE NACIONES UNIDAS . OPINION PUBLICA SALUD N.UTRICION EDUCACION - CIENCIA - CULTURA IIVNUSES Df l 'ONU TOUTltS Of lHf UN-0

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In conclusion, we would like to express to you our organization readyness to continue participating and cooperating in all UN activities.

Please feel free to call upon us if you need any additional information in regard to our activities.

With deep respect, we remain,

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Dear Mr. Juarez-Pagliocco, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I write to thank you for your recent letter inviting the Secretary-General to host the "Handshakes Around the World" ceremony, on 24 October, at the United Nations. The Secretary-General regrets that he will be unable to attend the ceremony. He has, however, asked Mr. Joseph Verner Reed, Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Public Affairs, to host the ceremony on his behalf. I suggest that your office contact Mr. Reed' s office directly regarding the arrangements for the event . Yours sincerely,

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His ExcclJcncy:

It is with great pleasure that we extend and invitatio1!,_ for you to bonor us with your presence at the following eventi, of the "1994 International Cultures Celebration":

1. To be our Guest of Honor at our "1994 International Cultures Celebration Inaugural Reception/ Monda , Se >tembcr 12, 1994, at 6 PM at the Delegates Dinning Room, United Nations. This reception will be attended by members of the diplomatic corps, corporate world, and the media and multicultural comm\lnity representatives.

2. To Host the "Handshakes Around the World" ceremony, October 24, 12 Noon~ the United Nations~ This ceremony will symbolically unify tbe world. National and international government leaders, religious und community leaders will J1ost and attend the ceremonies around the world to promote )1armony tl1rough understandjng and peace around the world.

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SUMMARY OF EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL CULTURES CELEBRATION "KICK-OFF" RECEPTION - United Nations Monday, Si;mtembor 1 ~'-.1.994 - a PM

To foster •Harmony through Understanding" tmd In tribute of Peace In the Middle East. --The Wolcomlng Comnilttoo of U.N. diplomats, U.S. govornmont officials and outstanding members of the multicultural community welcome the distinguished guests, who will have the opportunity to network with national and international govornment members and representatives of the international socio economic world. Outstanding mombers nominated by tholr own governments will be presented with the "International Cultures Award".

OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONS FLAGS - Ellis Island Ib1.1r&dav, ScptG.IJ'l~.~r 22, 1994. 10 AM

To honor tho nations represcntod In tho United States ancl tho United Nations and the generations of immigrants who hDve contributed to this nation's progress. •-The diplomatlc corps convenes to highlight tho historical significance of Ellis h,land to the United States. It also symbolizes the integral role immigration has played in the American experience. Each ambassador, consul or official representative of each country presents its flag to the Mayor of the City of New York, or to a high ranking government official. The ceremony is initiated with the playing of the U.S. national anthem by the guard of honor. A recoptlon follows the presentation of the flags.

INTERNATIONAL CULTURES PARADE · Broadway Sunday, 0£!ober 16, 1994 •. 12 Noon

To salute and showcasa tl10 mufllcL1fl11raf heritage of close to 100 communities. ••This moving show of cultures • floats, folkloric dancers in nativo costumes, marching bands participate in this salute to tho many cultures who have contributed to this nation's progress. It Is the only parade In New York that takes the participants and spectators on a trip around the world. Each cultural group from all the continents will perform along the Parade's routo to the delight of the spectators. This event is uniquo and offers every cultural group the opportunity to participate In a celebration of the world's culturos. It Is a festivity in tribute to your own country!

INTERNATIONAL CULTURES PASSPORT PROGRAM - N.Y. Midtown Locations

Thursday, Qc~ober 20 to S_y_nday g_31 1994

In celebration of the many cultural communities represented In the United States. --Travelers board a trolley that will take them from country to country ... ln Now York. At the cultural centor their "passport· will be stamped and they will enjoy tho cultural presentation of a particular nation, Its arts, crafts, folklore, music and authentic food and bcvoragos. An opportunity for children and adults to learn more about the world's culturos, business, travel and cultural exchange opportunities.

HANDSHAKES AROUND THE WORLD · Worldwido Mon~v. Octob~r ~-~· 1994 • 12 Noon (in New York)

To symbolically unify the world and foster harmor,y clfld future cooperation among the cWzens of tho world through a gesture of friendship. --This event would take pince simulUmeously around the world while churches ring \hEllr bells. 1 he ceremony wlll be Initiated by tho heads of governmonts. The international and national media play a vory Important role in spreading this mossage of peace. 4 Ll.!....:._·1 i12 0ti I MC T

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The International Immi~rnnts Foundation, Jntcrnational Culturrs Mission is the world's pioneer and leading organization in promoting interaction among tlil~ intcn:ulturnl communities. Its mission ic. to bring harmony thmu1~h understanding of thl'. many nilt urn that form this society. Cui 1 (:ntly, over 100 cuhurnl communities arc rcprcstnttd.

The 1N1EKNAT10NA1. CUL'fURES CELEBRATION, which is a ~alul{: t<• the many generations that have built this nation, is a serks of events in Scptembn aml October, 199'1: lt starts with the International Cultm·cs Kick-Off Reception nt thl· United Nations and co111inues with the Ollid.il N:,tiou's Fln~~ P.-e~entntion nt Ellis Island, the l11tcrnatio11al Cultures l'nrnde, the lutcrnntional Cultu,·cs Passport Pro~rnm at different locations in Manlrnt1an ,ind the llandshnkes Around lhl' World, w(>r!dwidc program. UNITED NATIONS • NATIONS UNIES

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10 October 1994

Dear Mr. Yevreinov,

On behalf of the Secretary-General, I am writing to thank you for your letter of 5 October inviting him to deliver the opening address at the Third International Forum of Informatization (IFI) to be held in Moscow on 25 and 26 November 1994.

The Secretary-General much regrets that a full schedule of commitments will prevent him from travelling to Moscow to open the Forum.

He has, however, asked me to convey to you, and to all the participants in the Forum, his best wishes for a successful and productive meeting.

Yours sincerely, f{o]rW ll W ~ /JI]/ OCT I 199 7 L t~,~ J$n-Claude Aijne EOSGICENTRA-t Chief of Staff

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Excellency,

The Secretary-General would be grateful if you could kindly forward the enclosed letter to Mr. Eduard Yevreinov, First Vice-President, International Academy of Informatization, Moscow.

A copy of the letter is attached for your information.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

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[Jl) '1 -6~ Your Excellency, 5 October 1994

It is with great honour that the International Academy of Informatization extends this invitation to you to attend the Third International Forum of Informatization IFI which will take lace in Moscow on 25 and 26 November 1994 and deliver the _?pening address to set the J:.heme of the Forum.

The inauguration of the Forum will be held at the state Kremlin Palace on 25 November 1994 at 10.00 a.m. Following this, there will be plenary meetings on different topics sponsored by five different Congresses of the Forum. They are as follows:

1. World of Information, Personality and Society 2. Information Processes and Technologies in all Spheres and Fields of Human Activities 3. Information Communications Network Systems and Technologies 4. Information and Business 5. Mass Media

26 November 1994 - Celebration of the International Day of Informatization - International Festival with participation of all Academ~ Departments.

We are expecting more than 6,000 participants from many countries, including substantive presentation from the developing ones.

His Excellency Boutros Boutros-Ghali Secterary-General United Nations New York City • • •

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The Academy has brode international contacts and NGO's status with the UN since 1994. The Academy shares the noble principles and ideals of the UN and does its best to give support and wide coverage to the UN efforts in the World. Sincerely Yours, d/;.-eR-1~ Eduard Yevreinov First Vice-President International Academy of Informatization

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DeaY Pastor Barbuscia,

I am writing, on behalf of the Secretary-General, to thank you for your letter of 13 September.

The Secretary-General supports freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as it is enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other human rights instruments of the United Nations.

Unfortunately, due to the large number of requests such as your own, the Secretary-General is unable to comply with the request that he write his contribution by hand on letterhea d paper .

Please accept the Secretary-General's best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Mourad Wahba Senior Officer

Pastor Ignazio Barbuscia Secretary, Italian Chapter International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty Lgt. Michelangelo, 7 Roma 00192 ,

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Lgt. Michelangelo, 7 00192 ROMA Tel. (W11207-3212800 Fax 06/3210757 EXEC'J1·:~JE c~rtCE c/c p. n. 17257007 OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

General Secretary Boutros Ghali United Nations Plaza New York U.S.A.

Rome, 13th September 1994

Dear General Secretary,

I am Pastor I nazio Barbusci~, Secretary of the Italian cha ter of the International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty.:...! ~m turnin u to ou to ask our kind contribution to a rojeft which I have been planning for some time_and which I would like to publish in 1995.

This project involves the collection of quotes and thoughts of internationally well lcnown people in the field of religious liberty, politics, culture, jounalism, science, industry, ecc. in order to compile a "Golden Book of Religious Liberty" like the one on peace at the United Nations.

Being that you have contributed considerably to society, I would like to invite you to give written expression of your thoughts and reflections so that the new generations can appreciate and treasure the enormous values of the freedom of co science, religion and personal convictions.

Liberty is a fascinating word which echoes immediately and profoundly in every person. The history of mankind can be summed up as being a never ending struggle for freedom or liberty. Innumerable people have died with these words on their lips; liberty was worth more to them than life itself For this reason I would be very grateful for your precious collaboration.

I would ask ou to be so kind as to write our contribution b hand in our Ian a e on letterheaded a er, whi}e having a co y of th_e same ty ed on another sheet of sim le white aper. It is important that I receive this at your earliest convenience, in order to be able to organize this project in the shortest time possible.

ORGANIZZAZIONE NON GOVERNATIVA RICONOSCIUTA do L'ONU, L'UNESCO E IL CONSIGLIO o'EUROPA .. ?

It will be a pleasure for me to send you later a copy of this publication. I thank you in advance for your assistance and with high respect. I remain,

Ignazio Barbuscia Secretary

Note: The International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty is a non-governamental organization, the statues of which are on file at the United Nations, the UNESCO and the European Council. A pamphlet is enclosed of the Association. UNITED NATIONS • NATIONS UNIES

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26 Sept ember 1994

Dear Mr. Gabriel,

Your letter of 27 July 1994 has only just arrived in New York, I therefore hasten to answer, hoping that my letter to you will, hopefully, take less than two months to reach you.

Mr. Stoberski's letter and attachments have been sent to Ms. Farida Ayoub who is in charge of NGO affairs in the Department of Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development at Headquarters .

Wi th a ll best wishes ,

Yours sincerel y ,

2 Mourad Wahba Senior Officer

Mr . Gary Gabriel Resident Representative United Nations Development Programme United Nations Centre Al. Niepodleglosci 186 00-608 Warsaw . I, • ' United Nations World Development ~J1 9 I Development Programme CrrIIQµ

27 July 1994

Mr. Mourad Wahba Senior Officer Executive Office of the Secretary-General United Nations, New York

Dear Mr. Wahba,

I am writing to you in regard to your letter of 14 March 1994 to Mr. Zygmunt Stoberski, President of the International Organization for the Unification of Terminological Neologisms in r esponse to his letter of 15 February 1994 to the Secretary General. Copies of both are attached.

Mr. Stoberski has approached me because he has not been contacted by the Office of the United Nations to which you passed his letters. Could you kindly inform me which office this is so Mr. Stoberski can contact it directly.

Sincerely

Residentmr Representative 10 DOWNING STREET LONDON SW 1.A 2AA • From the Correspo11de11ce Secretary 21 April 1994

Dear Sir, I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister to acknowledge your recent letter which is receiving attention. YQui:s_f.aitbfufua-

Mrs P Wilkinson

I --i i I I I Mr Z Stoberski International Federation of Terminology Banks 54/58 ul Filtrowa 02-057 Warszawa POLAND Office of the • Cabinet du Prime Ministe·r Premier ministre

April 20 1 1994

Mr. Zygmunt Stoberski President International Organization for Unification of Terminoiogical Neologisms ul. Filtrowa 54/58 1 p. Warszawa 02-057 POLAND Dear Mr. Stoberski, On behalf of the Right Honourable Jean Chretien, I wish to acknowledge receipt of your correspondence of February 10 regarding your request for the support of TERMIUM . .Thank you for writing the Prime Minister. You may be assured that your views have been carefully noted. A copy of your correspondence has been forwarded to the Honourable Roy MacLaren, Minister for International Trade, within whose purview this matter falls. The Minister will no doubt give your comments every consideration. Yours sincerely, £~' Jacqueline Roy Special Assistant

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Ottawa, Canada Kl A OA2 To: Fr om: Gary Gabriel Resident Re presentative UNDP ,Warsaw

Some time ago I met with Mr Zygmunt Stoberski, President of the International Organization for Unification of Terminological Neo logisms / and of the International Federation of Terminology Banks as well/ and I would like to share information about this orga nizations with you as I think it may be useful in your work. I OUTN is a non-gevernmental organization affiliated to the united Nations since 1987. It comprises philologists, linguists and spe cialists in various fields who are interested in transnationali zation and dissemination of terminology. It has about 200 indivi dual me mb ers i n 40 countries and 10 group members, and it affi liates international organizations, scientific and research ins titutes in various countries. I OUTN functions worldwide tqrougµ t heir individual memb ers anw na tional commi tees ..:1,~ .~ re~•-· M(..::- ~ i .: c..,, r~, IOUTN de als with new conce pts, terms and international specialis tic ter minology, facilitating thus communication and dissemination of information. It publishes multilingual glossari es of newly - forme d s pecialized t erms and up-to-date int ernational terminology in several dozen languages, including Russian. Any organizati ons or persons, actual or future members of IOUTN and or I?TB from the country of your activity may receive from headquarters of IOUTN/IFTB /as I OUTK having extended its activi ty through founding in 1993 its sister-superiour Organization I FTB: International Federation of Jerminology Banks/ - ~ - 02-678 Warszawa, ul. Szturmowa 4 /TJIV / /Poland/ more details on activity of these organizations. Th ey may also order: l i sts of speci3l ized t erms in more than 20 subject fie lds in var i ous languages, glossaries, dictionaries and multilingual dictionaries /20 ~ 40 languages/ in such domains as : infor ma tics, radi ol ogy and radiography, oorrosion, s oil s cience, nuclear ener gy, chemistry, environment, linguistics, as t r onautics etc.; all i ssues of I OUTN revievJ '~ NEOTERM" co~tgi ni ng English and French neologisms, t ransna ti0nal t erms-., -· excerpts from dictionaries; proceedings Df all IOUTN congresses and sym posia; Dngli sh and Fr ench boo ks and articles in Russian and other languages ref erring to the theory and practice of the transfer and t ransnationalization of s pecialized ter~inology; all that on mem bership fees' conditions. The Russian centers, such as hl . A.Kozulin - SrC ZENTRON, 170000 T v i e r and ot hem are welcomed to s end t heir term-collections to j_i''T..d as aft er s i gni ng of GATT agree~e nt last year the Federation i s establishing a ~orld c enter of S9eci a l i zed Terminology which will s er ve all interested l anguages-countries. UNITED NATIONS • NATIONS UNIES

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CABINET OU SECRETAIRE GENERAL

22 September 1994

Dear Mr. Josh,

I am wri t i ng, on behalf of the Secretary-Genera l , t o t hank you for your letter of 9 September. The "International Conference of NGOs Delhi Declaration, 1994" has been conveyed to the relevant Department for inf ormation and consideration .

Please accept the Secretary-General's best wi s hes.

Yours sincerely,

Mourad Wahba Senior Officer

Mr. Harcharan Singh Josh President Indian Council of World Affairs Sapru House Barakhamba Road New Delhi-110001 bee: Ms. Farida Ayoub, DPCSD 3317247 Off : 3319055 2527271 Res . : 2528328

Harcharan Singh Josh M.A., L.L.B. (Advocate) President Indian Council of World Affairs Director Super Bazar. New Delhi

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Chairman Sapru House, ': \ B. N. PANDE, MP. Barakhamba Road, Former Governor, Orissa New Delhi-110001 'SEP 2 0 - , 9-9-94 Steering Sub-Committee Ref.No ...J~Y!..~L9.! .!..:.~...... P.M. SAYEED, DatE>d: ·;····""'•· ·············· Minister of State For Home Affairf , R. N. MIRDHA, MP Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, VEENA VERMA, MP ROMESH BHANDARI, Former Lt Governor, Delhi S.C. PARASHER, Secretary General, (Convenor)

-ll-. 12. b--r roQ4.t v &-& 6(£)u}~ ~) The International Conference of NGOs h eld under the auspices of the Indian Council of WorTa-Atralrs-- (24-26 August, 1994) at Delhi was greatly . inspirea. by your Message to it. As a matter of fact, it gave the Conference a sense of purpose and direction.

The Conference was attended by 82 Delegates from 7 3 countries abroad and 82 Delegates from India representing academicians, noted scholars and Vice-Chancellors of Universities, eminent economists, politicians and authorities on international affairs. There were high dignatories and Ministers of some countries as well as jurists and scholars from Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

The Conference held six Sessions (two each day) which were devoted to ' Role of UN Today'; 'Structural Reforms of UN'; 'Human Rights and Terrorism'; 1 Economic and Social Concerns 1 ; 1 UN and Peace-keeping I which has very rightly received your primary attention.

The Conference adopted unanimously II International Conference of NGOs Delhi Declaration, 1994 11 which gives its collective wisdom on these important issues facing UN today.

We, Your Excellency, feel so proud that we have the honour of presenting this unique Declaration of this International Conference of NGOs personally to yourself. We also hope that this Declaration will receive the attention it deserve in the deliberations of the Special Session of UN on its structural reforms and related matters.

We end with a prayer that your noble efforts to bring about peace, security and justice i n the world meet with success.

~<>It,_~ ~, Yours sincerely ,

H .E. Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General, (Harcharan Singh Josh) United Nations, Camp: DELHI.

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Le 22 septembre 1994

Chere Madame,

J'ai bien pris connaissance de votre telecopie, par laquelle vous m'invitez a participer a la ceremonie qui se tiendra a Paris le 14 decembre prochain. Je vous en remercie vivement.

Il me faut malheureusement vous dire que mon emploi du temps ne me permettra pas d'etre present a Paris a cette periode de l'annee. Je le regrette sincerement.

Je vous prie d'agreer, chere Madame, l'expression de mes respectueux hommages.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Madame Maria Teresa da Costa Macedo, Ph.D . Presidente Union internationale des organismes familiaux Paris I NG O''.I" " - UNION INTERNATIONALE DES ORGANISMES FAMILIAUX INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FAMILY ORGANISATIONS a I I ~,1..LJ I ~, 1 If ce,_;.. 0 II ~J.W.. I ..,, :>, ;~ I 28, PLAC - F -75009 PARIS - TELEPHONE : (33.1) 48.78.07.59 TELECOPIE : (33.1) 42.82.95.24

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His Excellency Mr Boutros Boutros Ghali Secretary General of the United Nations Of't\-lESECRHAK'i-G NER~ USA- NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 United States of America

BY MAIL & FAX NUMBER : 963.4879.

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the audience between Your Excellency and the Delegation of International Union of Family Organisations that I headead, at the UN Headquarters, New York on thursday 9 September 1994 at 5 p.m, and, in accordance with our discussion, and in line with your proposition and orientation, I wish to extend to Your Excellency our invitation to participate, at the Heads of State level, in the Official Ceremony, presided by His Excellency Mr Francois Mitterrand, President of the French Republic, in order to proclaim the Declaration of Family Rights in the presence of Heads of State of IUFO Country Members, that will be held at the Presidential Palace (The Elysee), Paris, on 14 December 1994.

With regard to the preparations for the Ceremony, an Offjcial letter of invitation will be sent to you, as soon as possible, by the President of the French Republic through diplomatic channels.

I, therefore, express our great hope that, as discussed, you will honour us by your participation and I look forward to have the enormous pleasure to receiving you in Paris.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Maria Teresa da Costa Macedo, Ph . D. President

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Fondee en 1924 (;(.,- ~ ✓ President M. Cheri/ BASS/OUN/ 'J lfoJ m@ fl o wm P- Professor of Law I ! DePaul University 25 E. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60604 - (USA) . lnJ1 SEP22m, } Secretaire General 'l'-1 l+8'l.4 September 19, 1994 EXEcu r:v:: r,-:-1nc: Reynald OITENHOF Professeur a la Faculte de Droit OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Universite de Pau 19 av. Montebello F-64000 Pau - (France) Secretaire General Adjoint H.B. Boutros Boutros-Ghali et Tresorier Secretary-General Dr. Helmut EPP Austrian National Parliament The United Nations Vienna - (Austria) United Nations Plaza Secretaire General Adjoint et Tresorier Adjoint 38th Floor New York, New York 10017 Dr. Robert CARIO SEP 2 3 1994 Ma itre-Assistant Universite de Pau av. Poplawski F-64000 Pau - (France) Dear Mr. Secretary-General: IC- Secretaires Generaux Adjoints Jose Luis de la CUESTA The XVth International Congress of Penal Law was held in Rio de Janeiro Catedratico de Derecho Penal Universidad Vasca September 4-10, 1994. It was attended by 1,100 jurists from 67 countries. The Facultad de Derecho San Sebastian - (Spain) Association represents more than 3,000 members and affiliates in 97 countries. Leonard CA VISE Associate Professor of Law At its general assembly, the Association voted the attached Resolution, which I DePaul University 25 E. Jackson Blvd. was asked to transmit to you. It is therefore my pleasure to transmit to you the Chicago, Illinois 60604 - (USA) Resolution with the request that you transmit it to the appropriate organs of the Peter HUNERFELD Dozen!, University of Freiburg; United Nations concerned with the establishment of an International Criminal Max-Planck Institute Gunterstalstrasse 73 Court. D. 78 Freiburg, i. br. (F.R Germany) I take this opportunity to extend to you my warmest personal regards. Renee KOERING-JOULIN Professeur de Droit Penal, Universite de Strasbourg 6 Impasse des Macons Strasbourg - (France) Christina STEEN-SUNDBERG Sinir Chief Prosecutor Uggleviksgatan 9 114 27 Stockholm - (Sweden) Abdel Azim WAZIR M. Cherif Bassiouni Professeur de Droit Penal Universite de Mansourah President 20 Rue el Kaith, El Agouza Le Caire - (Egypte) Imre A. WIENER Enclosure Professor; Chief Scientific Researcher, Academy of Sciences Orszaghaz U. 30 H-1014 Budapest - (Hungary) Eugenio Raul ZAFFARONI Judge, Cou11 of Appeals; Professor of Law, The University of Buenos Aires Pujol 862 Buenos Aires 1405 - (Argentina) ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE DROIT PENAL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PENAL LAW

Fondee en 1924

RESOLUTION

L'Association International de Droit Penal/The International Association of Penal Law (AIDP}, at its XVth International Congress of Penal Law, held in Rio de Janeiro, September 4-10, 1994 and attended by over 1,100 Jurists from 67 countries, hereby resolved the following which has been adopted by the General Assembly on 10 September 1994:

Recalling that throughout its 105-year history, the AIDP has promoted initiatives to establish international criminal justice under a system of law administered by an International Criminal Court;

Noting with appreciation the efforts of the International Law Commission to establish an International Criminal Court;

Expressing its satisfaction at the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the parallel effort to establish a similar process for Rwanda; Committed to ensuring the world community that major violators of international humanitarian law and international human rights law not be permitted to commit such violations with impunity;

convinced that the establishment of a permanent international criminal court would significantly enhance observance of international law and respect for human rights ; Equally convinced that an international criminal justice system would contribute to the effective enforcement of criminal law, particularly with respect to the control of organized crime, terrorism, illicit traffic in arms - particularly weapons of mass destruction and nuclear material and violations of international humanitarian law;

Envisaging a world order in which international criminal justice plays at the world level a role comparable to that national criminal justice plays at national levels;

Insisting that international criminal justice remains free from political influences and bias which might impede its integrity and effectiveness; Concerned, however, that delays in the establishment of a permanent international criminal justice system exacerbate problems regarding the peaceful co-existence of nations, the peace and security of peoples everywhere and the quality of life of every human being; calls on the United Nations' organs, in parti cular the General Assembly and the Security Council, as well as the Secretary General, to devote the utmost effort to the speedy implementation of the above recommendations by calling for a plenipotentiary conference in 1995 to consider the International Law Commission's report for the establishment of a permanent International Criminal court; Also calls upon all governments to support the goals of international criminal justice and the work of the United Nations related thereto and to participate in the plenipotentiary conference called for above with a view to establish an effective international criminal justice system without delay;

To that end the International Association of Penal Law offers its full support and expertise to the Untied Nations and to interested governments.

Resolved at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 10 September, 1994.

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UN IT ED NAT IONS CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM INTERIEUR

TO : Mr. Patricio Civili DATE: 14 September 1994 A: Director, EOSG f THROUGH : REFERENCE: ------S/C OE: Ganti L. Rao,Director ~~~ FROM: UNCHS (Habitat) New York Office,(}-< _ DE:

SUBJECT: OBJET: IAHS World Congress on Housing for Migrants. 3-7 October 1994

\ Further to our discussion, I wish to provide the following:

(a) Mr.' U. Naiker, Senior Human Settlements Officer, UNCHS (Habitat), Nairobi, will be participating on behalf of UNCHS and address the Conference.

(b) Mr. Naiker sent a fax to Prof. Ural, President of the International Association for Housing Science that his letter dated 16 June 1994 addressed to the Secretary-General was forwarded to UNCHS (Habitat) and the Secretary-General's best wishes will be conveyed to the Conference participants in his address.

n,-'1 @mcwm 1 SEP 2 8 1994 1/g, I \ation ,. o" o,. ('J"' ~ 05 ~ i cci" ~-::, International Association for Housing Science 0 (0 ·;. Cl) P.O. BOX 340254, CORAL GABLES / MIAMI, FLORIDA 33114 USA ~(;, --'---'---'---~ ~ ....I) ~,,, m ,.,, IQ1']. .? HIS EXCELLENCY D~ .u~~i@n 16 JUNE 1994 BOUTROS BOUTROS GHALI U SECRETARY GENERAL I q ~ UNITED NATIONS EXECL'T;';~~CE OKTAY URAL Founding President NEW YORK, NY 1001 7 OFTHE SECRHAkY-GENERAl SUBJECT: XX I I IAHS WORLD CONGRESS ON HOUSING FOR MIGRANTS. RAMADA KONGRESSZENTRUM SALZBURG, AUSTRIA. OCTOBER 3 - 7, 1994 BOARD OF DIRE CTORS

ALBERT G. H. DIETZ YOUR EXCELLENCY, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ADEL FARE ED I WOULD LIKE TO EXTENT A WARM INVITATION TO YOU, TO HONOR Cairo, Egypt US BY YOUR PRESENCE _AT_THE Q£ENIN.G _CEEE.M.9NIE.S _QF_ THE_ XXI I H. W . VISNAWATH IAHS WORLD CONGRESS ON HOUSINQ F....QRTHE __ MLGR.8,NTS AMON.Q Bangalore, India NAT I ONS . FERNANDO TINOCO Caracas, Venezuela WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR VIEWS TO PROVIDE BETTER SHELTER ROBERT KRAPFEN BAUER FOR MANKIND. Vienna, Austria IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT EVERY FAMILY HAVE A DECENT HOME IN ORDER TO BECOME AN ASSET TO HUMANITY, AND ASSURE A QUALITY OF LIFE WORTHY OF THE FAMILY OF MAN.

THE OPENING CEREMONIES WILL BEGIN AT 10: 00 AM AT THE RAMADA KONGRESSZENTRUM, FANNY-VON-LEHNERTSTRASSE 7, A- 5020 SALZBURG. TREASURER WE EXPECT ELITE SPEAKERS FROM TWENTY NATIONS AND LEROY E. THOMPSON Miami, Florida, USA PARTICIPANTS FROM MANY MORE COUNTRIES .

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO THIS IMPORTANT WORLD EVENT . R;Jf:;yl6a/ PROFESSOR OKTAY URAL PRESIDENT

PROGRESS THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY COO PERATION AND RES EARCH MEMBER, UNITED NATIONS, ECOSOC·NGO , NEW YORK J HOSTED BY FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, MIAMI ... _ . . DATE October 3 - 7, 1994

VENUE Ramada Hotel Salzburg, Austria Fax: +43 - 662 - 4688 298

TOPIC Trends in Housing Construction and Financing Effects of Migration Among Nations

22nd International IAHS Symposium ORGANIZING COMMITTEE on -Professor Oktay Ural, USA Housing Construction -Professor Robert Krapfenbauer, Austria and -Professor Vitor Abrantes, Portugal Financing -Professor Peter Weichhart, Austria -Dr. Adel Fareed, Egypt October 3-7, 1994 -Dr. Ersin Arioglu, Turkey -Architect Rudolf Hautmann, Austria SALZBURG - AUSTRIA -Mr. John Hopkins, South Africa -Professor Michael Phang, USA -Professor Iraj Majzub, USA ORGANIZED BY: PROGRAMME COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOUSING -Professor Robert Krapfenbauer, Austria SCIENCE, USA -Professor Oktay Ural, USA CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENT AL ENGINEERING -Dr. Klara Hautmann, Austria INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HOUSING AND -Professor Peter Schmid, Netherlands BUILDING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, USA -Professor Leroy Thompson, USA -Professor Alan Middleton, England UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG, AUSTRIA INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOUSING -Professor Alain Martinez, France -Professor Fernando Tinoco, Venezuela SCIENCE, EUROPEAN DIVISION, VIENNA -Professor Carlos Ceruti, Chile -Professor Stefan Polonyi, Germany -Professor Erich Panzhauser, Austria IN COOPERATION WITH: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS- -Architect Reinhard Kanuka-Fuchs, New Zealand -Mr. John Bradley, South Africa HOUSING COMMITTEE -Professor Vedat Yerlici, Turkey -Professor Mehmet Inan, USA -Professor Robert Seaman, USA -Professor Luis Prieto, USA 'O -Pro.fessor H.R. Viswanath, India 0 sCll -Dr. Sim Loo Lee, Singapore (Jq -Mr. U. Naiker, HABITAT, Kenya (1) -Mr. Bernardo Scheinkman, Brazil Florida International University -Prof. Semih Tezcan, Turkey z ~ PARTIAL LIST OF SPEAKERS REGISTRATION FEES 0 tT1 ii Cl -D Ho Kim Hin, Singapore -Vedia Dokmeci, Turkey Speaker* us $350.00 (/)- -B Boon Y Leong, Singapore -Rabee Reffat, Saudi Arabia IAHS member us $400.00 -l -G Sridharan, Singapore -Ali Shash, Saudi Arabia Non-member us $450.00 s: -Sim Loo Lee, Singapore -J A Osunade, Nigeria -l Accompanying guest -Adel Fareed, Egypt -Mehmet Inan, USA 0 and students US $ 50.00 z -Moneer Tewfik, Egypt -Vedat Yerlici, Turkey 'Tl -Linda Redmann, USA -Ahmed Sherif, Egypt *SPEAKER FEES ARE TO BE PAID BY May 30, 1994 0 -Craig DeWitt, USA -Sayed Ettouney, Egypt ~ ~ -J J van Wyk, South Africa -Nasamat Adel Kader, Egypt MANUSCRIPT FORMAT -A M Lamont, South Africa -Soumyen Bandyopadhyay, UK Please send two copies of + 12 pages manuscript, till May 30, -Alfredo Soeiro, Portugal -Berrio Tansel, USA 1994 to: ::c:► -Beatriz Amarilla, Argentina -Irtishad Ahmad, USA -Professor Oktay Ural, President of IAHS (/) (/) -Maria Helena Arosa, Portugal -Alicia Verea, USA Civil Engineering Department, Florida International University '< -Vitor Abrantes, Portugal -Michael Phang, USA Miami, Florida 33199 USA ,g 0 -J Moreira Da Costa, Portugal -Carlos Perez, USA fax: +305-348 2802 tel: +305-348 3171 (/) -Gulen Cagdas, Turkey ·-G Van der Westhuizen, S Africa a· 8 -Handan Turkoglu, Turkey -Sadye Logan, USA -Professor Robert Krapfenbauer, European Director of IAHS -Ahsen Ozsoy, Turkey -NO Attoh-Okine, USA and Co-chairman of IAHS Symposium 1994 -Nur Esin Altas, Turkey -Fulin Bolen, Turkey A-1184 Vienna, AUSTRIA -Hulya Yurekli, Turkey -Cengiz Giritlioglu, Turkey 94 Potzleinsdorfer StraBe -S M H Bukhary, Bangladesh -Handan Turkoglu, Turkey fax : +43-1-47 941 92.20 tel: +43-1-47 941 92 -S Chandra, USA -Perver Korea, Turkey -C J Reynolds, South Africa -Funda Yirmibesoglu, Turkey Papers will be reviewed before their acceptance. -Robert Armacost, USA -Debashis Sanyal, India The final manuscripts may not exceed 12 pages in length -William Swart, USA -J B Akarakiri, Nigeria 00 (single spaced including figures and charts). All manuscripts 0 -Michael Mullens, USA -P Nimityorgskul, South Africa en (") received before May 31, 1994 will be published in the 0 -Carlos Ceruti, Chile -Marietta Marx, South Africa o" Congress Proceedings. Selected papers will be published in ....2 (1) -Christo Zeelie, South Africa -Christa Meyer, South Africa p.. ..., -Jieming Zhu, Singapore -J S Malherbe, South Africa the International Journal For Housing Science, USA. \.;.l ~ ~ -Zerrin Yilmaz, Turkey -Lalit Gumashta, India D -I J Spies, South Africa -A K Jain, India TO AUTHORS/SPEAKERS -Phil Mansour, USA -Vladimir Brezar, Slovenia All authors/speakers must register by sending their special registration fee of $350.00 on or before May 30, 1994 to be -Mumtaz Usmen, USA -R Kanuka-Fuchs, New Zealand ~ -A Huizer, Canada -S Brintha Lakshmi, India tTl included in the Conference program and have their -l -R L Day, Canada -KS Long, South Africa manuscripts published in the Proceedings of the Conference. C: -B P Swadas, India -Mirko Psunder, Slovenia Make checks payable to: IAHS Salzburg Conference. z~ -S D Dave, India -Toncek Zigante, Slovenia Please mail to: IAHS / P.O. Box 340254 -l 0 -Sylvan Joliboi~. USA -P S Reddy, South Africa Coral Gables, FL / 33134 / USA -Talat Birgonul, England -Franz Simmons, Germany -Filiz K Uygurer, Turkey -Surinder Singh, Singapore -John Hopkins, South Africa -Chang Meow Luan, Singapore OPTIONAL CONGRESS TOURS -Can Kumbaracibasi, Turkey -K W Tham, Singapore 1. Mozart Concert - Salzburg -LA Prieto Portar, USA -Derek Trowell, England (Oct. 5, Wednesday, included in registration) -Murat Aygun, Turkey -John Wakefield, England 2. Alpes Mountains - Grossglockner Hoch AlpenstraBe -Ayse Serna Kubat, Turkey -R A B Wilson, South Africa (Oct. 7, Friday, included in registration) -A R Ramanathan, India -J Westhuizen, South Africa 3. Munich - Octoberfest > -Leroy Thompson, USA -Wlodzimierz Glen, Poland c::: (Oct. 8th Saturday, one day by bus, special arrangement) en o-i :;::, > -. INTRODUCTION group between IAHS and the countries. The Secretary and Treasurer are responsible for their The topic of housing has been an important activities to the President and the Board of Direc problem to mankind since the beginning of history. tors. The Constitution and the Bylaws are well Today, all developing nations of the world are vitally defined and published as a separate document. concerned with housing technology and produc tion. Research activities and publications are in creasing and more scientific procedures are applied in this field. There is a definite need for a non-profit international body to lead and coordinate all the major activities, practical and academic, related to the topic of "housing" as a human habitat. It is this strong need which gave birth to the International Association for Housing Science, IAHS, in St. Louis on April 24, 1972 during the Second International Symposium on Lower-Cost Housing Problems.

Opening session of the IAHS World Congress • Vienna, Austria

ACTIVITIES

The major activities of IAHS are defined in the goals. They can be summarized by the following two statements:

1. To generate new knowledge through research and assemble all other available information on housing science and develop means to disseminate them to all Professor Oktay Ural, President of IAHS, visiting United concerned. Nations in New York on the World Habitat Day. 2. To sponsor and organize international con ORGANIZATION ferences and workshops on housing prob lems at proper places and times to help International Association for Housing Science is generate interest and present innovative a non-profit Associatio.n registered in the State of ideas and methods. Missouri, USA as a General Not for Profit Corpora tion (NP12623). IAHS belongs to all its active in The appointed committees will be the force to dividual members:-The_fresident and the six Board secure the success of the IAHS activities. The of Director members are elected by the-majority.-Of members of the various committees will be persons International Association for Housing Science voting members. They form the executive group of of high competence and specialists of their profes P.O. Box 340254 the Association. An Advisory Board formed by a sions. They will be selected from every comer of the Coral Gables/Miami, Florida 33134 USA member from each country acts as the liaison world. . - The members will not only have an opportunity GOALS to enlarge and update their knowledge on housing OF w w w w w w but also meet persons who share similar concerns. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR z z z z z 0 0 0 0 5 0 I HOUSING SCIENCE 1t a. 1t 1t 1t it The persons who applied for membership before May 1, 1973 are classified as Charter Members. All 1. To generate interest to improve every phase of members receive membership cards and >a: ?i ?i housing technology and production. 1-- 1-- 1- ~z z z~ certificates. 5 ::::, 5 ::::, ::::, 0 0 0 0 u u 8 u 0 2. To emphasize and foster interdisciplinary nature IAHS has sponsored the following major of housing problems. 5 conferences: ~ a. u a. a. a. a. fu N ::::, N N N N 3. To use integrated systems approach in the deci fi:l 1972 St. Louis, USA sion process associated with every phase of 1974 Montreal, Canada planning and construction. w w w Opening Ceremonies at the IAHS World Congress • at 1975 Miami, USA !;,: !;,: !;,: 1976 Cairo, Egypt ti, ti, ti, the University of Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile. 4. To incorporate all possible scientific knowledge 1976 Atlanta, USA w and methods in the housing industry. 0 1977 Madras, India ai > >- > > PUBLICATIONS 1978 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia c3 I- I- I- 5. To organize, to sponsor meetings, courses, and U) u 5 u u 1978 Salvadore, Brazil Clz IAHS publishes Newsletters and will publish conferences to create opportunities for obtain iii 1979 Miami, USA ::> periodicals, proceedings and books related to ing, innovative ideas and methods for all who are QC 1980 Vienna, Austria ~ .2 various disciplines of housing. Newsletters which concerned with housing problems. a: ii (/) (/) 1983 Miami, USA ffl ffl 5 are already published and distributed describe the fr i a: a: ci5 illa: 1985 Valparaiso, Chile z Q. 0 0 ffl activities of IAHS and give information related to 6. To assemble, compile, publish, and disseminate o< 0 0 u. 8 - Q. <( <( 0 ...,.: N <( 1986 Miami, USA !:i::c w (/) housing. The Journal of IAHS will carry valuable information related to every aspect of housing - Ill z 2: 1987 Berlin, Germany u~ 0 ffl !ii 0., z Q) papers reviewed by the relevant committees. The problems. U) .r, 1t C: Ul E ~ 1987 Singapore <( ., ~ ~ papers presented at the IAHS Conferences will be ...I:!: -~ 1988 Bangalore, India <( '6 published as the Proceedings of the Conference for 7. To cooperate with academic and research in z a> 1989 Oporto, Portugal 0 £ distribution to all concerned. stitutions, government and private organizations Q) ;,; ij !§ Q) :, and other associations to sponsor and finance z "' -0 .,- a. ffi !!/. :.E IAHS will also publish books of value and interest pertinent research on topics related to housing. I- :,: ~ ~ ~ j ~ to its members. E Q) 8. To search for and support innovations which E ol :, have the potential to help solve the decent hous C: I C: <( MEMBERSHIP ing shortages all around the world. z0

IAHS is an INTERDISCIPLINARY Association. 9. To establish means to eliminate the duplications I ;,; Engineers, architects, lawyers, medical doctors, Q) 0 Q) in research in the areas related to housing C: contractors, economists, socialogists, home E! E technology and industry. i ro economists, educators, material scientists, systems ol C: 0 engineers, financiers, transportation engineers, land fl? developers, federal, state and local government gi_ officials, industrialized housing experts, union ~ 0 ~ officials and others who are interested in the gi I E! w w various aspects of housing as human habitat are -0 ::;; ::;; ~ > z i <( <( I z 0 z z invited to apply for membership. w ct i= 1; ::;; ::;; ci5 <( 0 0 IAHS Housing Lecture Participants at Jiaotong z u a. IAHS has members from 41 countries. UniversitY, Xian, China. L_N GO "T ''

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o, Mr . Joseph Connor oate , 14 September 1994 Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management

From : Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and -Sustainable Development

subject, International Lesbian and Gay Association

I attach a non paper given to my office this morning b the United States Mission, which is self-explanatory.

In short, the US Mission have requested a special ECOSOC session on 16 September 1994 to discuss the suspension of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) . We have been notified informally by the US Mission that they are in a hurry to complete these formalities as the US Con ress has passed a resolution prohibiting the payment of asses sed contr ibutl ons o f US$118 million annually until the President certifies that no NGOs · hav e consultative status if the NGO or any of its Isu bsidiaries promote , condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia . .

This note is for your information. We shall keep you informed of further developments in this matter.

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NON-PAPER I.HE SUSPENSION OF ILGA'S CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECOSOC

The United States is requesting the President of the Economic and Social Council to convene a special session of the Council o/a Friday, September 16 to discuss the suspension of the International Lesbian and Gay Association's (ILGA's) consultative status with the ECOSOC. The President of ECOSOC has authority under the rules o! procedure to convene a special session. (Rules of Procedure of the Economic an~ Social council, Rule 4) . · The request is prompted by the inability of ILGA to fully demonstrate that its aims and purposes, and those of its member organizations and subsidiaries, are in conformity with the spirit, purposes and principles of the UN Charter. ILGA obtained UN consultative (roster) status with ECOSOC when it was placed on ECOSOC's roster in July 1993. Press re orts subse uentl revea ILGA had an affiliate the orth American Man/bo Lov As ociation or NAMBLA th romotes edo hilia -- a practice that has legal, moral, or cultural prohibitions against it in most states. There has been a public outcry over this issue in the United States. The U.S. Congress passed legislation prohibiting the payment of us assessed contributions to international organizations of Sll8 million annually until the PresiOent certifies that no NGOs have consultative status or other official status with the UN or any UN affiliated a;ency if the NGO, or any of its subsidiaries or members, promote, condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. The President must certify to the congress by September 30, 1994 or the United States will be prohibited from paying the assessed contributions for the present year.

On January 10, 1994, in a letter to the United States Mission to the United Nations, ILGA stated: "We affirm our understanding that the position of the United States is that if groups which advocate pedophilia remain members of ILGA after the next Annual Conference in June, 1994, the United States will see~ promptly the revocation of ILGA's consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.• FROM P. 2

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In June 1994, iLGA expelled three pro-pedophile organizations from its membership: the North American Man/boy Love A~8ociation or NAMBLA (US), Vereniging Martijn (the Netherlands) and Project Truth/Free Will (USA) and passed a - . resolution which states: ttGroups or associations whose predominant aim is to support or promote pedophilia are incompatible with the future development of ILGA." While the expulsions of the three pedophile groups from ILGA's membership and the adoption of the resolution were positive steps, the United States has been concerned that the ILGA resolution petmits groups which support or ·promote pedophilia as something less than their "predominant aim" to remain among ILGA's membership. Indeed, the United States has learned that there is at least one remaining ILGA member that may condone pedophilia or worse. Verein Fuer Sexeulle Gleichberechtigung E.V. (VSG), an organization based in Munich, Germany, is a full member of ILGA. VSG appears to support the decriminalization of pedo-sexuality and runs a pedo-emancipation 9roup where pedophiles can discuss all possible aspects of a pedophile way of life. The United States has sought additional clarification from ILGA about the VSG and any other groups that may support, condone or see~ the legalization of pedophilia. ILGA has responded that it does not have the means or capacity to screen all of its affiliated groups nor to determine their goals and objectives in every case. ILGA's headquarters office in Brussels, for example, has no records concerning the VSG. Thus, the United States is forced to conclude that, at this time, ILGA cannot provide convincing assurances regarding the aims of its members. The United States, therefore, seeks tha suspension of ILGA's consultative status based on ILGA's failure to meet the criteria set out in ECOSOC resolution 1296 and, in particular, concerns that the organization's continued affiliations with pro-pedophilia groups calls into serious question whether its aims and purposes are in conformity with the spirit, purposes and principles of the UN Charter. [ECOSOC res. 1296, para 2.) It ie the view of the United States that ILGA"s consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council must be suspended until such time as ILGA can convincingly assure member:s of the Council that neither its members or subsidiaries, nor ILGA itself, promotes, condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. Sep. 14 '94 11:38 ~ROM P. 3

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Paragraph 36 of ECOSOC Resolution 1296 provides for the 5uspen5ion for up to three years or the withdrawal of an NGO's consultative status in three cases which do not appear applicable here: (a) secret governmental financial influence ·• exists; (b) an NGO systematically engages in unsubstantiated or politi cally motivated acts against states contrary to the UN Charter; and (c) if an NGO has not made positive or effective contri bution to the work of the Council in three years. However, !COSOC is free under its rules of procedures to adopt a resolution which varies from paragraph 36 of Resolution 1296. Because of the extraordinary circumstances of this case, we request such action as in the interest of ECOSOC and the United Nations. s~p . !4 '34 11:39 FROM

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Text of Draft Resolution The Economic and Social Council, Recalling Article 71 of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming Article 24 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which provides for the right of every chil~ to such measures of protection as are required by his or her status as a minor, Recalling also its Resolution 1296 (XLIV) of 23 May 1968 on arrangements for consultation with· non-governmental organizations, Rea ff i·rming that the aims and purposes of non-governmental organizations having consultative status with the Economic and Social Council shall be in conformity with the spirit, purposes, and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling also its decision E/1993/329 of 30 July 1993, in which it granted consultative status to the International Lesbian and Gay Association,

Deeply concerned by the information that has recently come to light concerning the interests and activities advocated by certain member(s) of the International Lesbian and Gay Association and concerned also that the International Lesbian and Gay Association cannot convincingly assure this Council that neither its members or subsidiaries, nor ILGA itself, promotes, condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, activities incompatible with the spirit, purposes and principles o-f the UN, 1. Decides to suspend the consultative status of the International Lesbian and Gay Association; 2. Invites the International Lesbian and Gay Association to apply to reinstate its consultative status at such a time when it can make convincing assurances to this Council that neither its members or subsidiaries, nor ILGA itself, promotes, condones or seeks the le~alization of pedophilia.

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Resident Coordinator RC/O/6-107 24 August 1.994 · IND/FAX/ ~~So ~S,

Dear Monsieur Aim~,

This is to confirm that I presented with pleasure on 24 August the Secretary-General's . message o e In 1.an Council of world A ' airs. Statements y t e Spea er or the Indian Parliament, f!1inister of State for External Affairs, and others, were most positive in tone with regard to the role the UN System is expected to play in national and international affairs in the period ahead. They were also strong endorsements of confidence in the SG. should the Secretariat -be- interested in papers, we will gladly forward these.

Regards,

Yours sincerely,

Hans-C. von Sponeck Resident Coordinator

Mr. Jean-ciaude Aime Chief of staff EOSG United Nations New York

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Dear Mr. Rupesinghe,

On behalf of the Secretary-General, I am writing to thank you for your letter of 8 August, received here on 14 August.

The Secretary-General looks forward to meeting you and Lord Frank Judd during your visit to New York in late November.

Please contact this office [Miss Kane, telephone: (212) 963-5012)] to arrange an appointment .

Yours sincerely,

Je~me vENTRAL Chief of Staff

Mr. Kumar Rupesinghe Secretary General International Alert 1 Glyn Street London SEll SHT {NTERNATIONAL A LERT

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/J[}, All~ I 7 J994 ~ ' q<-t r~ 4,g 0 - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GEN ERAL .- Dear Monsieur Aime,

Thank you for your fax of 4 August with Sec-Gen's message to ICWA. This is to confirm that the .Sec-Gen's message will be delivered at the opening session of the ICWA Conference on 24 August 1994, at the Parliament House Anne!e.

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Yours sincerely, ~ Hans-C. von Sponeck Resident Coordinator

Mr. Jean-Claude Aime · Chiefof Staff EOSG United· Nations New _York

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,-./~I g,,;s,o<. TO: IOLA, The Hague FROM: Neil Briscoe Executive Office of the Secretary-General FAX NO.: Oll-31-70-324-6916 FAX NO.: 212-963-2155 ATTN: Ms. Lynette McCraith

With reference to your fax of today's date this is to confirm that Mr. Aime will be available to meet Mr. Horgan and Mayor Havermans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday 18 August.

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Further to my telephone conversation of yesterday with Mr. \ • , Aime's secretary, wou e gra eful to know as soon as V possible whether Mr. Aime would be available to meet · Mr. Drew Horgan;-secr etary Genera an Mr. Aad Havermana Mayor of ttie c y of The Hague on the morn1n o guJll. TUeEiday). 1 µQ Al te~ e y, an ear afte!:_noon appointment on that same I time s sui able for Mr. Horgan an Mr. Havermans. The latter shall be departing New York on that evening at 6:00 p.m. for a flight back to Europe. l f none of these two times are appropriate, their third option would be on the afternoon of l K' the 18th Au uat (Thurs ay e ween : an :OO .m. Mr, ~ Horgan does not foresee the meeting to take more than 30 minutes of Mr. Aime's time. I would be grateful if you would confirm Mr, Aime's availability (time and date) at your earliest convenience. Thank you .

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Message: He received a letter asking him to call you when he's in New York. He will be here on 23 August and would very much like to meet you along with Mr. Havermans, Mayor of The Hague, on the morning or early afternoon of 23 August.

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Dear Mr . Horgan,

I should like to thank you for your letter of 4 July regarding the Secretary-General's address to the 32nd World Congress of the International Union of Local Authoriti es in September 1995 in The Hague.

I wish to inform you that the Secretary-General's presence wil l be required at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing from 3-5 September and that he would therefore like to deliver his address to the IOLA Congress on Thursday 7 September.

If you would still like to meet me when you are in New York in August I suggest that your office telephone my secretary to arrange an appointment. The telephone number is 212-963-5054.

Yours sincerely,

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July 4, 1994 DH/3185

Mr. Jean-Claude Aime Chief of Staff Executive Office of the Secretary General United Nations New York, New York 10017

Dear Mr. Aime,

I am writing in follow-up to my letter of 2nd February 1994, ref. DH/2427 concernin the a reement b His E el e c utros Boutros-Ghali to address the 32nd World of the In!,erriati~l union_gf Local Authorij;i~s ( IULA in Se tember 1995 in The Hague. That letter was addressed to Ms. Gastaut who had accompanied the Secretary General during his meeting with us last January (copy attached).

It was suggested in that letter, as had been discussed at our meeting with Mr. Boutros-Ghali, that, concerning his speech, the "··· opening session on Sunday, 3rd September 1995 may be the best moment in terms of the Congress, setting out his vision of the future of decentralised international cooperation in order to give inspiration and guidance to the local leaders from around the world who will hear him." But of course, since the Congress was to run through 7th September 19 4, there was a degree of flexibility to accommodate contingencies in Mr. Boutros-Ghali's schedule. To wit, it was stated at our January 1994 meeting that he would be addressing the UN Women's Summit sometime in the first half of September.

Shortly after we sent my letter, we received our letter of 15th February to IULA President Senator Riccardo Triglia suggestirig _we_ _!louJ-.9 _fin~,.lize the deta,ils of the Secr-etary Genera 's attendance ~ t -2- time closer to _!he _actual Congress. - ·

But, after a recent visit to The Hague by UN Under-Secretary General Gillian Sorenson, we have the impression that there are some questions about the Secretary General's schedule at the beginning of September 1995 and we would like to clarify the situation.

Wassenaarseweg 39, 2596 CG The Hague, Netherlands Correspondence address: P.O. Box 90646, 2509 LP The Hague, Netherlands Telephone: +31-70-3244032 Telefax: +31-70-3246916 Telex: 30510 IULA NL Telegrams: IULA The Hague Mayor Havermans and I will be in New York in mid-August 1994 and would l i ke to meet with you and/or whomever has taken charge of Mr. Boutros-Ghali's schedule; we can understand that, given events related to the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations, an already complicated matter (the scheduling of the Secretary General's time), has become all the more so. On the other hand, if you can confirm the 3rd September or an alternative date by correspondence prior to August that would be excellent. Perhaps then in August, we could have preliminary discussions about arrangements for Mr. Boutros-Ghali's attendance at the Congress in September 1995 and about the substance of his speech.

I look f orward to hearing from you.

Yours s i ncerely,

~Drew Horg Secretary IULA International Union of Local Authorities

February 2, 1994 DH/2427

Ms. Therese Gastaut, Director of the Information Service spokeswoman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Office at Geneva Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Fax 41.22.9170030

Dear Ms. Gastaut,

This is to administratively confirm the agreement by His Excellency Boutros Boutros-Ghali to address the 32nd World Congress of the International union of Local Authorities (IULA) during the 50th Anniversary year of the United Nations in September 1995 in The Hague.

The precise day will be determined by the Secretary General's preference. The opening session on Sunday, 3rd September 1995 may be the best moment in terms of the Congress, setting out his vision of the future of decentralised international cooperation in order to give inspiration and guidance to the local leaders from around the world who will hear him. on the other hand, the Congress runs through the afternoon of Thursday, the 7th September, so there are other possibilities.

Mayor Havermans is preparing an official letter of thanks directly to the secretary General for both granting the audience we had with him on 20th January and for his gracious acceptance of the invitation to come and address our World Congress.

In the meantime, we all look forward to collaborating with you and your colleagues in the Office of the Secretary General in New York in order to make Mr. Boutros-Ghali•s address to the Congress the major milestone in development cooperation it should be, especially in light of his own feelings about the matter as he expressed them to us in The Hague on 20th January. The fact that the Congress is on the eve of the 50th Anniversary makes his appearance before local government leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, indeed from every corner of the globe, all the more special and eventful.

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We are very grateful for your assistance in helping us develop our relationship with the staff in New York. Of course, we look forward to close and continuous cooperation with you. Best regards from all of us here in The Hague.

Yours sincerely, ~[fl½~· Drew Horgan 1;f Secretary Genera(/ ., A-S LORD DAY & LORD, BARRETT SMITH I tJbO "I'' 1675 BROADWAY

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Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali The United Nations United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017

Dear Mr. Secretary General:

I am enclosing a copy of a letter which I received from the former Secretary General U Thant in 1968 which you will find most interesting. ------

As U Thant's letter observes, "the right to peace is a basic human right."

I believe that this quoted language should be inscribed in stone on an entrance wall of the United Nat1ons (or other- obvi oilll - place at the Unite Nations) for all the world to see. Si~c; ~_(w~ JPJ:FMM United Natio ~~entative Encl. of the Inte ational Hotel Association (NGO)

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21 r.ay 1968

Dear IIr. Jefferies,

Thank you for your very kind letter of 17 Hay. I have noted with interest your observation that it should be clearly established that "t:-.e right to peace is a basic human right." I share your view 0:1 this question and hope that the United Nat:::.o:1s wo-c:.lcl be able to contribute to the due recogni-:ion o:f.' t his "right to peace".

~Ti th kind regards,

Yours s:'..ncere::.~·,

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CABINET OU SECRETAIRE GENERAL

3 August 1994

Dear Mr. Stoberski,

Thank you for your letter of 5 July 1994 and for the enclosed article which contains many interesting ideas.

Regarding your specific points, I am afraid that I do not have an answer as proposals for United Nations relocations must originate with Member States, rather than non-governmental organizations.

On the other two points, there again I recommend that you obtain the support of a Member State to include agenda items for the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) or the General Assembly. It is certainly possible for the International Organization for Unification of Terminological Neologisms (IOUTN) and the International Federation of Terminology Banks ( IFTB) to be accredited to ECOSOC. I would suggest you write, regarding this matter, to:

Ms. Farida Ayoub Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development Room DC2-2340 United Nations, N.Y. 10017

Mr. Zygmunt Stoberski President International Organization for Unification of Terminological Neologisms International Federation of Terminology Banks ul . Szturmowa 4-307 02 678 Warsaw Poland I hope this answers some of the specific points in your letter. As you can see, however, your proposals, worthy as they are should be put forward by Member States, not the United Nations Secretariat.

I hope you are able to implement your ideas in the near future.

With a11· best regards.

Yours sincerely,

Mourad Wahba Senior Officer