Papers from the UNITAR International Roundtable on the Future Role of the United Nations in an Interdependent World, held in Moscow, Sept. 5-9, 1988.

Statements at the Moscow Roundtable -- The process of change in an interdependent world and possible institutional consequences -- Preventive diplomacy and maintenance of peace -- The ways and means for the international community to prevent and solve local and regional conflicts -- Strengthening the role of international organizations in dealing with regional conflicts -- The future of the international monetary system -- The meaning of interdependence and its implications for the future of global cooperation -- Conversion, is it a problem? -- Ecological security of sustainable development -- The nature and the role of multilateral assistance of the United Nations system -- The East-West relations and their impact on development : is the international development strategy feasible? -- Early warning : what role for the United Nations? -- What structural changes are needed in the system of international institutions? -- Problems ofimproving United Nations work.