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Early-Warning at the United Nations: A Case Study

Early-Warning at the United Nations: A Case Study 198 Early-Warning at the United Nations: A Case Study By Dr. B. G. Ramcharan* I Early-warning is in vogue at the United Nations these days. In his first Annual Report as Secretary-General, Javier P6rez de Cu6llar announced his belief in the potential of early-warning activities. He followed up this early statement of policy by making arrangements in the United Nations Secretariat to facilitate the conduct of early-warning activities. Those arrangements included the estab- lishment of an Office for Research and the Collection of Information whose mandate includes the following: "- To provide early-warning of developing situations requiring the Secretary- General's attention"; "- To monitor factors related to possible refugee outflows and comparable emergencies"; "- To carry out ad hoc research and assessments for the immediate needs of the Secretary-General". What is the nature of this concept of 'early-warning' and how may it be imple- mented in practice? In the present essay we shall try to trace one early effort to establish an early-warning system and to see how it fared. II In its resolution 30 (XXXVI), adopted on 11 March 1980, the Commission on Human Rights requested the Secretary-General, in cases where large-scale ex- oduses become a matter http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

Early-Warning at the United Nations: A Case Study

Ramcharan, B.G.
Nordic Journal of International Law , Volume 58 (2): 198 – Jan 1, 1989
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© 1989 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0902-7351
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10.1163/157181089X00073
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198 Early-Warning at the United Nations: A Case Study By Dr. B. G. Ramcharan* I Early-warning is in vogue at the United Nations these days. In his first Annual Report as Secretary-General, Javier P6rez de Cu6llar announced his belief in the potential of early-warning activities. He followed up this early statement of policy by making arrangements in the United Nations Secretariat to facilitate the conduct of early-warning activities. Those arrangements included the estab- lishment of an Office for Research and the Collection of Information whose mandate includes the following: "- To provide early-warning of developing situations requiring the Secretary- General's attention"; "- To monitor factors related to possible refugee outflows and comparable emergencies"; "- To carry out ad hoc research and assessments for the immediate needs of the Secretary-General". What is the nature of this concept of 'early-warning' and how may it be imple- mented in practice? In the present essay we shall try to trace one early effort to establish an early-warning system and to see how it fared. II In its resolution 30 (XXXVI), adopted on 11 March 1980, the Commission on Human Rights requested the Secretary-General, in cases where large-scale ex- oduses become a matter

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