Democratic People's Republic of Korea Signs UNIDO Constitution

10 August 1981

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea today signed the Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The Constitution was adopted by consensus on 8 April 1979 by the Vienna Conference of Plenipotentiaries, thus clearing the way for UNIDO to become the UN's sixteenth specialized agency. Its primary objective shall be the promotion of industrial development in the developing countries with a view to assisting the establishment of a new international economic order,
Han Si Hae, Permanent Observer to the UN from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, signing the Constitution as UN Legal Counsel Erik Suy looks on.

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UN7659604

Production Date

10 August 1981

City/Location

New York

Country

United States of America

Credit

UN Photo/Milton Grant

Photographer

Milton Grant

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