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The no-nonsense guide to the United Nations / Maggie Black.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Black, Maggie, 1945-
- Series:
- No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
- No-nonsense guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Nations.
- International agencies.
- Physical Description:
- 160 p. : ill., 1 map.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- United Nations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : New Internationalist, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Conveys the complexity of the UN, assesses its record, and considers options for reform.
- Contents:
- Intro
- book title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Great Expectations
- 2. Ending the scourge of war
- 3. Rescue and relief
- 4. UN development assistance: good, bad or indifferent.
- 5. Human rights: the law and the prophets
- 6. Protecting and managing global commons
- 7. The future: what chances of UN reform?
- Bodies within the UN
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-906523-65-7
- OCLC:
- 923310525
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