UNITED NATIONS

Addresses

Conference of U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Representative George Miller, 27052 [2NO]

Introduction of Thomas R. Pickering to U.N. Conference on the U.S. and the U.N.: Max M. Kampelman, 29180 [15NO]

Rights of the Child: Representative George Miller, 24532 [12OC]

U.N. General Assembly Recommendations: Julie Harkness, 25158 [18OC]

U.S. and U.N.—The Decade Ahead: Thomas R. Pickering, 29180-29183 [15NO]

UNESCO: Eduard Shevardnadze, 2624 [23FE]

Appointments

U.S. Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the U.N., 12593 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

America Should Rejoin a Reformed UNESCO, 25318 [19OC]

At Last, a Little Attention to Human Rights, 4043 [13MR]

Backsliding on Nerve Gas, 30584 [20NO]

Brave Stroke for World Family Planning, 28724 [14NO]

Bush, the U.N. and Too Many People, 22749 [2OC], 29174 [15NO]

Bush Kowtows to Lobby, 28725 [14NO]

Bush Threat, 28725 [14NO]

Chinese Region Uses New Law To Sterilize Mentally Retarded, 31252 [21NO]

Demographic Common Sense, 28724 [14NO]

Family Planning—U.S. Should Contribute to U.N. Population Fund, 28723 [14NO]

Family-Planning Bill, Go!, 28722 [14NO]

Five Billion and Counting, 28722 [14NO]

Foreward, 28759 [14NO]

Global Birth Control, 28723 [14NO]

Global Family Planning—U.S. Should Contribute, 28723 [14NO]

Good Sense Returns to Family Planning, 28724 [14NO]

Hopeful Signs of a Return of Sanity, 28723 [14NO]

Man Struggling To Reform UNESCO, 30597 [20NO], 31702 [21NO]

No Money for the Population Fund, 31252 [21NO]

Out, Out, Brief Hope, 26352 [26OC]

Peace for Peace, 24909 [17OC]

PLO and WHO, 7777 [2MY]

Pretoria Pullout Keyed to Rebel Moves, 7109 [19AP]

Save the Children Making a Reality of Children's Rights, 31249 [21NO]

Sterile Policy, 2812 [27FE]

SWAPO Incursion Into Namibia Seen as Major Blunder by Nujoma, 12795 [21JN]

Test on Population Control, 28724 [14NO]

Timetable for Namibia in Doubt, 7109 [19AP]

U.N. Will Monitor 1990 Elections in Nicaragua, 20937 [19SE]

U.S. and Soviets Agree to Back U.N. Agencies, 27628 [7NO]

U.S. Getting Real Again on Population Control, 28723 [14NO]

U.S. Must Avenge Murder of Col. Higgins, 21736 [26SE]

Unfairness, 7109 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions

Arafat, Yasser: deny U.S. visa to address assembly (see H. Con. Res. 210)

Budget: reform decisionmaking procedures (see H.R. 1799)

Children: eliminate preventable deaths and disabling illness through international collaboration (see H. Res. 120)

———increase the international minimum age for combat (see H. Res. 283)

———support immunization programs (see S. Res. 122)

Civil liberties: civil action for recovery from persons engaging in torture (see H.R. 1662)

Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal: urge ratification (see H. Con. Res. 88)

Cyprus: peace initiatives (see S. Con. Res. 87; H. Con. Res. 205)

Drugs: convention cooperation by the U.S. relative to the status of diplomatic relations with certain countries (see S. Res. 220)

Hocke, Jean-Pierre: distinguished service with U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and International Committee of the Red Cross (see S. Res. 215)

Member nations: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to internationally recognized statehood of members (see S. 875; H.R. 2145)

Population Fund: U.S. contributions (see H. Con. Res. 130)

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: support (see H. Res. 263)

U.S. contributions: limit (see H.R. 1148)

Voting practices: report revisions (see S. 652)

Zionism: repeal Resolution 3379 (see H. Con. Res. 231)

Colloquies

Confirmation hearing of Thomas R. Pickering to be U.N. Ambassador: Senator Helms and Thomas R. Pickering, 3598-3601 [7MR]

Comments

Use of voting coincidence scores in the Dept. of State's report on voting practices in the U.N. (sundry excerpts), 15266 [19JY]

Communications

Freedom of Information Act: report, 5083 (EC817) [21MR]

Declarations

Draft declaration and comprehensive plan of action approved by preparatory meeting of International Conference on Indochinese Refugees, 11471 [13JN]

Letters

Funding for U.N. peacekeeping forces in Namibia: Namibian church leaders, 2996 [28FE]

Namibian peace agreement: Senator Symms, 7108 [19AP]

———Senators Symms and Grassley, 7108 [19AP]

———Senators Symms and Shelby, 7108 [19AP]

Peace and famine relief in Sudan: Javier Perez de Cuellar, 2704 [23FE]

Recognition of PLO as U.N. member state: Senators Kasten and Leahy, 7694 [1MY]

———several Senators, 7693 [1MY]

Release of Greek Cypriots held by Turkish Cypriot authorities in Northern Cyprus: Senators Pressler, Sarbanes, and Pell, 15861 [24JY]

Torture Victim Protection Act: Representative Fascell, 22714 [2OC]

U.S. diplomatic relations with certain countries relative to narcotics: Dept. of State, 31402 [21NO]

Visa request for Yasser Arafat: Representative McNulty, 20928 [19SE]

Messages

Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N.: President Bush, 24 [3JA], 21324 [21SE]

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substances: President Bush, 12589 [20JN]

United Nations Day: Javier Perez de Cuellar, 25624 [24OC]

Papers

Road to the Geneva Resolution Against Romania: Z. Michael Szaz, 10169 [24MY]

Petitions

Hostages held in Lebanon, 30660-30663 [20NO]

Press releases

U.N. finds Nicaragua open-minded and flexible on election preparations, 28940 [14NO]

Programs

Draft declaration and comprehensive plan of action approved by preparatory meeting of International Conference on Indochinese Refugee, 11469 [13JN]

Public opinion polls

By Roper Organization, 11547 [13JN]

Questions and answers

Policy toward Namibia and Mozambique, to Herman J. Cohen, 9006 [11MY]

Ratification

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 31383 [21NO]

Remarks in House

Arafat, Yasser: application for U.S. visa, 22762 [2OC], 24812 [17OC]

Children: eliminate preventable deaths and disabling illness through international collaboration (H. Res. 120), 11584 [13JN], 12436-12441 [20JN]

———increase the international minimum age for combat (H. Res. 283), 27814 [7NO]

Civil liberties: civil action for recovery from persons engaging in torture (H.R. 1662), 5480 [4AP], 22713-22717 [2OC]

Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal: urge ratification (H. Con. Res. 88), 5667, 5668 [6AP]

Cuba: member of Security Council, 27578 [6NO]

———violation of civil liberties, 5633 [5AP]

Cyprus: deconfrontation agreement, 12198 [15JN]

Fund for Population Activities: U.S. contributions, 2812 [27FE], 28732, 28734-28738 [14NO], 29565-29573 [16NO], 30698 [21NO]

International Conference on Indochinese Refugees: convention in Geneva, Switzerland, 11610 [13JN]

Israel: past votes on accreditation, 26094 [25OC], 26352 [26OC]

Lebanon: death of peacekeepers, 5280 [23MR]

Member nations: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to internationally recognized statehood (H.R. 2145), 7623 [27AP], 8462 [8MY], 9328, 9341-9347, 9354 [16MY]

Namibia: international peace plan, 6628 [13AP], 12794 [21JN]

———U.N. peacekeeping operations, 5475 [4AP]

Perez de Cuellar, Javier: Johns Hopkins University degree, 10248 [25MY]

Population Fund: U.S. contributions (H. Con. Res. 130), 9979, 9986 [18MY]

Romania: Human Rights Commission criticism, 4042 [13MR], 4137 [14MR], 10169 [24MY]

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: support (H. Res. 263), 24541 [13OC]

U.S. contributions, 3044 [28FE], 6283, 6284 [12AP]

Voting: record analysis, 6282 [12AP]

WHO: PLO membership bid, 10467 [31MY]

Zionism: repeal Resolution 3379 (H. Con. Res. 231), 30215 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

Children: plight in developing countries, 21076 [20SE]

———support immunization programs (S. Res. 122), 8573 [9MY], 22649 [2OC]

Convention on the Rights of the Child: adoption, 31249, 31683 [21NO]

Cyprus: support efforts (S. Con. Res. 87), 31597 [21NO]

———Turkish-Cypriot arrests of Greek-Cypriots in U.N. buffer zone, 15861 [24JY]

Dept. of State: report to Congress on voting practices, 15265 [19JY]

Drugs: convention cooperation by the U.S. relative to the status of diplomatic relations with certain countries (S. Res. 220), 31402 [21NO]

Fund for Population Activities: U.S. contributions, 28721 [14NO]

Hocke, Jean-Pierre: distinguished service with U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and International Committee of the Red Cross (S. Res. 215), 30466 [20NO]

Hong Kong: repatriation of Vietnamese refugees, 27114 [3NO]

International Conference on Indochinese Refugees: convention in Geneva, Switzerland, 11468 [13JN]

International peacekeeping activities: appropriations, 10592-10600 [1JN]

Israel: Arab countries proposal to expel, 24909 [17OC]

Lebanon: cease-fire, 7996 [3MY]

Member nations: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to internationally recognized statehood (S. 875), 7693 [1MY]

Namibia: free and fair elections, 29655 [17NO]

———funding for U.N. peacekeeping forces, 2996 [28FE], 7107 [19AP]

Pickering, Thomas R.: nomination to be Ambassador, 3596-3605 [7MR]

———nomination to be Ambassador to the U.N., unanimous-consent agreement, 3495 [3MR]

PLO: membership in U.N. agencies, 8264-8267 [4MY]

Terrorism: right of individual or collective self defense, 31345 [21NO]

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: ratification, 31383-31389, 31656 [21NO]

UNESCO: U.S. policy, 2623 [23FE], 24705 [16OC], 30597 [20NO], 31701 [21NO]

Voting practices: report revisions (S. 652), 4822 [17MR]

Washington (DC) Post: misleading editorial on U.N. Population Fund, 31252 [21NO]

Zionism: repeal resolution 3379, 28060 [9NO]

Reports

Cuban Human Rights, 2929 [28FE]

Political Poison for the World Health Assembly: Robert Winters, Heritage Foundation, 8462 [8MY]

Refugee Status Determination Procedures and Criteria, 15526 [20JY]

Torture Victim Legal Claims: Committee on Foreign Affairs, 22717 [2OC]

U.N. Finds Nicaragua Open-Minded and Flexible on Election Preparations, 28940 [14NO]

U.N. Official's Speech Was Conciliatory, 29267 [15NO]

Reports filed

International Child Immunization Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (S. Res. 122), 20880 [19SE]

Nomination of Alexander F. Watson: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

————of Barbara H. Franklin: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

————of Garry E. MacDougal: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

————of Jonathan Moore: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

————of Milton J. Wilkerson: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

————of Pearl Bailey: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

————of Thomas R. Pickering: Committee on Foreign Relations, 29738 [17NO]

U.N. Civil Action for Recovery From Persons Engaging in Torture: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 1662) (H. Rept. 101-55), 9405 [16MY]

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: Committee on Foreign Relations (Exec. Rept. 101-15), 28706 [14NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Drift-net fishing in the South Pacific, 30000 [17NO]

Statements

Chinese Mandatory Abortion Policy: several U.N. delegates, 21026 [20SE]

———U.N. Fund for Population Activities (sundry), 21026 [20SE]

Namibian Election Process: Martti Ahtisaari, 29656 [17NO]

U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General, 31388 [21NO]

Voting Practices at the U.N.: Thomas R. Pickering, 15266 [19JY]

———Vernon A. Walters, 15266 [19JY]

Summaries

AID Review of UNFPA Program for Compliance With U.S. Law and Policy, 28022 [8NO]

Findings of the Report of the International Panel on UNESCO: United Nations Association, USA, 24641-24643 [13OC]

Forum in Restoration: American Panel on UNESCO, 24705 [16OC]

Testimonies

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Representative Christopher H. Smith, 30670 [21NO]

Namibian Peace Accords: Howard Phillips, 6629 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 231, repeal U.N. Resolution 3379 on Zionism, 30215 [19NO]

H. Res. 120, eliminate preventable deaths and disabling illness for children through international collaboration, 12436 [20JN]

H. Res. 263, support U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 24541 [13OC]

H.R. 1662, Torture Victim Protection Act, 22714 [2OC]

H.R. 2145, prohibit U.S. contributions relative to internationally recognized statehood of members, 8462 [8MY], 9341 [16MY]

S. 652, voting report revisions, 5615 [5AP]

S. 875, prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. relative to internationally recognized statehood of members, 7693 [1MY]

S. Con. Res. 87, support of efforts relative to Cyprus, 31597 [21NO]

S. Res. 122, support child immunization programs, 8572 [9MY], 22649 [2OC]

S. Res. 215, distinguished service of Jean-Pierre Hocke with U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and International Committee of the Red Cross, 30466, 30570 [20NO]

S. Res. 220, drug convention cooperation by the U.S. relative to the status of diplomatic relations with certain countries, 31403, 31600 [21NO]