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1. United Nations News

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. A newsletter called The United Nations at Forty has been created to commemorate this event. The first issue was published May 15, 1985. The newsletter contains, among other things, information on activities planned in

connection with the 40th anniversary by governments as well as

non-governmental groups and organizations. The newsletter is prepared by the Office of the Assistant Secretary-General for the Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary. For further information contact the above office at the United Nations, Room S-2920, New York, New York 10017.

The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture was created three years ago to receive voluntary contributions for distribution as

humanitarian, legal and financial aid to torture victims and their families. On April 18, 1985, Ambassador Hans Danelius, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, spoke to NGOs at the UN headquarters in New York about the activities of the Fund. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of

publicizing the Fund and encouraging the involvement of NGOs in assisting the Fund's activities, in particular, increasing contributions. Additionally, Ambassador Danelius noted that centers for treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims are operating in Copenhagen, Denmark and Toronto, Canada. More centers are being planned for Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Mr. Thomas McCarthy, Secretary of the Fund and Chief of the New York Liaison Office of the Centre for Human Rights, also spoke at the NGO meeting. Mr. McCarthy stated that the Commission on Human Rights at its March 1985 session decided to appoint a rapporteur on torture. As a

result, a detailed report on the subject of torture will be presented before each future Commission session. Mr. McCarthy stressed the fact that the use of a rapporteur will help draw attention to the worldwide problem of torture.

On July 5, 1985, the Centre for Human Rights issued an updated list of persons considered responsible for apartheid under the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. The Convention establishes international criminal responsibility to individuals, members of organizations and institutions, and representatives of states whenever they commit or are involved in the commission of the crime of

apartheid. The list was compiled by the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts on Southern Africa at the request of the Commission on Human Rights. It can be obtained by contacting the Publications Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. The document is listed as No. E/CN.4/1984/8.

The Panel of Scientific Advisers for the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology held its first session February 11-13, 1985, at the headquarters of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna. The Panel is a group of 12 top scientists assisting the Preparatory Committee in creating the Centre. The Preparatory Committee is

composed of members from the 33 states that have signed the Centre's Statute.

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The Panel emphasized that if the Centre is to achieve superior quality of work output, a first-rate scientific staff is required. In order to hasten the achievement of such a goal, the Panel recommended that during 1985 the

Preparatory Committee of the Centre should seek the help of 5 to 10 accomplished scientists who would provide the Committee with guidance in the effective development of the Centre. As outlined by the Panel, the goals of the Centre are to encourage and increase biotechnology capabilities in

developing countries and to use this technological base to solve problems unique to these countries. Approximately $40 million is earmarked to cover the first five years of the operation of the Centre's two sites in New Delhi, India and Trieste, Italy. Full operating capacity for each site is set to take place at the conclusion of a three-year period. By the end of the fourth year, 31 scientists, 20 post-doctoral fellows and 30 technicians are

expected to be working at each site. Some 88 trainees are planned to

complete a 24-month course by the end of a five-year period. The New Delhi

facility will conduct research and development in agriculture, animal

husbandry and human health. Tropical diseases will be a major focus of the research on human health. The Trieste site will conduct studies of

microorganisms which could help refine crude oil cheaply, break up oil slicks and release trapped oil. Common to both sites will be scaling-up facilities in the form of fermentors. A gene bank containing genetic information and stock is planned for at least one of the facilities. An important emphasis at both facilties will be human health and environment.

2. IMF Study of the West African Monetary Union

The West African Monetary Union: An Analytical Review is No. 35 in the International Monetary Fund's Occasional Paper Series. It was prepared by Rattan J. Bhatia, Deputy Director of the Fund's African Department. The

study examines the 23 years existence (1961-83) of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU). The Union consists of six West African nations: Benin, Burkino Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger, Senegal and Toga. Mali withdrew from the WAMU in 1961 and rejoined in 1984, and is therefore excluded from the study. Mr. Bhatia opens the study with a brief overview of the literature on optimum currency areas and economic integration, which provides the reasons for

monetary unions. The study emphasizes that integration may be more effective at a centralized level rather than on a national basis. Additionally, the paper examines the evolution and instruments of the Banquie Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO). The revision of the BCEAO's statutes in 1974 permitted a greater degree of control of monetary policy by the members. Mr. Bhatia found, however, that few facts suggest that the necessary level of fiscal harmonization and economic integration has been accomplished. He concludes that domestic fiscal policies are not dependent upon the contingencies of monetary policy. The final part of the paper analyzes the considerable differences in monetary and fiscal development of the Union's member-states. A major conclusion of the paper is that in a WAMU-type union, in which there are low levels of intra-union transactions, equilibration of imbalances does not occur automatically. Rather, the divergent fiscal and

monetary policies are evidenced from the large external payments balances of the members with countries outside the Union. Therefore, if the price and cost differences continue, the Union could be strained. To order a copy of the paper, write to Publications Unit, IMF, Box S-172, Washington, D.C. 20431. It is available at $7.50 a copy ($4.50 for university libraries, faculty members, and students).

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3. Reference Materials concerning United States Treaties

Igor I. Kavass and Adolf Sprudzs have compiled A Guide to the U.S. Treaties in Force: Part I and II. Both are 1984 editions. The Guide is divided into two volumes. Part I consists of numerical lists and a subject reference index for U.S. bilateral and multilateral agreements. Part II provides information on the methods of retrieving multilateral treaties. The

scope of retrieval is augmented by creating the following indexes in addition to the traditional listing by subject category: numerical guide, chronological index, and directory of countries and international

organizations. As the authors stress, the Guide is not designed as a

replacment for the Department of State's official publication, Treaties in Force. The fundamental purpose of the Guide is the creation of easier access to agreements. To order the Guide, contact the William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14209 (toll free 800-828-7571). The order number is ISSN 0736-5713.

The same authors have also compiled a Current Treaty Index (1984). This cumulative index, which is the 3rd edition, covers current U.S. treaties and other international agreements published in slip form beginning with TIAS

9698 and ending with 10800. The cumulated information (TIAS number, title or

description, signature dates) is arranged in the following four ways: numerically, chronologically, geographically or by the names of the parties, and by subject matter. To order the 531-page index, contact the above

publisher. The order number is ISSN 0731-8189.

4. Update on the Case of Weinberger v. Ramirez

On May 20, 1985, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in

Weinberger v. Ramirez. Thereupon, the Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [23 I.L.M. 1274

(1984)] and remanded the case for consideration "in light of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act...Pub. L. No. 98-473 Section 127 and other events occurring since October 5, 1984." The pertinent part of the statute provides, among other things, that "none of the funds made available" by the United States for the "construction or operation" of a

military training center in Honduras "may be expended or obligated" until the President provides the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate with "(1) a report that the Government of Honduras has provided a site for such a Center and assumed responsibility...(2) a detailed plan, with specific cost estimates, for the construction of such a Center...(3) a determination that the Government of Honduras recognizes the need to compensate as required by international law the United States citizen who claims injury fom the establishment and operation of the existing Center, and that it is taking appropriate steps to discharge its obligations under international law, in

particular the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Rights with the United States, as well as its letter of December 14, 1983 to the United States Trade Representative."

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