Power and principle : human rights programming in international organizations / Joel E. Oestreich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oestreich, Joel E.

Series:

Advancing human rights series.

Advancing human rights series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

International agencies.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has instructed all UN specialized agencies and other affiliated organizations to consider how their work might advance the cause of human rights around the world. Many of these bodies have taken this call to heart, with a wide range of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) trying to play a more active role in promoting human welfare. Power and Principle is a comparative study of how and why IGOs integrate human rights standards into their development operations. It focuses on the process of policy innovation in three UN-related IGOs: the UN Children's Fun

Contents:

Agency and inter-governmental organizations

UNICEF, human rights, and children

The World Bank : pushing at the boundaries of 'economic'

The World Health Organization : a case of incomplete development

What do intergovernmental organizations want?

The ethical responsibilities of intergovernmental organizations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-229) and index.

ISBN:

9781589013902

1589013905

9781435627406

1435627407

OCLC:

652626246