Loading…
Membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies : analysis with select coverage of UNESCO and the IMF /
Since the United Nations (U.N.) was established in 1945, the U.S. government, including many Members of Congress, has maintained an ongoing interest in the criteria and process for membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. The United Nations currently has 193 member states and t...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2014]
|
| Series: | Government procedures and operations.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES: ANALYSIS WITH SELECT COVERAGE OF UNESCO AND THE IMF; MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES: ANALYSIS WITH SELECT COVERAGE OF UNESCO AND THE IMF; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; PATHS TO U.N. MEMBERSHIP: CRITERIA AND PROCESS; MEMBERSHIP IN U.N. SPECIALIZED AGENCIES; PALESTINIAN MEMBERSHIP EFFORTS; U.S. POLICY; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS.
- APPENDIX. MEMBERSHIP-RELATED PROVISIONS FOR U.N. SPECIALIZED AGENCIESChapter 2: THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO); SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE; FUNDING AND BUDGET; EFFECTIVENESS AND REFORM; U.S. POLICY; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; LOOKING AHEAD; Chapter 3: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS; FUNCTIONS OF THE IMF; U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH THE IMF; POLICY ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; APPENDIX. U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IMF AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET.
- Chapter 4: UNITED NATIONS REFORM: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESSSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; SELECTED REFORM EFFORTS: 2005-PRESENT; CONGRESS AND U.N. REFORM; POSSIBLE INSTRUMENTS FOR FURTHERING U.S. REFORM POLICY; ADMINISTRATION POLICIES; REFORM PERSPECTIVES AND PRIORITIES; MECHANICS OF IMPLEMENTING REFORM; LOOKING AHEAD: POSSIBLE CHALLENGES TO REFORM; APPENDIX A. PREVIOUS REFORM LEGISLATION; APPENDIX B. KEY U.N. REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS BY INDEPENDENT AND U.N. AFFILIATED GROUPS; APPENDIX C. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE U.N. SYSTEM; INDEX.