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Charting the Future: Today’s Youth and
Tomorrow's United Nations

WELCOMING STATEMENT
BY DR. VLADIMIR PETROVSKY
UNITED NATIONS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
AT THE OPENING SESSION
WORLD YOUTH DIALOGUE 1995:
FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUAL WORLD -
PARTICIPATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE -
GENEVA INFORMAL MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Friday, 22 September 1995

W elcome to the Palais des Nations, the headquarters of the

first intergovernmental organization. the League of
Nations which now serves as the central facility for the
United Nations Office at Geneva, and thank you for giving me the opportunity
to address you this morning. Undertakings such as this exemplify what
Secretary-General Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali believes is one of the most
important aspects of the United Nations Golden Anniversary: to educate and
empower citizens of the world. This important milestone provides a time to
reflect on the past, take stock of the present, and prepare for the future.

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