The 49th session: looking towards the UN of the future. (includes related articles on United Nations General Assembly President Amara Essy and functions of the committees of the General Assembly)

From: UN Chronicle | Date: December 1, 1994 | Copyright information

Sec-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali believes that the main objective of the United Nations (UN) is to establish a system of worldwide cooperation. He believes that the UN plays an important role in economic and social policies, not just peace-keeping operations.

The forty-ninth session of the General Assembly, which opened on 20 September, was widely anticipated to be a productive and thought-provoking predecessor to the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, a watershed event...

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