I.P.O. ANNUAL
REPORT 1985
Vienna,
22 November 1985
AMENDMENTS
TO THE STATUTES
The extraordinary general assembly of the I.P.O., held in Vienna on 9 July 1985, has decided on amendments to §§ 2 and 3 of the Statutes in order to define more clearly the I.P.O.'s commitment to the establishment of a new international order based upon the principles of equality, human rights and social justice. Enclosed herewith please find the revised text of the respective paragraphs.
NEW
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The regular general assembly of the I.P.O., held in Vienna on 24 October 1985, has elected a new Executive Board for a term of office of four years commencing on 31 October 1985. Enclosed herewith please find the list of members of the Executive Board elected (including those appointed by the President in conformity with § 12 of the Statutes).
NEW
HEAD OFFICE
On 1 September 1985 the I.P.O. moved to a new office. All correspondence should be sent to our new address: Kohlmarkt 4, A-1010 Vienna.
PROJECTS
IMPLEMENTED
The I.P.O. has organized an international colloquium in New York City (31 October,1985) on Democracy in International Relations. The meeting was held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations. It was attended by Mr. Krysztow Ostrowski, special representative of the Secratary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director for the International Year of Peace. Speakers were Nobel Laureates Seān MacBride and Professor George Wald; General Edgardo Mercado Jarrin, former Primeminister of Peru, and Ramsey Clark, former Attorney-General of the United States. The I.P.O. was represented by Mr. Hans Koechler, President, and Mr.Robert Thabit, Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
As previously announced, the I.P.O. has also organized an international symposion in Geneva (15-17 November 1985) on The Crisis of Representative Democracy and Possible Alternatives. The deficiencies of parliamentary systems were discussed, especially in regard to solving complex problems of environment and disarmament. The I.P.O. will publish the proceedings.
PUBLICATIONS
The I.P.O. has recently published vol. 10 (The New International Information and Communication Order) and vol. 11 (The Reagan Administration's Foreign Policy) of the series Studies in International Relations. - The book on The Crisis of Representative Democracy is being prepared now.
ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE
At its session in Geneva on 16 November 1985 the Executive Board has decided to support the publication of the report of the London Tribunal on Nuclear Warfare in cooperation with the International Peace Bureau and to submit it to the General Assembly of the United Nations with the request of presenting the matter of the international illegality of nuclear arms to the International Court of Justice.
The Executive Board has also decided that the I.P.O.'s activities in support for the peaceful reunification of Korea on the basis of a federal system should be continued.
The Executive Board has asked the President of the I.P.O. to launch an appeal for peace negotiations between Iran and Iraq to be sent to the heads of State of both countries.
CO-OPERATION
WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The President of the I.P.O. has met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Javier Perez de Cuellar, in New York City (30 October 1985) and has discussed the forthcoming activities of the I.P.O. and strengthening of cooperation with the United Nations. He was accompanied by I.P.O. Vice-President General Edgardo Mercado Jarrin.
The President has also met with the Executive Director for the International Year of Peace, Krysztof Ostrowski, and with other officials of the United Nations.
The I.P.O. has joined the International Peace Bureau (Geneva) as full member and has decided to cooperate closely in all questions related to disarmament.
NEW
MEMBERS
The Executive Board has admitted new members from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Germany (FRG), Ghana, India, Iraq, Italy, Liberia, Libya, Nicaragua and Nigeria.