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U.S. Participation in the United Nations A Report by the President to the Congress for the Year 1996 Released by the Bureau of International Organization Affairs U.S. Department of State, July 1997 (Link to all years available.)

Table of Contents

Acronyms and Short Forms

Part 1. Political and Security Affairs
Regional Issues
  Middle East
    --Situation in the Middle East
    --UN Interim Force in Lebanon
    --UN Disengagement Observer Force
    --UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
    --Iraq
  Africa
    --Angola
    --Burundi
    --Liberia
    --Libya
    --Rwanda
    --Western Sahara
    --Zaire
  Western Hemisphere
    --Central America
    --Cuba
    --Haiti
  Other Areas
    --Afghanistan
    --Cyprus
    --Georgia
    --Korean Situation
    --Tajikistan
    --Former Yugoslavia
Special Political Issues
  International Peace and Security
  UN Secretary General
Disarmament Issues
  Disarmament Commission
  Conference on Disarmament
  First Committee
Other Issues
  Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
  Law of the Sea
  Non-Self-Governing Territories

Part 2. Reform of the UN System
Essy Group
Budgetary Reform
Oversight
Personnel
Peacekeeping
Economic and Social Areas
Specialized Agencies and Programs
Security Council Reform

Part 3. Economic and Development Affairs
Economic and Development Activities
Regional Economic Commissions
  Economic Commission for Europe
  Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic and Development Bodies and Programs
  UN Development Program
  UN Children's Fund
  UN Population Fund
  UN Commission on Human Settlements
  UN Commission on Sustainable Development
  UN Conference on Trade and Development

Part 4. Human Rights and Social Issues
Human Rights
  Subcommission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
  General Assembly
Status of Women
  Commission on the Status of Women
  Economic and Social Council Consideration
  General Assembly Consideration
Crime Prevention and Control
Drug Abuse Control
Coordinating UN Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance
  Economic and Social Council Consideration
  General Assembly Consideration
  ReliefWeb
World Food Program
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
  Executive Committee Action
  General Assembly Consideration
World Social Situation

Part 5. Science, Technology and Research
UN Environment Program
Protection of the World Climate
UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

Part 6. Legal Developments
International Court of Justice
International Law Commission
UN Commission on International Trade Law
  UN Model Law on Electronic Commerce
  UNCITRAL "Notes" on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings
  Draft UN Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
  Draft Convention on Accounts Receivable Financing
  Future Work
International Criminal Court
Decade of International Law
Host Country Relations
International Terrorism
Strengthening the Role of the United Nations
International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia

Part 7. Administration and Budget
Current Financial Crisis of the United Nations
UN Budget
Audit Reports
Financing Peacekeeping Operations
Scale of Assessments
Committee for Program and Coordination
Joint Inspection Unit
International Civil Service Commission
Human Resources Management
Employment of Americans

Part 8. Specialized Agencies and Other Bodies
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labor Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  ITU Council
  World Telecommunications Standardization Conference
  World Telecommunication Policy Forum
  ITU 2000
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Postal Operations Council
Council of Administration
World Bank Group
World Health Organization (WHO)
  Pan American Health Organization
  International Agency for Research on Cancer
  UNAIDS
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  Administrative Organization
  Diplomatic Conference
  WIPO-WTO Cooperation
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Appendices

1. Address by President William J. Clinton

2. Principal Organs of the United Nations
  General Assembly
  Security Council
  Trusteeship Council
  Economic and Social Council
  International Court of Justice

3. United States Representatives
  UN General Assembly
  Subsidiary and Other Bodies
  Security Council
  Trusteeship Council
  Economic and Social Council and Related Bodies
    --Functional Commissions
    --Regional Economic Commissions
    --Standing Committees
    --Related Subsidiary Bodies
Specialized Agencies and Other Bodies
U.S. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations from 1946 to 1996

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