Secretariat: Annual Report of the Secretary-General

1966 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Article 59 ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
History Of ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Direct Concern

In his Introduction to the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, 16 June 1964–15 June 1965 Secretary-General U Thant noted that the ten months under review had without doubt been difficult ones in the history of the United Nations. The opening date of the nineteenth session of the General Assembly had been postponed several times and, when it did meet, it had been unable to follow the normal rules of procedure due to the controversy over the applicability of Article 59 of the UN Charter. Another regrettable development of direct concern to the UN had been the announcement by Indonesia of its decision to withdraw from the Organization as from January 1, 1965.

4. Statement of Afghanistan Upon Admission to the United Nations, November 19, 1946.

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 208-208
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government

The Government of Afghanistan, having received from the Secretary General of the United Nations the information that the General Assembly of the United Nations has approved the application for membership of Afghanistan, hereby presents to the Secretary General of the United Nations this instrument of adherence in accordance with Rule 116 of the provisional rules of procedure for the General Assembly.

Two Differing Concepts of United Nations Assayed: Introduction to the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, 16 June 1960–15 June 1961

1961 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dag Hammarskjöld
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The United Nations

Debates and events during the year since the publication of the last report to the General Assembly have brought to the fore different concepts of the United Nations, the character of the Organization, its authority and its structure.

Secretariat

1957 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 668-670 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Suez Canal ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Short Notice ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Rights And Interests ◽  
Difficult Situations

Annual Report of the Secretary-General: Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold reviewed the UN role in world affairs in the introduction to his twelfth annual report, covering the period from June 16, 1956, to June 15, 1957. Stating that during the period under review the UN had been confronted with some of the most difficult situations it had been called upon to meet since 1945, Mr. Hammarskjold first reviewed UN activities with respect to the Palestine question, the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), the Suez Canal, and the Hungarian question. He stated that UNEF had been important as a pre-condition for the maintenance of quiet in the area of its deployment, and that the governments' attitudes underlying the development of peace in that area had been encouraging, but that at the same time there had been few, if any, signs of further progress. The Secretary-General felt that the UN could help by lending its influence, its presence, and the processes of diplomacy, as well as by providing an objective judgment of the rights and interests involved. Its primary obligations with respect to the Palestine question consisted of working toward a restoration of the Armistice Agreements and of helping the Palestine refugees. The Secretary-General reported that UNEF would be thoroughly studied, should the UN wish to build an agreed stand-by plan for a UN peace force that could be activated on short notice in future emergencies to serve in similar ways. He noted the services of the UNEF Advisory Committee established by the General Assembly and recommended in the execution of future mandates of this kind the appointment of similar “select committees”.

Improving the Operation and Functioning of the International Criminal Tribunals

2000 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl A. Mundis
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Tribunal ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Expert Group ◽  
International Criminal Tribunals ◽  
International Tribunals ◽  
The United Nations

Since the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, both International Tribunals have grown tremendously in terms of resources. Despite this growth, the International Tribunals have rendered judgments in only fifteen cases and conducted inordinately long trials—a fault for which, perhaps more than any other, they can be justly criticized. The Secretary- General of the United Nations recently appointed an expert group to review the efficiency of the operation of the International Tribunals and make recommendations for improvement. Following the release of the group's report, the General Assembly requested that the Secretary-General obtain comments from the International Tribunals on the experts’ recommendations. The ICTYjudges, for their part, considered these recommendations in a report to the United Nations setting forth a long-term strategy for improving the operation of the Tribunal.

The Moon Treaty Enters Into Force

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Q. Christol
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
The United Nations

On July 11, 1984, the 1979 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies entered into force following the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the fifth instrument of ratification. The Agreement, following its adoption by the General Assembly, was opened for signature on December 18, 1979. In the intervening years, it has been signed by Austria, Chile, France, Guatemala, India, Morocco, the Netherlands, Peru, the Philippines, Romania and Uruguay. The fifth state to deposit its ratification was Austria, which followed Chile, the Philippines, Uruguay and the Netherlands.

4. Resolution of the General Assembly Concerning Conditions on which Switzerland may become a Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, December 10, 1946.

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 410-410
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Court Of Justice ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
International Court ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THEREFORE DETERMINES, in pursuance of Article 93 paragraph 2 of the Charter, and upon the recommendation of the Security Council, the conditions on which Switzerland may become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, as follows:Switzerland will become a party to the Statute of the Court on the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of an instrument, signed on behalf of the Government of Switzerland and ratified as may be required by Swiss constitutional law, containing:(a) Acceptance of the provisions of the Statute of the Court;(b) Acceptance of all the obligations of a Member of the United Nations under Article 94 of the Charter;

Secretariat

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-190
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Collective Security ◽  
Collective Interest ◽  
The World ◽  
Strong Program ◽  
Conflicting Interests ◽  
The United Nations

The General Assembly of the United Nations voted on November 1, 1950 to continue Trygve Lie in the office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for an additional three years and following the vote, Mr. Lie addressed the plenary meeting. He stated that the United Nations could not function effectively unless the Secretariat acted in loyal conformity with the decisions and recommendations of the organs of the United Nations and by the same token the Secretariat must act in the collective interest of the United Nations. He pledged that as Secretary-General he would remain impartial to all countries. He pointed out that the United Nations' road to peace required universal collective security, but that a persistent effort for the reconciliation of conflicting interests plus a strong program for an adequate standard of living throughout the world were also necessary for peace.

General Assembly

1967 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-510 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
New States ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
October 17 ◽  
Full Cooperation

The General Assembly held its 21st session, comprising the 1409th–1501st plenary meetings, at UN Headquarters from September 20 to December 20, 1966, during which time it took action on 98 agenda items and adopted 115 resolutions. During the session the Assembly unanimously admitted four new states to UN membership: Guyana on September 20, Botswana and Lesotho on October 17, and Barbados on December 9, 1966. In accordance with a telegram of September 19 from the Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States addressed to the Secretary-General in which he stated that his government had decided to resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities starting with the 21st session of the Assembly and upon the Assembly's expression of its agreement to that effect Indonesia resumed full participation in the work of the UN on September 28. The Organization's total membership thereby reached 122 during the session.

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