1. "And though she be but little, she is fierce.“ Shakespeare
Liechtenstein
“Though he be but little, he is fierce”- Shakespeare
"And though she be but little, she is fierce.“ Shakespeare

2. Interesting… Population: 34,600 GDP: 3.37 million (US dollars)
Prince is world’s 5th wealthiest head of state
Bordered by Switzerland and Austria
One of 6 smallest nations
Vaduz bid for Winter Olympics
ICC declined request to revert land back to Liechtenstein
Land taken by Czechoslovakia and Poland in 1945, working to confiscate what they thought was German property
Region included Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia; family castles and homes were included in seizure of land.
Includes 600 square miles of farmland; request denied by ICC

3. History, Government and Misc.
Constitutional monarchy (Principality)
Parliamentary representative democratic monarchy
Independence in 1806
Closely tied to Switzerland
Military
Sports
Monetary System

4. Liechtenstein and the UN
Became members in 1990
led by Ambassador Christian Wenaweser
Member of UN organs:
UN Conf. on Trade and Develop.
Universal Postal Union
World Intellect. Property Org.
Prior to membership
International Court of Justice
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Led by Wenaweser since October 2002
160th member
Membership of other UN agencies since the early 1950s.

5. Liechtenstein and UN
Ambassador Wenawesers Vice-chairman of Open-Ended Work Group
Enlargement of membership
Participates in Intergov’t Work on Human Rights
Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Security
Humanitarian Liaison Working Group
A founding donor of CERF
Ambassador
chairman until December 2005
Work group looked at enlargement of membership, improving it’s operational and working methods.
Security
engaged in general security policy advising/decision making
small country, does not have a military, but because it is small, needs that much more security
Humanitarian Liaison Working Group
oversees the work of the OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Particular attention to Consolidated Appeal Process through which the OCHA coordinates fundraising opportunities for poorer regions.
Founding donor of Central Emergency Response Fund
provides quick and efficient humanitarian aide to areas threatened by a humanitarian crisis.
Provides additional funding to individual relief agencies like Int’l Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency), UNICEF
2005-UNHCR received $171,203 from Liechtenstein
,927 from Liechtenstein