The A To Z Of The United Nations

Author : Jacques Fomerand
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810870208

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Consisting of 192 Member States, the United Nations was founded in 1945 to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations based on the respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples; to achieve international cooperation in solving problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character; and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. Just how successful the UN has been in maintaining these goals is covered in The A to Z of the United Nations. Author Jacques Fomerand provides a comprehensive dictionary of nearly 900 cross-referenced entries on the UN's various committees and organizations, its leaders, terms, policies, and major events in which the UN took part. Supplementing the dictionary entries are a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and appendixes, which include a reproduction of the UN's Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as a list of the Member States and when they joined.

Author : Jacques Fomerand
Publisher : A to Z Guide Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 081085547X

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states and dates they joined." --Book Jacket.

Author : Stanley Meisler
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802194992

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United Nations by Stanley Meisler Pdf

“This is a definitive account of the United Nations for a general audience, told by a master.” —Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post United Nations: A History begins with its creation in 1945. Although the organization was created to prevent war, many conflicts have arisen, ranging from the Korean War, to the Six-Day War, to genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. Stanley Meisler’s in-depth research examines the crises and many key political leaders. In this second edition, Meisler brings his popular history up to date with accounts of the power struggles of the last fifteen years, specifically spotlighting the terms of secretaries-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan, and Ban Ki-moon. This is an important, riveting, and impartial guide through the past and recent events of the sixty-five-year history of the United Nations. “Balanced and insightful, this book is a must for anyone who wants to understand where the U.N. has been and, more importantly, how we might best use its potential for the future.” —Thomas R. Pickering, former US ambassador to the UN

Author : Edmund Jan Osmańczyk
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415939240

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Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: T to Z by Edmund Jan Osmańczyk Pdf

This thoroughly revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and detailed reference ever published on United Nations. The book demystifies the complex workings of the world's most important and influential international body.

Author : Vaughan Lowe,Adam Roberts,Jennifer Welsh,Dominik Zaum
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191614934

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The United Nations Security Council and War by Vaughan Lowe,Adam Roberts,Jennifer Welsh,Dominik Zaum Pdf

This is the first major exploration of the United Nations Security Council's part in addressing the problem of war, both civil and international, since 1945. Both during and after the Cold War the Council has acted in a limited and selective manner, and its work has sometimes resulted in failure. It has not been - and was never equipped to be - the centre of a comprehensive system of collective security. However, it remains the body charged with primary responsibility for international peace and security. It offers unique opportunities for international consultation and military collaboration, and for developing legal and normative frameworks. It has played a part in the reduction in the incidence of international war in the period since 1945. This study examines the extent to which the work of the UN Security Council, as it has evolved, has or has not replaced older systems of power politics and practices regarding the use of force. Its starting point is the failure to implement the UN Charter scheme of having combat forces under direct UN command. Instead, the Council has advanced the use of international peacekeeping forces; it has authorized coalitions of states to take military action; and it has developed some unanticipated roles such as the establishment of post-conflict transitional administrations, international criminal tribunals, and anti-terrorism committees. The book, bringing together distinguished scholars and practitioners, draws on the methods of the lawyer, the historian, the student of international relations, and the practitioner. It begins with an introductory overview of the Council's evolving roles and responsibilities. It then discusses specific thematic issues, and through a wide range of case studies examines the scope and limitations of the Council's involvement in war. It offers frank accounts of how belligerents viewed the UN, and how the Council acted and sometimes failed to act. The appendices provide comprehensive information - much of it not previously brought together in this form - of the extraordinary range of the Council's activities. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

Author : Rumki Basu
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8120727754

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The United Nations: Structure & Functions Of An International Organisation by Rumki Basu Pdf

Author : Jussi M. Hanhimäki
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190222703

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The United Nations by Jussi M. Hanhimäki Pdf

'The United Nations: a Very Short Introduction' engages the current debate over the United Nation's effectiveness and explains how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world. In what ways has the UN succeeded and failed as a guardian of international peace and security, as a promoter of human rights, protector of international law, and engineer of socio-economic development?

Author : John E. Trent,Laura Schnurr
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783847407119

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A United Nations Renaissance by John E. Trent,Laura Schnurr Pdf

This short introduction to the United Nations analyzes the organization as itis today, and how it can be transformed to respond to its critics. Combiningessential information about its history and workings with practical proposalsof how it can be strengthened, Trent and Schnurr examine what needs to bedone, and also how we can actually move toward the required reforms. Thisbook is written for a new generation of change-makers — a generation seekingbetter institutions that reflect the realities of the 21st century and that can actcollectively in the interest of all.

Author : United Nations. Department of Public Information,United Nations. Office of Public Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:153313587

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Everyone's United Nations by United Nations. Department of Public Information,United Nations. Office of Public Information Pdf

Author : Adam Chapnick
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774861649

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Canada on the United Nations Security Council by Adam Chapnick Pdf

As the twentieth century ended, Canada was completing its sixth term on the UN Security Council. A decade later, Ottawa’s attempt to return to the council was dramatically rejected by its global peers, leaving Canadians – and international observers – shocked and disappointed. Canada on the United Nations Security Council tells the story of that defeat and what it means for future campaigns, describing and analyzing Canada’s attempts since 1946, both successful and unsuccessful, to gain a seat as a non-permanent member. Impeccably researched and clearly written, this is the definitive history of the Canadian experience on the world’s most powerful stage.

Author : United Nations. Department of Public Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:123459368

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Basic Facts about the United Nations by United Nations. Department of Public Information Pdf

Author : AMIT K. BANERJEE,MURARI R. SHARMA
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788120332829

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REINVENTING THE UNITED NATIONS by AMIT K. BANERJEE,MURARI R. SHARMA Pdf

Established after World War II, the United Nations strives to save successive generations from the scourge of war. This vital world body has undoubtedly succeeded in resolving many conflicts through its political and peacekeeping missions, and nurtured peace through its development support, though not always with the efficiency and effectiveness expected of it. The world is vastly different today from the days when the United Nations was set up. The challenges that the United Nations faces in the 21st century are much more complex and deadly than they were 60 years ago. Reforming and reinventing the United Nations should therefore be a matter of great interest to the international community. To tackle the challenges ahead, the United Nations needs to re-engineer its organizational arrangements, reorient its processes, revamp its decision-making systems, and reform its human resource and financial management to get the best results from them. This book suggests measures for restructuring the Security Council, rationalizing the constituent systems of the General Assembly, the ECOSOC and the Secretariat, and strengthening the peacekeeping, corruption control and accountability mechanisms. The book is a collaborative endeavour, involving contributions from international authority figures in areas such as peace and security, development assistance, resource management, leadership and ethics. The vision projected by them on the major issues inscribed on the United Nations agenda is meant to encourage fresh thinking on the part of opinion leaders, diplomats, academics, experts in foreign affairs and UN staff, so that this intergovernmental institution could be effectively geared to respond to the emerging challenges of the 21st century. Reinventing the United Nations would be of interest to the public and particularly the postgraduate students of political science, international law, and international relations, as well as diplomats, public affairs professionals and social science scholars at various levels.

Author : John Allphin Moore,Jerry Pubantz
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438129266

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Encyclopedia of the United Nations by John Allphin Moore,Jerry Pubantz Pdf

Praise for the previous edition:" ... a first-rate job ... Recommended for all libraries."

Author : United Nations. Department of Public Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : United Nations
ISBN : MINN:31951D01381894E

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Ten Years of United Nations Publications, 1945 to 1955 by United Nations. Department of Public Information Pdf

Author : United Nations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 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." --