1990s

1990s


April 1991





1991: UN IRAQ-KUWAIT OBSERVER MISSION



Burning oil wells and a destroyed Iraqi tank. Al Maqwa, Kuwait, 25 March 1991. Establishment of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) following the forced withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Establishment of the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) to implement the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles, production facilities, and to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the nuclear areas.


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3 December 1991





1991: BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI - SIXTH SECRETARY-GENERAL



Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egypt, elected 3 December 1991. New York, 3 December 1991. Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt is elected the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations and begins his term on 1 January 1992.


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1995





1995: UN 50 LIGHTING



The United Nations Secretariat building lit up for the UN's 50th Anniversary. 21 December 1994. A world-wide, year-long programme of activities and celebrations marks the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations. The theme of the anniversary is "We the peoples of the United Nations...United for a Better World".


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17 December 1996






1996: KOFI ANNAN - SEVENTH SECRETARY-GENERAL



The General Assembly appoints by acclamation Kofi Annan of Ghana as the seventh United Nations Secretary-General with a term begining on 1 January 1997 and ending 31 December 2001. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (Ghana) elected 17 December 1996.


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