AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO THE UN,LINDA FASULO

-About this book

In this third edition, prominent news correspondent Linda Fasulo updates and revises her lively, comprehensive, and authoritative guide to the United Nations, including candid insights from US and UN diplomats and officials as well as experts. Fasulo’s popular book carefully describes the UN system while covering issues as diverse as terrorism, peacekeeping, climate change, R2P (responsibility to protect), and sustainable development. 
 “Linda Fasulo’s book will become the indispensable source on the United Nations for everyone from students to diplomats. I keep it handy on my desk.”—Joseph S. Nye, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
 “No one knows the big picture and inner workings of the UN better than Linda Fasulo. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in international affairs.”—Tom Brokaw, NBC News
 “A sprightly, authoritative tour of the UN’s complex institutions, operations, history, personalities, and most important issues. My students find it superbly equips them with a solid understanding of the UN.”—John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University
 “Fasulo brings to the fore the issues and controversies that surround today’s United Nations.”—Ambassador Joseph H. Melrose, Jr., National Model United Nations.

-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
B Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C UN Member States
List of Selected Abbreviations
Sources
Index

-caractéristiques

Date de parution : 13 janvier 2021

Editeur: Yale University Press   

Language : English

NB.de pages : 320 pages

ISBN-10 : 0300203659

ISBN-13 : 978-0300203653

poids : 571g

Dimensions : 14 x 0,2 x 21 cm