Full Description
An essential reference for anyone involved in international affairs, the UNPO Yearbook is the only publication giving access to the material, situations and policies of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization and its diverse membership. Created by the members themselves in 1991, the UNPO provides a platform for those nations, peoples and minorities not represented in established international forums such as the United Nations. The mission of the organization is to assist its members in advancing their interests effectively through nonviolent means, including diplomacy, use of the UN and other international procedures for the protection of human rights, the exploration of legal options in defending their rights and the development of public awareness and opinion. With a revised member Report format and expanded index, as well as key Conference and Mission reports, the third edition of the UNPO Yearbook is an accessible and valuable tool for researchers, diplomats and policy-makers alike.
Contents
Preface by Senator Claiborne Pell. Foreword by Seif Sharif Hamad. Directory of the UNPO, Introduction to the History and Principles of the UNPO. Covenant of the UNPO. Overview of 1997. Statement by the General Secretary. The Year in Review. Annual Report of the Genera; Assembly Chairman. Annual Report of the Steering Committee President. UNPO Member Reports. Supporting Members. Regular Members. Notes for Member Reports. Documents. Elections in Abkhazia and the Prospects for Peace; Lord Eric Avebury. Chechen Republic Ichkeria Elections Monitoring Report; Mission Members with Yob van As and J. Atticus Ryan. `China's Tibet': The World's Largest Remaining Colony; Prof. Cees Flinterman, Josephine Verspaeget, Senator David Norris, Francisca van Holthoon. UNPO Fifth General Assembly - Summary Proceeding; UNPO Secretariat Staff. Nonviolence and Conflict: Conditions for Effective Peaceful Change; Julie Berriault with Sheri Jay. Appendices: Selected Agenda of UNPO Activities in 1997. Selected UNPO New Releases for 1997. Subject Index.
