In the 1990's the UN expanded its
initiatives...
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2 September 1990Convention on the Rights of the
Child comes into force. |
Cambodian girl holds UN flag, Cambodia, Oct 92
(186080 UN/DPI/S. Sudhakaran).
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29-30 September 1990UNICEF convenes the World Summit
for Children, attended by 71 Heads of State and Government. A Plan
of Action is adopted. |
31 May 1991A cease-fire in the 16-year civil war in
Angola is negotiated, then administered by the UN Angola
Verification Mission (UNAVEM II). |
Woman votes in Angola's UN-assisted elections,
Luanda, 29 Sep 92 (159419 UN/DPI/M. Grant).
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31 December 1991Agreement signed at UN Headquarters,
through the good offices of the Secretary-General, between the
Government of El Salvador and FMLN (National Liberation
Front). |
31 January 1992First ever Security Council Summit,
with leaders from all 15 members in attendance, is held in New York
leading to the Secretary-General's report, An Agenda for Peace. |
Workers walk home from vulcanizing plant,
Copsa Mica, Romania, 1991.
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June 1992The UN Conference on Environment and
Development, the "Earth Summit", is held in Rio de Janeiro attended
by leaders from over 100 countries, the largest intergovernmental
gathering in history, resulting in Agenda 21, a plan of action for
sustainable development. |
17 June 1992Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
issues "An Agenda for Peace" on preventive diplomacy, peacemaking,
peace-keeping and peace-building. |
Women celebrate UN-supervised referendum, Adi
Segdo, Eritrea, Apr 93.
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1993Eritrean independence was declared on 27 April,
1993 as a result of a referendum held with UN verification, with
more than 98.5% of registered voters voting. Eritrea was
subsequently admitted to membership in the United Nations and the
Organization of African Unity. |
1993UN-supervised elections were held in Cambodia
resulting in a new government, and the drafting of a new
constitution, ending nearly 15 years of strife in the war-torn
country. |
Bangladeshi PKOs teach demining to Cambodian,
Cambodia, 1992.
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June 1993The World Conference on Human Rights is
held in Vienna, which commemorated the International Year for the
World's Indigenous People (1993). |
6 May 1994The Secretary-General produces a report on
"An Agenda for Development", a blueprint for improving the human
condition. |
Ladakhi woman, a member of a Tibetan ethnic
group, Photoksar, India, Aug 92.
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23 June 1994Elections are held in South Africa from
26 to 29 April, observed by 2,527 staff of the United Nations
Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA) deployed around the
country. On 25 May, the Security Council lifted the arms embargo and
other restrictions against South Africa. On 23 June, after 24 years,
South Africa took its place once again in the General
Assembly. |
5-15 September 1994The International Conference on
Population and Development, is held in Cairo, attended by
representatives from 179 countries and addressed by 249 speakers.
The Conference had population, sustained economic growth and
sustainable development as its overall theme. |
Intl. Conference on Population and
Development, Cairo, Sep 94.
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October 1994Mozambique's first multi-party elections
are held on 27-29 October, monitored by some 2,300 international
observers. |
1995A world-wide, year-long programme of activities
and celebrations marks the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United
Nations. The theme of the anniversary was "We the peoples of the
United Nations...United for a Better World". |
UN-assisted elections - waiting to vote,
Xipamanime, Mozambique, 28 Oct 94.
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March 1995The World Summit for Social Development
-one of the largest gathering of world leaders in history- meets in
Copenhagen to renew the commitment to combating poverty,
unemployment and social exclusion. |
26 June 1995A conference is held in San Francisco,
California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the
United Nations Charter. |
Secretariat lit up for UN's 50th Anniversary,
New York, 21 Dec 94.
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September 1995The Fourth World Conference on Women
meets in Beijing to continue international efforts to advance the
status of women worldwide. |
22-24 October 1995A special commemorative meeting
attended by Heads of State and Government is held at Headquarters
culminating the observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United
Nations. |
Group photograph of the world leaders at the
Special Commemorative Meeting. |
10 September 1996The General Assembly adopted the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty. This is a turning point in
the history of efforts towards nuclear disarmament and
non-proliferation. The treaty was opened for signature on 24
September.
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Fiftieth Session of General Assembly votes on
item relating to Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, New York, 10
Sep 96
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17 December 1996The General Assembly appoints by
acclamation Kofi Annan, of Ghana, as the seventh United Nations
Secretary-General with a term beginning on 1 January 1997 and ending
31 December 2001.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan
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