An insider's guide to the UN /

Mostrar otras versiones (3)

The United Nations increasingly finds itself at the centre of world events in an age of rapid globalization. It is therefore imperative that we understand its structure and functions. In this volume, news correspondent Lina Fasulo at the UN provides an introduction to its activities and goals. She d...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fasulo, Linda M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©2004.
Temas:
United Nations > Popular works.
Nations Unies > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
United Nations
LAW > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Verenigde Naties.
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An overview
  • UN founding documents
  • The Secretary General and the Secretariat
  • The American ambassadors
  • The Security Council
  • Peace operations
  • The General Assembly
  • Coordinating to fight international terrorism
  • The UN village
  • Rights versus sovereignty: the US and the International Criminal Court
  • The call for reform
  • UN finances
  • A tour of UN headquarters
  • The coup against Boutros-Ghali
  • UN advocates, donors, and friends
  • Keeping tabs on how nations vote
  • Making a career at the UN
  • ECOSOC
  • Agencies, programs, and commissions
  • Rule of law and human rights
  • Social and economic development
  • Protecting the biosphere and its inhabitants
  • UN to the rescue
  • Nuclear, biological, and chemical threats
  • Guiding globalization: how the UN helps make things work
  • International crime and drug trafficking.

Ejemplares similares