UNESCO Courier articles from October 1995

UNESCO Courier archives from October 1995

Fifty years on. (UN)
October 1, 1995... We all know that the inequalities existing in the world today are a scandal that must be brought to an end. We know too that the burden of debt must be alleviated so that the spiralling process whereby the poor continue to get poorer and the rich...

Key dates. (important events in the history of the UN)
October 1, 1995... 1919 * 28 June: Signature of the Treaty of Versailles and creation of the League of Nations. 1945 * 25 April-26 June: Representatives of 51 states meeting in San Francisco (U.S.A.) draft the Charter of the United Nations, which is signed...

Major conflicts. (UN peace-keeping operations)
October 1, 1995... The UN's main goal is to maintain world peace, especially by contributing to the resolution of major confrontations THE BERLIN BLOCKADE In 1948, the city of Berlin was divided into two zones: West Berlin under British, French and American...

The road to peace. (UN)
October 1, 1995... To improve its response to crises, the United Nations will probably have to rethink its structure There are two conflicting theories about the future of the United Nations. According to the more widely accepted one, the structure of...

The development debate. (UN member countries)
October 1, 1995... Can development be the same for all? Has the United Nations contributed to development in its fifty years of existence and if so, to what kind of development? What role can we expect to see it play in this field in the coming years? In a...

The struggle for human rights.
October 1, 1995... The international system for the defence of human rights has made real progress, but much still remains to be done When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in Paris in 1948, virtually all governments said the standards were...

A guided tour of the UN system.
October 1, 1995... The Charter of the United Nations Organization (UNO) was drafted between 25 April and 26 June 1945 at a Conference bringing together the nations which had officially taken up arms against the Axis powers prior to 1 March 1945. They set out to...

What next? Specialized agency chiefs look ahead.
October 1, 1995... The Food and Agriculture Organization The right to food is the most fundamental of human rights. Throughout history chronic hunger, whether caused by war, drought, poverty or natural disaster, has led to widespread suffering, and freedom from...

Gender and environment.(Greenwatch)
October 1, 1995... More than half the earth's population are women. Although they account for two-thirds of all the hours worked in the world, women receive only a tenth of the total earnings. Two-thirds of them suffer from the handicap of illiteracy. UNESCO has...