An Insider's Guide to the UN / / Linda Fasulo

• Autore: Fasulo Linda M.
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2004]; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.23
• Soggetto topico: Law - Political aspects; International Relations
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PROLOGUE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER 1. An Overview -- CHAPTER 2. UN Founding Documents -- CHAPTER 3. The Secretary General and the Secretariat -- CHAPTER 4. The American Ambassadors -- CHAPTER 5. The Security Council -- CHAPTER 6. Peace Operations -- CHAPTER 7. The General Assembly -- CHAPTER 8. Coordinating to Fight International Terrorism -- CHAPTER 9. The UN Village -- CHAPTER 10. Rights versus Sovereignty: The US and the International Criminal Court -- CHAPTER 11. The Call for Reform -- CHAPTER 12. UN Finances -- CHAPTER 13. A Tour of UN Headquarters -- CHAPTER 14. The Coup Against Boutros-Ghali -- CHAPTER 15. UN Advocates, Donors, and Friends -- CHAPTER 16. Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote -- CHAPTER 17. Making a Career at the UN -- CHAPTER 18. ECOSOC -- CHAPTER 19. Agencies, Programs, and Commissions -- CHAPTER 20. Rule of Law and Human Rights -- CHAPTER 21. Social and Economic Development -- CHAPTER 22. Protecting the Biosphere and Its Inhabitants -- CHAPTER 23. UN to the Rescue -- CHAPTER 24. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats -- CHAPTER 25. Guiding Globalization: How the UN Helps Make Things Work -- CHAPTER 26. Drug Trafficking -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- SOURCES -- FURTHER READING -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The United Nations increasingly finds itself at the center of world events in an age of rapid globalization. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we understand its structure and functions. In this highly readable book, a prominent news correspondent at the UN provides a colorful introduction to its activities and goals. UN correspondent Linda Fasulo draws on her own observations as well as on the insights of other individuals who have been active in the UN, including US ambassadors Richard Holbrooke, Madeleine Albright, and John Negroponte. She explains how the UN came into existence, what governing principles guide its operation, and what it is like to be a participant. She describes the organization, responsibilities, and often-tense politics of the Security Council. Surveying the many humanitarian, crime-fighting, and peacekeeping programs of the UN, Fasulo concludes that there are important reasons for Americans to give the United Nations their support.
• Titolo autorizzato: An Insider's Guide to the UN
• ISBN: 1-281-72272-3; 0-300-13351-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777771303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II