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Author
Title
An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo.
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Call Number
JZ4984.6 .F37 2015
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
9780300203653 (paperback)
0300203659 (paperback)
0300203659 (paperback)
Description
xiv, 302 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)881592249
Summary
"Termed "the indispensable source on the United Nations" by Joseph S. Nye of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, this book is now fully revised and updated to include new material on fragile states, R2P (responsibility to protect), recent Security Council issues such as the revolts in Libya and Syria, and a greatly expanded section on understanding and participating in a Model UN. "This easily readable overview of the main activities of the United Nations system provides the reader with an appreciation of its complexity and of its many programs and agencies."-James S. Sutterlin, author of The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security; Distinguished Fellow in UN Studies, Yale University "With highly readable and journalistic clarity, the author leads readers through the complex organizational structure of the United Nations. Her concise and entertaining narrative sheds light on its mission, evolution, and controversies."-Jackie Gropman and Susan Woodcock, School Library Journal"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
xiii
1.
What Is the UN?
1
2.
Founding Documents
16
3.
The Secretary-General and the Secretariat
23
4.
A New Global Landscape
40
5.
The American Ambassador
46
6.
The Security Council
55
7.
The General Assembly
79
8.
Rubbing Elbows and Egos in the UN Village
95
9.
Peace Operations
111
10.
International Terrorism and WMDs
134
11.
Human Rights and R2P
153
12.
ECOSOC and NGOs
171
13.
The UN to the Rescue
176
14.
Sustainable Development in the New Millennium
188
15.
Global Connections
208
16.
Climate Change
220
17.
Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote
229
18.
The Call for Reform
236
19.
Paying for It All
244
20.
Action in the Field with UNHCR: A Staffer's Challenging First Assignment
254
Appendixes
A.
Diplomat for a Day: The Model UN
259
B.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
267
C.
UN Member States
275
List of Selected Abbreviations
281
Sources
283
Index
287