Oneness-Arrival-Shore – 1988 Oct 12, OAS/88-04 publication

Contents – Summary

THE INTERNATIONAL DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION DECADE:

A success story of the United Nations system and the international community at large

Often, perhaps too often, the United Nations is criticized for perceived failure, without an understanding of the complexity of the many factors affecting the outcome of its efforts. Seldom, much too infrequently, are the positive results achieved by the’ Organization known or acknowledged…read more

A GARLAND FOR MARTIN GARRATT

Martin Garratt: ‘Nothing less than my best”

Martin Garratt, a UN staff member for 13 years, offers exceptional talents to the UN community on a full-time basis. During office hours he is hard at work servicing meetings from his post in Documents Distribution. He has performed with distinction as accompanist for the UN Singers for the past 12 years and provided spirited support on the keyboard during the Staff Day Talent Show last month. A true all- ’rounder, he has also been President of the Tennis club for two years, and an active and outstanding member since 1978. …read more

A SIGN OF THE TIMES

.. Indeed, the U.N. shows more promise than it has for 40 dreary years. The great powers are feeling cooperative, the third world pragmatic, the U.N. leadership purposeful. The U.N. has helped ease the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, move the Iran-Iraq war towards resolution and bring peace to the Western Sahara. But continued progress will require a continued commitment from member nations

The U.N. ‘s founders believed that the horror of two wars had made the world ready for a new political order, in which nations would work: together to avoid conflict Their effort had barely begun when ~ cold war overtook it, and their dreams have since been mocked by 40 years of ideological rigidity and querulous rhetoric. But their hopes seem less naive today than yesterday.

…. The New York Times, Editorial Page. Monday 26 September 1988