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An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 262 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780300141979 (paperbound : alk. paper)
  • 0300141971 (paperbound : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.23
LOC classification:
  • JZ 4984.6 F251i 2009
Contents:
Introducing the UN -- Founding documents -- The secretary-general and the secretariat -- The American ambassador -- The Security Council -- The General Assembly and ECOSOC -- Rubbing elbows and egos in the UN village -- Keeping tabs on how nations vote -- Peace operations -- Stopping international terrorism and WMD proliferation -- Climate change -- The rule of law and human rights -- UN finances -- The call for reform -- UN agencies, programs, and commissions -- Stars in the UN firmament -- The coup against Boutros Boutros-Ghali -- Making a career at the UN.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JZ 4984.6 F251i 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000104390

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index.

Introducing the UN -- Founding documents -- The secretary-general and the secretariat -- The American ambassador -- The Security Council -- The General Assembly and ECOSOC -- Rubbing elbows and egos in the UN village -- Keeping tabs on how nations vote -- Peace operations -- Stopping international terrorism and WMD proliferation -- Climate change -- The rule of law and human rights -- UN finances -- The call for reform -- UN agencies, programs, and commissions -- Stars in the UN firmament -- The coup against Boutros Boutros-Ghali -- Making a career at the UN.

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