Un Chronicle: We Must Disarm

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United Nations Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

Un Chronicle Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Nuclear disarmament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] United Nations Publications 2009

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, published by the United Nations Department of Public Information, explores various global issues such as the financial and economic crisis, human rights, environmental challenges, and disarmament. Key topics include the impact of economic downturns on vulnerable populations, the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, the evolution of international human rights law, and the efforts towards nuclear disarmament. It also covers the role of media in democracy, maternal and newborn health, and the problem of space debris. The book is intended for policymakers, scholars, and those interested in international affairs and global development. Its purpose is to inform and provoke discussion on pressing global issues and to highlight the United Nations' role in addressing them. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Table of contents

Forecast 2020: Financial meltdown and malnutrition

Learning from slavery — the legacy of the slave trade on modern society

A short history of international human rights law

Four doable actions for mother and newborn care

Health literacy and sustainable development

Women’s global health and human rights

Breastfeeding, the mother in charge

The new motherly art of conscious breadfeeding

The future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

A Nuclear-Weapons-Free world: Is it achievable?

Next Steps to Universal Nuclear Disarmament

Towards a nuclear weapon free world

Girls in war: Sex slave, mother, domestic aide, combatant

Every surviving war child has two stories: One from the war and one from its aftermath

Achieving zero new victims of landmines

Small Arms: No single solution

Economic thinkers

KBR68H, Indonesia: Radio as a force for democracy

Space debris and the battle for space

Heavy lifting for UN peacekeeping Generated by AI.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9789210555296

9210555295

OCLC:

1409705263