An insider's guide to the UN /
Fasulo, Linda M.
An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo. - 2nd ed. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009. - xvi, 262 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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.
9780300141979 (paperbound : alk. paper) 0300141971 (paperbound : alk. paper)
2008052231
GBA917224 bnb
014908911 Uk
United Nations--Popular works.
Naciones Unidas.
JZ 4984.6 / F251i 2009
341.23
An insider's guide to the UN / Linda Fasulo. - 2nd ed. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009. - xvi, 262 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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.
9780300141979 (paperbound : alk. paper) 0300141971 (paperbound : alk. paper)
2008052231
GBA917224 bnb
014908911 Uk
United Nations--Popular works.
Naciones Unidas.
JZ 4984.6 / F251i 2009
341.23