text: TheSecretary-General oftheUnited Nations presents hiscompliments tothe Permanent Representative of totheUnited Nations and hasthehonour toinform himofthefollowing, withtherequest thatthis information bealsotransmitted tohisGovernment. Attherequest oftheMinisters forForeign Affairs oftheYemenArabRepublic andthePeople's Democratic Republic ofYemen, anotefromsaidMinisters for Foreign Affairs dated19May1990.regarding theformation on22May1990ofa single sovereign St?itecalled the"Republic ofYemen", ishereby communicated to allStates Members oftheUnited Nations. toalltheprincipal organs oftheUnited Nations andanyotherorgans oftheOrganization onwhicheither theYemenArab Republic orthePeople's Democratic Republic ofYemenisrepresented, andtoall thespecialized agencies oftheUnited Nations andrelated organizations. TheSecretary-General willtakeaction, within thelimits ofhis administrative responsibilities, togiveeffect tothedeclaration intheattached notethaton22May1990theYemenArabRepublic andthePeople's Democratic Republic ofYemenwillformasingle sovereign Statecalled the"Republic ofYemenll whichwillbe.asof22May1990.asingle Member oftheUnited Nations boundby theprovisions oftheCharter. Thisactionisundertaken without prejudice toand pending suchaction asotherorgans oftheUnited Nations maytakeonthebasisof thenotification oftheestablishment oftheRepublic ofYemen. *Reissued fortechnical reasons. 90-13071 l665b(El /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryal44/946 Engl. ish Page 2 Letter ataled 19 Matt L99O from the Ministers for Foreiqn Affairs of the Yenen Arab Republic and the PeoBl of Yemen to the Secretary-General The Ministers for ForeigD Affairs of the Yemen Arab Republic aDd the P€ople'6 Democratic Republic of Yeme! presant. their conPlinents to the secretary-General of the united. Nations atrd wish to inform hin that the PeoPle's Democratic RePubLic of Yemen and the YemeE Arab Repubtic witl merge in a Eingle sovereign stage called the "Republic of Yemen" with Sana'a as its capital, as soon as it is Proclaimed on Tuesalay, 22 May 1990, The Republic of Yenen will have single menbership in the united Nations and be bound by the proviaioDs of the charter. a1l treaties and ag:reernents concLualed between either the Yemen Arab Republic or the PeoPle's Democratic Republic of Yemen and other States aDd international organizations in accordance with idternationaL law rthich are in force o! 22 May 1990 will rernain in effect, aual interlationaf relations eristing oD 22 May 1990 between the People's
analysis: The text appears to be a formal notification from the Secretary-General of the United Nations to all member states, informing them of the merger between the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to form a single sovereign state called the "Republic of Yemen". The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues related to the merger, but rather focuses on the formalities of the union and the implications for international relations and the United Nations.