An insider's guide to the UN /
Fasulo, Linda M.,
An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo. - Fourth edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 What Is the UN -- 2 Founding the UN -- 3 The Secretary-General and the Secretariat -- 4 The American Ambassador -- 5 The Security Council -- 6 The General Assembly -- 7 Rubbing Elbows and Egos in the UN Village -- 8 Peace Operations -- 9 International Terrorism and WMDs -- 10 Human Rights and R2P -- 11 ECOSOC and the Trusteeship Council -- 12 The UN to the Rescue -- 13 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- 14 Global Connections -- 15 Climate Change -- 16 Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote -- 17 Three Pillars of Reform -- 18 Paying for It All -- Appendixes A United Nations Charter -- Appendixes B Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Appendixes C UN Member States -- List of Selected Abbreviations -- Sources -- Index
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.
In English.
0300258399 9780300258394
10.12987/9780300258394 doi
22573/ctv1g1x380 JSTOR
United Nations--Popular works.
United Nations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intergovernmental Organizations.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Popular works.
JZ4984.6 / .F37 2021
341.23
An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo. - Fourth edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 What Is the UN -- 2 Founding the UN -- 3 The Secretary-General and the Secretariat -- 4 The American Ambassador -- 5 The Security Council -- 6 The General Assembly -- 7 Rubbing Elbows and Egos in the UN Village -- 8 Peace Operations -- 9 International Terrorism and WMDs -- 10 Human Rights and R2P -- 11 ECOSOC and the Trusteeship Council -- 12 The UN to the Rescue -- 13 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- 14 Global Connections -- 15 Climate Change -- 16 Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote -- 17 Three Pillars of Reform -- 18 Paying for It All -- Appendixes A United Nations Charter -- Appendixes B Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Appendixes C UN Member States -- List of Selected Abbreviations -- Sources -- Index
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.
In English.
0300258399 9780300258394
10.12987/9780300258394 doi
22573/ctv1g1x380 JSTOR
United Nations--Popular works.
United Nations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intergovernmental Organizations.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Popular works.
JZ4984.6 / .F37 2021
341.23