"United nations" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. 3. The Community and the Member State shall comply with the commitments and take account of the objectives they have approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organizations. ARTICLE 130v The Community shall take account of the objectives referred to in Article 130u in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries. ARTICLE 130w 1.. Without prejudice ...
— The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 • European Union
... Type: currently administered by the Supreme National Council (SNC), a body set up under United Nations' auspices, in preparation for an internationally supervised election in 1993 and including representatives from each of the country's four political factions Capital: Phnom Penh Administrative divisions: 19 provinces (khet, singular and plural) ...
— The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... charge of the investigation at Auburn, until we had New York and Washington and Detroit and Mobile and San Francisco to worry about. Then what had happened to Auburn wasn't important, any more. We were trying to get evidence to lay before the United Nations. We kept at it for about twelve hours after the United Nations ...
— The Answer • Henry Beam Piper
... laid out, and was once well fortified. They tell you it might easily have been defended against the invading force of the two united nations; but Victor Hugues, its governor, ordered the tri- coloured flag to be struck; and ever since that day the standard of Braganza has waved on the ramparts ...
— Wanderings In South America • Charles Waterton
... dexterity in space. They are pursuing the prestige gambit directly and indirectly. In the first category, for example, they give top priority to space exhibits in important public forums—as their duplicate sputniks strategically placed at the world's fair and the United Nations attest. Premier Khrushchev's delight in making gifts to foreigners of miniature Soviet pennants similar to that carried in Lunik II—which hit ...
— The Practical Values of Space Exploration • Committee on Science and Astronautics |
