Descript |
1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
Descript |
text file |
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Edition |
Fourth edition. |
Contents |
What is the UN? -- Founding the UN -- The Secretary General and the Secretariat -- The American ambassador -- The Security Council -- The General Assembly -- Rubbing elbows and egos in the UN village -- Peace operations -- International terrorism and WMDs -- Human rights and R2P -- ECOSOC and the Tusteeship Council -- The UN to the rescue -- The 2030 agenda for sustainable development -- Global connections -- Climate change -- Keeping tabs on how nations vote -- Three pillars of reform -- Playing for it all -- Appendices: United Nations Charter ; Universal declaration of human rights ; UN member states. |
Note |
In English. |
ISBN |
0300258399 (electronic book) |
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9780300258394 (electronic bk.) |
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9780300241259 (paperback) |
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0300241259 (paperback) |
Standard # |
10.12987/9780300258394 doi |
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