An Insider's Guide to the UN
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An Insider's Guide to the UN

  1. 265 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An Insider's Guide to the UN

About this book

The United Nations increasingly finds itself at the center of world events in an age of rapid globalization. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we understand its structure and functions. In this highly readable book, a prominent news correspondent at the UN provides a colorful introduction to its activities and goals.UN correspondent Linda Fasulo draws on her own observations as well as on the insights of other individuals who have been active in the UN, including US ambassadors Richard Holbrooke, Madeleine Albright, and John Negroponte. She explains how the UN came into existence, what governing principles guide its operation, and what it is like to be a participant. She describes the organization, responsibilities, and often-tense politics of the Security Council. Surveying the many humanitarian, crime-fighting, and peacekeeping programs of the UN, Fasulo concludes that there are important reasons for Americans to give the United Nations their support.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2008
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780300133516
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Politics
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. ABBREVIATIONS
  5. CHAPTER 1. An Overview
  6. CHAPTER 2. UN Founding Documents
  7. CHAPTER 3. The Secretary General and the Secretariat
  8. CHAPTER 4. The American Ambassadors
  9. CHAPTER 5. The Security Council
  10. CHAPTER 6. Peace Operations
  11. CHAPTER 7. The General Assembly
  12. CHAPTER 8. Coordinating to Fight International Terrorism
  13. CHAPTER 9. The UN Village
  14. CHAPTER 10. Rights versus Sovereignty: The US and the International Criminal Court
  15. CHAPTER 11. The Call for Reform
  16. CHAPTER 12. UN Finances
  17. CHAPTER 13. A Tour of UN Headquarters
  18. CHAPTER 14. The Coup Against Boutros-Ghali
  19. CHAPTER 15. UN Advocates, Donors, and Friends
  20. CHAPTER 16. Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote
  21. CHAPTER 17. Making a Career at the UN
  22. CHAPTER 18. ECOSOC
  23. CHAPTER 19. Agencies, Programs, and Commissions
  24. CHAPTER 20. Rule of Law and Human Rights
  25. CHAPTER 21. Social and Economic Development
  26. CHAPTER 22. Protecting the Biosphere and Its Inhabitants
  27. CHAPTER 23. UN to the Rescue
  28. CHAPTER 24. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats
  29. CHAPTER 25. Guiding Globalization: How the UN Helps Make Things Work
  30. CHAPTER 26. Drug Trafficking
  31. Conclusion
  32. Appendixes
  33. SOURCES
  34. FURTHER READING
  35. INDEX

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