Paragraph 3
The UkrSRR conducted active and persistent policy in the field of
human rights protection, disarmament and the maintenance of
peace. In the 1950’s, the UkrSSR put forward 22 proposals, in 1960/
61 18 proposals, and in the period from 1962 to 1970–202 proposals to
the documents discussed at international organiza tions and conferences. In
1971–1990, the UkrSSR con tinued to be very actively involved in the multilateral
process. The following Ukrainian initiatives are worth mentioning:
proclamation of an International Year of Medical Research, combating
global illiteracy and as sistance in staff training for accelerated industrialization
of developing countries. At the UN, UkrSSR took an active part in the
considera tion of such problems as disarmament, in particular, prohibition of
chemical weapons, non-use of force, non-militarization of space, elimination
of the remains of colonialism and the prohibition of mercenaries. At the
45th session of the UN General Assembly’s (1990), 126 countries adopted
the resolution on International Co operation to Eliminate the Consequences
of the Chornobyl Disaster.