Interparliamentary Union Conference: Report of the United States Delegation to the 72d Conference of the Interparliamentary Union Held at Geneva, Switzerland, September 22-29, 1984 |
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acid rain activities agenda ANNEX apartheid Assembly Association biological diversity biosphere Cameroon CLAUDE PEPPER co-operation combating desertification concerning Convention coun credentials debate deforestation desertification developing countries draft resolution drafting committee ecological economic effective election environment environmental issues environmental problems environmental protection Equatorial Guinea especially establishment forests genetic varieties Geneva global implementation Inter-Parliamentary Conference Inter-Parliamentary Union international action international organizations Interparliamentary Kuwait land legislation meeting ment monitoring Namibia national action national conservation strategies National Groups natural resources nuclear Parliamentarians Parliamentarians should urge Parliaments and Governments Parliaments should urge Plan policies political pollution President priority programmes promote Recommendations for international Recommendations for national regional Representative RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED role Secretary-General September 24 South Africa supplementary item sustainable development tion topical discussion U.S. Congress U.S. delegates Uganda UNEP United Kingdom United Nations United States Group urge their Governments votes women Yemen Zimbabwe
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Page 26 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 23 - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Health Organization (WHO) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
Page 4 - Union, as stated in its statutes, "is to promote personal contacts between members of all parliaments, constituted into national groups, and to unite them in common action to secure and maintain the full participation of their respective States In the firm establishment and development of democratic Institutions and in the advancement of the work of international peace and cooperation, particularly by means of a universal organization of nations.
Page 13 - Representatives shall make a roll of the Representatives-elect, and place thereon the names of those persons, and of such persons only, whose credentials show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States respectively, or the laws of the United States.
Page 23 - ... Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Khmer Republic, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Viet-Nam, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey...
Page 4 - Union is to promote personal contacts between members of all Parliaments, constituted into National Groups, and to unite them in common action to secure and maintain the full participation of their respective States in the firm establishment and development of representative institutions and in the advancement of the work of international peace and co-operation, particularly by supporting the objectives of the United Nations.
Page 28 - Every State has the right to equality in law with every other State. Article 6 Every State has the duty to treat all persons under its jurisdiction with respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.
Page 35 - Considering that discrimination against women is incompatible with human dignity and with the welfare of the family and of society, prevents their participation, on equal terms with men, in the political, social, economic and cultural life of their countries and is an obstacle to the full development of the potentialities of women in the service of their countries and of humanity...
Page 13 - ... ballot, which of the candidates having such equal number of votes shall be declared to be elected. The return of votes, and the result of the canvass, shall be submitted to the House of Representatives, and also to the Senate, on the first day of the session of the General Assembly ; and each House shall be the final judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its own members.
Page 28 - ... the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; 105.