Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009
1564 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Treaty on the *518–520, *525–527 and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty *514–516 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea *384–385 disarmament 495, 503, *505–507, *509–511, 529, *531–532, *540 energy and natural resources *995 non-proliferation treaty *519–520 political and security questions 14, 43 UN role in disarmament *501, 502 Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) decolonization *576–596 human rights 631 support for democracies 573 territories under review *599 see also decolonization NORTH AFRICA political and security questions *304–310 Western Sahara *304–310 see also specific country names North Atlantic Treaty Organization 286, 332, 400, 1274 NPT see Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the NSGTs see Non-Self-Governing Territories nuclear and radiological terrorism 71 nuclear disarmament *502–518 advisory opinion of International Court of Justice *516–517 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty *512–516 prohibition of use of nuclear weapons *517–518 weapons of mass destruction *504, *506, *508 nuclear-weapon-free zones non-proliferation *533–540 Organization of American States *537 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons *534–538 weapons of mass destruction *536, *538–539 nutrition *1235 economic and social questions *1235 Standing Committee on Nutrition *1235 UN University (UNU) activities *1235 see also food; humanitarian assistance
O OAS see Organization of American States OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY Middle East peacekeeping operations *434–458 see also Israel, Middle East, Middle East peace process; Palestine oceans and seas see law of the sea OCHA see Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ODA see official development assistance OECD see Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development office see under main part of title Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 882, *885 Africa, human rights 752 disaster response *912 Middle East Peace Process *444, *447
Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) 64 administrative matters 1436 conference management 1428–1429, 1431 Côte d’Ivoire *188–189 Democratic Republic of the Congo *135 development policy and public administration *831 Iraq–Kuwait 376 managerial reform and oversight *1421–1424, *1426 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 629 peacekeeping operations 76, 78, *84, 94 promotion of international peace and security *63 refugees and displaced persons *1198 staff matters *1458, 1467, *1468 Sudan *266 UN financing and programming *1417, 1418 UN premises and property *1447 UN restructuring issues *1371 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 627–630 administrative and staff matters 1423 Africa 756 Americas 758–763 Asia *768, 777–778 Burundi 751 civil and political rights 690, 702 Commission on the Status of Women *1155 democracy 685 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea *765 discrimination against minorities *672–674 DRC 753 economic, social and cultural rights 703, 727 education *654 environmental and scientific concerns 728 Europe and the Mediterranean *780 Haiti 326 human rights defenders *668 Iran *769 Joint Inspection Unit 629–630 Middle East *780 Middle East Peace Process *444, *447, *451 migrants 669 Office of Internal Oversight Services 629 promotion of human rights *624, 627–631, *642–643 racism and racial discrimination 658, *660 right to health 730 rule of law, democracy and human rights *687, *689 strengthening action to promote human rights *649–651 territories occupied by Israel 781 vulnerable groups 734–735, 748, 750 women 1146 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) *1191–1207, *1210–1215 administrative and staff matters *1468, *1470, 1473 coordination of humanitarian assistance *883 Côte d’Ivoire *176 financial and administrative questions *1198–1202 humanitarian activities 897 humanitarian assistance *893 Iraq 363, 366 Myanmar 773