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An insider's guide to the UN
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Title
An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo.
ISBN
0300241259
9780300241259
Edition
Fourth edition.
Publication
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021]
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
xiv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes
Third edition: 2015.
Summary
Prominent NPR journalist Linda Fasulo's guide to the United Nations has established a reputation as the most lively, authoritative, and insightful book on its subject. The fourth edition comes at a time when nuclear proliferation has moved to the top of the Security Council's agenda, followed closely by the Syrian crisis, the effects of climate change, and international terrorism. Thoroughly revised and updated, with many new profiles and interviews with the organization's current diplomats, this edition remains an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to understand the role and structure of the UN.
Variant and related titles
Insider's guide to the United Nations
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 11, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What is the UN?
Founding the UN
The Secretary General and the Secretariat
The American ambassador
The Security Council
The General Assembly
Rubbing elbows and egos in the UN village
Peace operations
International terrorism and WMDs
Human rights and R2P
ECOSOC and the Tusteeship Council
The UN to the rescue
The 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Global connections
Climate change
Keeping tabs on how nations vote
Three pillars of reform
Playing for it all
Appendices: United Nations Charter ; Universal declaration of human rights ; UN member states.
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