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i List of houses and property damaqed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Report and financial aaaeaement of damaqe to property resultinq from the South African attack on Gaborone on 14 June 1985 prepared by Peter Richards and Partner?!

TNCs constitute a phenomenon of contemporary society of enormous transcendence which causes economic, financial, juridical, social and human specific problems and that not the least of these problems are their transnational character, their economic and juridical versatility, their enormous economic and financial power and their great political and social influence, which constitute further important obstacles for the attempts to exercise a juridical and social control over them, and that this reality, together with the support of some great powers has permitted them to weave a planetary network of norms contrary to the public national and international rights, enforced in the form of bilateral treaties of protection, and foreign investment, regional treaties such as NAFTA and the projected FTAA, not to forget the WTO. (...) That determines that when some states do not bend to the “liberalized exigencies” of international capital incarnated in the transnational societies, the pressures on them by international financial organisms are accentuated by being forced to resolve their controversies of equal to equal with the TNC by an arbitration court whose partiality in favour of private interest does not admit doubts. (...) Practice shows that the conciliations tending to warrant, to a certain extent, the action of the Transnational Companies, do not contribute any other result than to redecorate their image without transforming radically the nature and objectives for which they were created and daily act thus a study by the International Labour Organization of about two hundred fifteen codes of conduct and twelve programs of social conduct relative to labour practices in the light of the internationally recognized principles and fundamental rights, it is revealed that these codes were extremely selective as concerns the incorporation of such principles.

Haterproofing second level of garage 7,000 7,000 E. Redecoration of North Lounge 4,500 4,500 F. Waterproofing north walls of . (...) The suggested pattern represents, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, the most effective scheduling of necessary projects, but it is recognized that in addition to deciding whether specific work is warranted the General Assembly must consider the financial impact for any given year. In making its final determinations with regard to the timing of each project, the Assembly will wish to take into account such factors as probable rises in costs if work is delayed; anticipated savings in running costs upon completion; degree of urgency in terms of safety and convenience; and the weight to be given to considerations involving appearance and decoro / ... (...) Accordingly, it is proposed to cover the unfinished area of the second garage level with an inexpensive waterproofing material. E. Redecoration of North Lounge $4,500 l. The North Lounge ",ill shortly re~uire complete repainting and this should be done at the time the ne", carpet is laido This project ,.

The experience on the Libyan mission has shown that staff who are assigned for periods of longer than one year, and thus wish to make semi-permanent housing arrangements, have relatively high installation expenditures for such items as redecorations, repairs etc. At the time the mission was established, the Secretary-General agreed that the staff would be given assistance in'meeting such costs, since the rules do not permit movement of household goods to mission areas, and has taken this factor into account in fixing- the mission per diem rate. .

Floors need to be re-covered, walls and ceilings redecorated, woodwork and metal work repainted, internal and external windows cleaned and some of the latter fitted with shades or drapes, the intensity of the artificial lighting increased, and the internal telephone system improved.

GENERAL A/C.5/l445 3 October 1972 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ----··--·-~-------~----- -----~---------~----------- Twenty-seventh session I FIFTH CONiMITTEE Agenda item 73 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1973 Extension of the Palais des Nations ~eport of the Secretary-General INTRODUCTION 1. (...) As to the restaurant itself, in order to keep costs within the limits of available resources, it has been decided to restrict the work to rearrangement of entrances, redecoration and refurnishing so as to raise the seating capacity from 160 to about 200 within the existing area of the dining room.