| Description |
xviii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. An Overview -- 2. UN Founding Documents -- 3. The Secretary General and the Secretariat -- 4. The American Ambassadors -- 5. The Security Council -- 6. Peace Operations -- 7. The General Assembly -- 8. Coordinating to Fight International Terrorism -- 9. The UN Village -- 10. Rights versus Sovereignty: The US and the International Criminal Court -- 11. The Call for Reform -- 12. UN Finances -- 13. A Tour of UN Headquarters -- 14. The Coup Against Boutros-Ghali -- 15. UN Advocates, Donors, and Friends -- 16. Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote -- 17. Making a Career at the UN -- 18. Ecosoc -- 19. Agencies, Programs, and Commissions -- 20. Rule of Law and Human Rights -- 21. Social and Economic Development -- 22. Protecting the Biosphere and Its Inhabitants -- 23. UN to the Rescue -- 24. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats -- 25. Guiding Globalization: How the UN Helps Make Things Work -- 26. Drug Trafficking -- App. A. Membership of Principal United Nations Organs in 2002 |
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App. B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- App. C. UN Member States -- App. D. How to Set Up a Model UN Meeting |
| Summary |
"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 frequently 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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
United Nations -- Popular works.
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| LC no. |
2003010668 |
| ISBN |
0300101546 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0300101554 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0300107625 (paperback) |
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9780300101546 (print) |
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