Forty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly

Forty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly
15 September 1987 – 19 September 1988 (1987-09-15 – 1988-09-19)
President of the 42nd General Assembly, Peter Florin
Host country United Nations
ParticipantsUnited Nations Member States
PresidentPeter Florin
Secretary-GeneralJavier Pérez de Cuéllar

The forty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 15 September 1987 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The president was Peter Florin,[1] previous Ambassador to the United Nations of the German Democratic Republic. During his presidency of the United Nations General Assembly, he was, according to the New York Times, "nicknamed 'Comrade Glasnost' by delegates, who s[aw] him as him a symbol of the modern Communist of the Gorbachev era.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Dag Hammarskjöld Library. "Research Guides: UN General Assembly Resolutions Tables: 42nd Session (1987-1988)". research.un.org. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  2. ^ "MAN IN THE NEWS; A German In Charge: Peter Florin", New York Times, 22 September 1987
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