Bangladesh In The United Nations

Author : Thomas W. Oliver
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781400870585

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The United Nations in Bangladesh by Thomas W. Oliver Pdf

This book provides the first analytic account of the United Nations relief operation in Bangladesh. Written by a United Nations staff member involved in the operation, it reflects his direct access to archives and thus offers a doubly valuable description of the inner workings of an international organization. The unusually large relief program in Bangladesh has been described as "a rare example of international cooperation that has enlarged the scope of constructive United Nations action." Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Nurul Momen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : UOM:39015028803693

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Bangladesh in the United Nations by Nurul Momen Pdf

Author : Wali-ur Rahman,Waliur Rahman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : UOM:39015015442307

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Bangladesh and the United Nations by Wali-ur Rahman,Waliur Rahman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:319510030772872

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40th Anniversary of the United Nations by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. Selvaraju,Stephan Baas,Asian Disaster Preparedness Center,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251057826

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Climate Variability and Change by R. Selvaraju,Stephan Baas,Asian Disaster Preparedness Center,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The impacts of increasing climatic variability and change are global concerns but in Bangladesh, where large numbers of people are chronically exposed and vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, they are particularly critical. This resource book, Climate variability and change: adaptation to drought in Bangladesh, has been tested and prepared as a reference and guide for further training and capacity building of agricultural extension workers and development professionals to deal with climate change impacts and adaptation, using the example of drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. It also presents suggestions for a three-day training course that would be readily adaptable for any areas of Bangladesh affected by climate-related risks. The information presented on climate change adaptation would enable participants to prepare, demonstrate and implement location-specific adaptation practices and, thus, to improve the adaptive capacity of rural livelihoods to climate change in agriculture and allied sectors.

Author : Thant (U)
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Burma
ISBN : UCAL:B4362902

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View from the UN by Thant (U) Pdf

U Thant reflects on the critical days of his appointment as Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1961 and recollects the ten turbulent years that followed.

Author : Craig Baxter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429981760

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Bangladesh by Craig Baxter Pdf

In 1996, Bangladesh celebrated its 25th anniversary. When the country became independent from Pakistan in 1971, it proclaimed itself a parliamentary democracy with four goals—democracy, secularism, socialism, and nationalism. This comprehensive introduction to Bangladesh's history, polity, economy, and society reassesses its successes and failures in reaching these goals after a quarter century of nationhood. Craig Baxter traces the development of national identity in the region, first as part of India and then of Pakistan, and the slow evolution toward statehood. He also explores the formative periods of Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and British government that preceded Pakistani rule and subsequent independence. Anyone wishing to understand this poor, populous, but ambitious young nation will find this book an invaluable reference.

Author : Ramesh Thakur
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139456944

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The United Nations, Peace and Security by Ramesh Thakur Pdf

Preventing humanitarian atrocities is becoming as important for the United Nations as dealing with inter-state war. In this book, Ramesh Thakur examines the transformation in UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. He asks why, when and how force may be used and argues that the growing gulf between legality and legitimacy is evidence of an eroded sense of international community. He considers the tension between the US, with its capacity to use force and project power, and the UN, as the centre of the international law enforcement system. He asserts the central importance of the rule of law and of a rules-based order focused on the UN as the foundation of a civilised system of international relations. This book will be of interest to students of the UN and international organisations in politics, law and international relations departments, as well as policymakers in the UN and other NGOs.

Author : Ipshita Basu,Joe Devine,Geof Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351781688

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Politics and Governance in Bangladesh by Ipshita Basu,Joe Devine,Geof Wood Pdf

Since its Independence in 1971, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in terms of reducing poverty levels, achieving high levels of economic growth over a sustained period of time, and meeting its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets set by the United Nations. With some justification, Bangladesh is considered an international development success story, and the country appears to be well on track to meet its policy target of becoming a middle-income country by 2021, the same year the country will celebrate 50 years of Independence. This book explores the central issue of Bangladeshi politics: the weakness of governance. The coexistence of a poor governance track record and a relatively strong socioeconomic performance makes Bangladesh an intriguing case which throws up exciting and relevant conceptual and policy challenges. Structured in four sections - Political Settlement, Elites and Deep Structures; Democracy, Citizenship and Values; Civil Society, Local Context and Political Change; Informality and Accountability – the book identifies and engages with these challenges. Chapters by experts in the field share a number of conceptual and epistemological principles and offer a combination of theoretical and empirical insights, and cover a good range of contemporary issues and debate. Employing a structurally determinist perspective, this book explains politics and society in Bangladesh from a novel perspective. Academics in the field of governance and politics in developing countries, with a focus on South Asia and Bangladesh will welcome its publication.

Author : Ian Howie
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030770631

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Reflections on a United Nations' Career by Ian Howie Pdf

This book is more than an autobiographical account of the career of a young graduate from Australia who spent his life working as a United Nations official. It is in fact, a critical, indispensable debriefing of a UN insider’s account as it follows the life of a development practitioner for more than three decades within the global aid sector. It also goes where few others have dared to go before, providing first-hand insights into the realities of a UN career official’s life. While many throughout the world may wish to join the “UN family” or have already become part of the development sector, it is presumed they all have a vision to act as vehicles for positive social change. However, expectations can and may differ once realities have sunk in. The book opens a unique space in the international aid sector – particularly, population security – around elements of personal and professional rewards and costs.

Author : Richard Pilkington
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774862004

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The West and the Birth of Bangladesh by Richard Pilkington Pdf

In 1971, authorities in West Pakistan, now Pakistan, perpetrated mass atrocities in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The West and the Birth of Bangladesh explores responses in Washington, Ottawa, and London during the crucial first months of the crisis, investigating the debates and policies pursued. The United States favoured appeasement of Islamabad. Canada was unwilling to hazard bilateral ties with Pakistan. The UK showed greater willingness to coerce Islamabad into ending its oppression. This insightful book reveals how, even as human rights movements began to emerge in the West, government actors there remained too preoccupied with national interests to take firm action during the crisis.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Human rights
ISBN : 9211013720

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The Essential UN. by United Nations Pdf

"Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations in one book! This primer to the United Nations is designed for all global citizens. It covers the history of the UN, what it does and how it does it. As the world's only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries meet to address universal issues that cannot be resolved by any one of them acting alone. From international peace and security to sustainable development, climate change, human rights, and humanitarian action, the United Nations acts on our behalf around the world." --

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211483166

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World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights by United Nations Publications Pdf

The United Nations population estimates and projections form a comprehensive set of demographic data to assess population trends at the global, regional and national levels. They are used in the calculation of many of the key development indicators commonly used by the United Nations system, including for more than one third of the indicators used to monitor progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects is the twenty-sixth edition of the official United Nations population estimates and projections, which have been prepared since 1951 by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The 2019 revision presents population estimates from 1950 until the present for 235 countries or areas, which have been developed through country-specific analyses of historical demographic trends. It builds on previous revisions by incorporating additional results from the 2010 and 2020 rounds of national population censuses as well as information from vital registration and recent nationally representative household sample surveys. The 2019 revision also presents population projections to the year 2100 that reflect a range of plausible outcomes at the global, regional and country levels. These Highlights summarise key population trends described by the estimates and projections presented in World Population Prospects 2019.

Author : Lorena Sosa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107172241

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Intersectionality in the Human Rights Legal Framework on Violence against Women by Lorena Sosa Pdf

This book theoretically explores intersectionality within human rights norms on violence against women and the derived duties for States.

Author : Eva-Maria Muschik
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231553513

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Building States by Eva-Maria Muschik Pdf

Postwar multilateral cooperation is often viewed as an attempt to overcome the limitations of the nation-state system. However, in 1945, when the United Nations was founded, large parts of the world were still under imperial control. Building States investigates how the UN tried to manage the dissolution of European empires in the 1950s and 1960s—and helped transform the practice of international development and the meaning of state sovereignty in the process. Eva-Maria Muschik argues that the UN played a key role in the global proliferation and reinvention of the nation-state in the postwar era, as newly independent states came to rely on international assistance. Drawing on previously untapped primary sources, she traces how UN personnel—usually in close consultation with Western officials—sought to manage decolonization peacefully through international development assistance. Examining initiatives in Libya, Somaliland, Bolivia, the Congo, and New York, Muschik shows how the UN pioneered a new understanding and practice of state building, presented as a technical challenge for international experts rather than a political process. UN officials increasingly took on public-policy functions, despite the organization’s mandate not to interfere in the domestic affairs of its member states. These initiatives, Muschik suggests, had lasting effects on international development practice, peacekeeping, and post-conflict territorial administration. Casting new light on how international organizations became major players in the governance of developing countries, Building States has significant implications for the histories of decolonization, the Cold War, and international development.