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cermimacameisniie — a 2 United States Department of State ‘Uni tedS tates Participatio 7 No in the —“s United Nations -"A e « Se / a A Reportb y the _ President to Congress United States Participation in the United Nations Report by the President to the Congress for the year 1996 we An mean «me ee | Contents ID GIEEP UREN TPUNEIIID coccicssseninnnnnccnnsnicsssessscensececenescnsasencescenesosseseeee vii Part 1. Political and Security Affairs PUNIIUINED EINE <scccccsncesescesesnessseccnssseunessensesesessenescessesceasesesocsssesseeseoeseese l Middle Bast .........ccc0cscs0ss pustsnenennabionescenesnanansseenescassessesenseneesensssesasoses | Seaton im the DEGdhe Bast ..........0ccccccecccccccsscsccsecsccssecscecssocsees l eT cnccisniintnnenseennesintshennensdbubinesenctsenente l UN Disengagement Observer Force ....0............cccccccceeeeneeeeeeeees 2 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the PEE EIS dtncsnesesnsnsticnennnscnseunsesctnecsenssccncscenesennenascensnssoensssesensene 2 TIT <ccassccsscsssssocsssesessnssesnsosssenssessenssssesessssossossessesssecsosssooossocoosoese 2 GREEEED ccccnssccccccscsensessennsessstssnnsansnscncensonsssnaneccescescoeseeseesescnesoessensosssees 3 FARIIOEB 2n<c0.cccecsessessreseseessessnssnesssoccsonsoceescosssossscssocssosesesoosssoesossess 3 HPUIIIINIEE ceccocssscccecnsnesncosencncsnsocsensnssseascencsnnssseseuceneesenenstecnesensasess 4 EATEIINEED cxcesceccccsennsvesessencsnsnenensesessnncenneensnceessesonesensenesessessseenceoses 5 GATED cecocsscesssescsosesneseesssesssussocnessescesencesceencasesssscoessnsasossenssoonsecese 6 SUMED <eccsctccncecnsencsnnsesecsenessensessssenesenesescesscsennenecseccscsocoeessnesonts 6 SPUIIEEEN SEMEN ccncstecrcsecencscssencssesnssenseenecensecsnscncesessncnscsusnesionsse 7 TEU) ccnsccesdecenssccsesensseece. cesnssennnnscsscssssanececseenscesnseenscocsosocoesecceseete & WORREEE BEOUEIIIOID occcsscscssscssscsccesssscnsccecsescocnsccesnesesscocsosscsesoeseosses 8 SRUIIIEED GUEIEEEIND cncsicscnsenscncsensnnssscnesscnemecennesecesbencenesenensensentessenn’ & RATIO cnsccccocssessesscnsssoscescnesvesesessessssssesnccesscecocsecncnssssncssesnssoeseese ) TUUIEED cescncencsennsscssansesssussnecsocnnsnsesessetessesnesssensescssecsnecocnccsecessaeeese 10 GEIIED GRIUIED ccccrscncncsccnsncsosncnnccsnsscsssscsnsescesesenesnnscencscsecoescncencesenetes 11 GFURETEEINTED cccccsscscescetscssnccsnscenccsceessescenesesenscseencseqnenenesoosessenesse 1] CPIIITED cccsasecescessscoscesesessssnesnescconecsenscessecsessecessssescssosssocsssossesssee 1] CEB TIIID cceccsccscsccesosscssesssesocsenssnesnescssccessescecsssnssncsesouscocsssoesssseese 12 UUM SEEEINEEEINND cossescossnecensensscsnssensnessenseseencssssseseesencesessnesesen 13 TRIED coccccccsccccscs, cosvcvessccecessesseses ssnoceneseosenssnessesenscooccssecesse 13 PUUEEEED WUNOEEIIUED cocccssscczcescccsecscesensnssnescnsesesnescsesosnenecossesseee 13 POCIEE FORRES BRBIGB osccccsesccsscsscscccccsccessecscnssesnessecessesesssscssossossessese 15 International Peace and Security .............cccccccccscseeeeseeeeneeeeennnvees 15 EN SOTONETY GEGRBITE cccecccscsscsesssscessseseesescesescseccessencsnscsccssesseseecsse 17 PEEEININS MIDUIOD cccccecccsasscocsensssscnecenensesnssssecssnetsescnecsnssesssessesqunsseess 17 SIS CRIIIIOD cccccocscccsccsccscscnccsescsscevssescsseneccnscseeneseste 17 CSEIIOED GE BRUNEI ccccececsscccsccnccscssscssessssesesssssssssosesseoeses 18 PEs CTMEINDD ccscescsccesessssssecnsescsescesssseocsecsesssessessesssesssnssoesssoessses 18 SIE BITES ccccncsscscocscssssssasssccssessesccnnessesnnsenesnasescsscnessteensssezccseneesessees 19 Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ........................ 19 TT GE GD TI ccncecescccscsscsesscccssccccssssscssseccsssccszecnsssesnseseccnoenssseseses 20 Non-Self-Goverming Territories 2..............ccccccccecsecsseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 20 Part 2. Reform of the UN System 23 STNETY GRBTUIE ccccscescesssssssssssscscseesessescnscecnscsesessescssceeesescsssocosssessees 23 UII dusiutensunensaensecnsvenssnsesinseunssensensennnsntucensnenecanensntensassacscnicnenestense 24 PII ccecocsscccsrcscsscssrscesscesescensecce<esnessencescvensessssossoesseccssesese-cones 24 Sinn IID ss cnesesnneinsnehansnnenneneinednsannsenskenetneseneesenes 25 Specialized Agencies and Programs ..0.0.................c0ccecceeseseeseneneeeneees 26 MII GENIE cccensccnssscscnscenseccenssscszscsnesoceuecencnssccsscstoesecoenee 27 Part 3. Economic and Development Affairs Economic and Development Activities ..0............ccccccccccceeseeeeeeeneeeeees 29 Regional Economic CommMissions ................ccccccccceeceeseesseeeeseeseeneerenee 30 Economic Commission for Burope ..................cccccccesseeeeeeeeenennenes 3 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ....... 31 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean .... 32 Economic and Development Bodies and Programs .......................... 32 SIS COED FUUIIOED ceccccsscecescccsenesesessnsesssescsncnecnssesssnesesseces 32 UN Children’s Fund ................. senduinneasennnneneeannnetensenenenesensennnentaten 33 UN FOUIRIIOR FIRS occcccccsccscsscscsccscccccecesccsscvecsccsscssescsocossoeossesoeees Ad UN Commission on Human Settlements .0000.0............0...ccccccccceees 35 UN Commission on Sustainable Development .......................... %6 UN Conference on Trade and Development .00..0...........c.cccccceee0es 37 Part 4. Human Rights and Social Issues SENG GERAIS ccccccccecscsesnsscenecccscnscescsssssecocscsscnessesessescssesenessssessescseseeese 39 Subcommission on the Prevention of Discrimination and PUCRUIIIO GE TGIOIIOD cccccccssccccsccscscseccccsescssesescsscscssensevesescssenes 40 I I cecnecesnesanscsscsssnsscsscncescnnserecsenscssecssceserenessencsenenees 40 UTED GE TD cccccsecesensecsecesccssescsccscssesesenssessscsssssssnssscsssococnsecenesceses 4) Commisosn tiheo Stnat us Of Women .0..0...........ccccccccccceeeesseeenees 41 Economic and Social Council Consideration ................cccccceeeees 42 General Assembly Consideration ..............cccccccccceceeesensseesennnnnes 42 Crime Prevention afd COmtr0l ........0:.cccccoscsssssssessesssesessesessessssssssosees 43 DG ABBR CCRIIGE cccccsccesssceccsssscsssccssccscccsscocnscvecseseocsssnecseosscsscseeseees 43 Coordinating UN Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance ...... 44 Economic and Social Council Consideration ..0............ccccccccceees 45 General Assembly Consideration ...............0..cccccccccceeeeesseneeeeeeenees 45 EREERED CUED cccnccseccsscsssecsssscscsnsscsssscesssessnesoenessessssesssessssensesesssscosteeees 46 WETS FCG FUCG IEE ccccccsccsescsscsessssssesescccsesccneseenessessocsscssensscsssseseeseoes 47 UN High Commissioner for Refugees ..............cccccccccseeseeeeseeeeneenenee 48 BASSIV S CORMIIED ATER cccccccsescccecscccssccscsscscsessessssescssccsscstooes 48 General Assembly Comsideration .................cccccccccccecseeeeeeeeneenenes 49 WONG III |c eccnascescocescnesncessssnessssnessssesnesensesssessssccsessseenece 49 Part 5. Science, Technology and Research SIS URTUIEIIES FURIE ccccscccssasssccessesccscssescessesnsssessescneensscnscnescsseses 51 UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ......... 53 Part 6. Legal Developments SET IEEE GE GREET ccnccesscnccnccnsncscanenedocnosesseecnsonsscnsenemensson SO IIIT IY CIID‘ cccnscncsssnnesneuncsonssnnanenenseseusccenadeeneenenséns 57 UN Commission on International Trade Law 20.0.0..00......cccccccceseeees 57 UN ModeLawl o n Electronic Commerce .0.............ccccccceceseneeeees 58 UNCTTRAL “Notes” on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings ......... 58 Draft UN Model Law on Cross-Border Insoivency .................... 58 Draft Convention on Accounts Receivable Financing ................ 58 POD WE cenasencscscsnnscssencecsscesennsesstennsccescescsesncsenneccntenencsentensenesee 59 DURPUGEEEEEID TAINS cossceccsessscssnsssscenssensssnceecnnntenssescesnsecsecnsees 59 Be Ge ED IED cccncsccscnsncsscccnscossccscsunsenenccnensneccenetsenscecsse 60 SUOSS COSUITY TOGEIIOMD ccccccscecsscssseccecssccssssssessesenessesseessessescecsessssseceses 61 SRETEIOIITS WOUUIEEED coscscccsnsensescesscsscsesesccnscecessecsssscsecncsecnsessenosecese 61 Strengthening the Role of the United Natioms 20...0............ccccccceeees 62 International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former WETTIG ccsccssescesssesessssssosssssensssescecnescnesvsscssesescescsessensecssessesesssececnes 62 Part 7. Administration and Budget Current Financial Crisis of the United Nations 2.000.000.0000... 65 IES BIUIIIIS coccccccsccccsescscesnsssnscresesnssssnscessenesseosescscnecsonecessessonescesesesseceese 66 PGR TRAEIIGTEB ceccsceccesssssceseesecesscnecsscscecnsevenscvessensocesceseecscseceesesecoossceeses 67 Financing Peacekeeping Operations ................cccccccceseeseeseeseseeeeneenenes 68 ED GE GRID ccrenesesncnnnsesssssssnesscssnncccensecscssescssceesncocecnscnenseneees 69 C.. mmittee for Program and Coordination ...0............ccccccccccsecseeeeeees 70 DORE TREOCTIOR TIMER ccccccescsccscscsecscscescssccesncccssessscnsescesessssencecssesesseseces 71 International Civil Service COMMISSION 2.0..0..0........ccccccececeeeeeeeeeeenees 72 Human Resources Management ..............00ccssersesesseeeesererenseneeeeenes 72 Bamployement Of AmRGTiCORS .....0..10.0c.cccsscsscscessesssescsseseosessecscosessnessoosre s7 3 Part 8. Specialized Agencies and Other Bodies Food and Agriculture Organization (FAQ) .............ccccccccesseeeeeeeeees 77 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ...0.............cccccccceeeeees 78 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ..0...............00000 79 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ............... 80 International Labor Organization (ILO) .............ccccccccccecseseesereeneennees 81 International Maritime Organization (IMO) 20.0..............cccccccceeeseeees 83 International Monetary Fund (IMP) ...................cccccccceeseesseeseeeeeeeevees R4 International Telecommunication Union (TTU) .0...........cccccccceeeseeees R4 BW GUIEED ceccesecsessnsssssnessensnsssensnsnsenstenensssersenssesnenensensecnscseenecenee 85 World Telecommunications Standardization Conference ........... 85 World Telecommunication Policy Forum 20............0.cccccccecceeeeees 85 SID GUD ctsensensssccesnensntsnnncnsenstsnnsnenseseanenesscscnennenesnescnecnencsssscsseneest 86 UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) . 86 UN industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ...................... 88 TURIN CINE Gindecscssnneseenmensecenesscscnseentoenescesnvennenenet &8 Ps GD CIUTIIITS cccncecsercnscccnsesccessesssscsscassssessencesesccseseset 88 IED Ge GRRIEIIIOED cccccccescsccncossessnsenssnessanenescsstsossnssensessnense 89 UU CIID cxtncissccoceconscscnsoconsnczsnsensensssnsnessoonsesensonscosnsnscseiosnes 89 World Health Organization (WHO) 2.0..0.0..0..0...ccccccccccccccceesseesneennennes 90 Pan American Health Orgamization 000.00.0.............ccccccccccesseeeeneeens 92 International Agency for Research on Cancer .00..........cccccccceees 92 PUNUEEIED cscensscncsssccesccascenscesessencssnssenceeseasensenenstsctenassecesnescsnsnenetets 92 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ....................... 93 FEEIOO GEIIIOED |c ccnccccescncnszcescsscccssessnsnssnessesceccnenenncees 94 SEEIEED CABEUOUINID <ceccscsssscsncocsccncccsnesnsnessnsnsensesenesceneseeseteneets 44 WORTB OP CIEE ccczsssccncocsecscecsscsecsesensesssesnsccnscsessescseeneees 94 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 0.00....0.......cccccccceeeeees 94 World Trade Organization (WTO) ...........ccccccssseeeeseenensesenenennnnnes 95 Appendices 1. Address by President William J. CUI 0000... ccccccscseceneennenes 97 2. Principal Organs of the United Nations .0.0.00.0.....0..cccccccccceseeeeneenens 103 GUNS RGR |c ccsncccsscnecscscsccsccescenceccscncencssssccsccesesensesessensenesensnecs 103 ODI COSTES ccocecnccsesscsececssecsecscsssnseccscocncsscncesessssessnsceessenenecenesses 106 TIRED CBUIIITE cccccccecccsscesscrscrececesscnsssesecenseccsssenescescecsssscssenssenees 106 TD Ge I GIT ccsnsscnccnscecsccensccesscscnssvescescnsescccsscscsennes 106 OTITIS CRUE GE FETED ccccsccccccocescscesscescssccescsencescsenscnensenesenees 106 hs CRIS ERIRED TRTIUIITIITIGUD ccccnscsssccccsscsescesessessesscesescsssecnssscsscscsennee 109 Fee CRUMIIES RGGI ccsccccsccsccccecessscsesscsccesecsesseseseesescssensssecessenesesnes 109 I GIG GERIOE TIGTIGD ccsccsccsscccccsesescccesssececssssescescsssocscssescnseten 109 OUTII COTTE ceccscsscsssssecescecsscscecsssenscecescenesssscnsnsssessescssnsessssesenentes 119 TRIN RTD COURRTE ccccecsececsecscssrssessvesssnescsenscsensesesnenesessenessssesecsesesses 110 Economic and Social Council and Related Bodies ...................... 110 PU GIUEEEEOEIND ceccsecsssscssssesscensccssessssssessessecsecnersencseetts 110 Regional Economic COMMISSIONS ...0..0.....0ccccccceceeeceeseneererenenes 11 GIN cocsccsccsssazscsseennensesnscsencesesesseeenscssssenenenesstins 111 Specialized Agencies and Other Bodies senesnecessonsnossenessonenscocsnesesssses 112 U.S. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations SIDER BIUD OD BODO cocccsccsssesscecsesecsscscsscscscscenessescsnesenesssnsssenesscnenseeee 113 III cxssecosscsncnsmnsstncnnsonsnnananenssnnssssesustncensnennennsamsssentnentnamemmensetiiities 115 Acronyms and Short Forms Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ACC Administrative Committee on Coordination ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Conference on Disarmament Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Commonwealth of Independent States Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Commission on Sustainable Development Commission on the Status of Women Economic Commission for Africa Economic Commission for Europe Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia European Union Food and Agriculture Organization Group of 7 Group of 77 UN Center for Human Settlements International Atomic Energy Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Civil Aviation Organization International Court of Justice International Committee of the Red Cross International Civil Service Commission International Development Association International Fund for Agricultural Development International Pinance Corporation International Law Commission International Labor Organization International Monetary Fund International Maritime Organization International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women Intergovernmental Organization for Migration International Telecommunication Union Joint Inspection Unit UN Mission for the Ref -rendum in Western Sahara Non-Aligned Movement North Aiantic Treaty Organization Nongovernmental Organization Organization of American States Organization of African Unity Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Office of Internal Oversight Services UN Observer Mission in El Salvador Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe Palestine Liberation Organization UN Angola Verification Mission III UN Conference on Environment and Development UN Commission on International Trade Law UN Conference on Trade and Development UN Disarmament Commission UN International Drug Control Program UN Disengagement Observer Force UN Development Program UN Environment Program UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UN Force in Cyprus UN Population Fund Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UN Human Rights Commission UN Children's Fund UN Industria!) 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