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A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations / edited by Helmut Volger ; with a preface by Kofi Annan.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Lexikon der Vereinten Nationen. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations--Encyclopedias.
- International relations.
- International law--Encyclopedias.
- International law.
- International cooperation--Encyclopedias.
- International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (826 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- The Hague, Netherlands ; New York, New York : Kluwer Law International, [2002]
- Summary:
- This English edition of the German "Lexikon der Vereinten Nationen" provides concise and comprehensive information not only about the structure of the UN system, its goals and functions, but about recent developments and reform efforts in the face of global opportunities and challenges.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface of the Secretary-Genral of the United Nations
- Introduction of the Editor to the German Edition
- Introduction to the English Edition
- How to use this book
- Abbreviations
- Africa as Topic in the UN
- Agenda for Development
- Agenda for Peace
- Aggression, Definition of
- Budget
- Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States
- Charter of the UN
- Collective Security
- Committees, System of
- Common Heritage of Mankind
- Control Mechanisms in the UN, External and Internal
- Coordination in the UN System
- CSD - Commission on Sustainable Development
- Decolonization
- Democratization and the UN
- Depository Libraries
- Deutscher Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), Positions of the German Parties towards the UN
- Deutscher Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), Subcommittee on the United Nations
- Development Cooperation of the UN System
- Development Research, Development Theories
- Disarmament
- Documentation System
- Economic Commissions, Regional
- ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council
- Electoral Assistance
- Enemy State Clauses
- Environmental Law, International
- Environmental Protection
- European Union, Common Foreign and Security Policy at the UN
- FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Financial Crises
- General Assembly
- Geneva Group
- German Translation Section
- Globalization
- Group of 77 and the UN
- Groups and Groupings in the UN
- History of the Foundation of the UN
- History of the UN
- Host State Agreements
- Human Development Reports
- Human Rights
- Human Rights, Commission on
- Human Rights, Protection of
- Human Rights, United Nations High Commissioner for
- Human Rights, Universal Declaration of
- Human Rights Committee
- Human Rights Conventions and their Measures of Implementation.
- Human Rights Conventions, CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Human Rights Conventions, CCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Human Rights Conventions, CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- Human Rights Conventions, CERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Human Rights Conventions, CESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Human Rights Conventions, Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
- Human Rights Conventions, CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Humanitarian Law, International
- IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
- ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
- ICC - International Criminal Court
- ICJ - International Court of Justice
- ILC - International Law Commission
- ILO - International Labour Organization
- IMF - International Monetary Fund
- IMO - International Maritime Organization
- Independent Commissions, Reports of
- INSTRAW - International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
- International Economic Relations and New International Economic Order (NIEO)
- International Law and the UN
- International Organizations, Theory of
- Internet, Websites of the UN System in the
- Intervention, Prohibition of
- ITLOS - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- ITU - International Telecommunication Union
- Languages
- Languages, Official
- Languages, Working
- Law of the Sea
- League of Nations
- Membership and Representation of States
- Minorities, Protection of
- NGOs - Non-Governmental Organizations
- Non-Aligned Movement and the UN
- North-South Relations and the UN
- Observers.
- Observer Status
- Peace, Peace Concept, Threat to Peace
- Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
- Peacekeeping
- Peacekeeping Forces
- Peacekeeping Operations
- Permanent Missions
- Personnel
- Preventive Diplomacy
- Principal Organs, Subsidiary Organs, Treaty Bodies
- Public Information of the UN
- Public Opinion and the UN
- Publications
- Reform of the UN
- Regional Groups in the UN
- Regionalization
- Research about the UN
- Resolution, Declaration, Decision
- Rules of Procedure (General Assembly, Security Council)
- Sanctions
- Secretariat
- Secretary-General
- Security Council
- Self-Determination, Right of
- Sovereignty
- Space Law
- Specialized Agencies
- Stamps
- Terminology
- Trade, International Law of
- Treaties, Law of
- Trusteeship Council
- UNCHS - United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat)
- UNCITRAL - United Nations Commission for International Trade Law
- UNCIVPOL - United Nations Civilian Police
- UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
- UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund
- UN Guards
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
- UNIDIR - United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
- UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women
- UNITAR - United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- Uniting for Peace Resolution
- Universality
- UN Office Bonn
- UN Office Geneva
- UN Office Nairobi
- UN Office New York
- UN Office Vienna
- UN Policy, China
- UN Policy, France
- UN Policy, German Democratic Republic
- UN Policy, Germany
- UN Policy, Japan.
- UN Policy, Russian Federation
- UN Policy, United Kingdom
- UN Policy, USA
- UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
- UN Simulations, Model United Nations
- UN System
- UNTS - United Nations Treaty Series
- UNU - United Nations University
- UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- UPU - Universal Postal Union
- Use of Force, Prohibition of
- Veto, Right of Veto
- Voting Right and Decision-Making Procedures
- WFC - World Food Council
- WFP - World Food Programme
- WFUNA - World Federation of United Nations Associations
- WHO - World Health Organization
- WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
- WMO - World Meteorological Organization
- Women and the UN
- World Bank (IBRD), World Bank Group (IFC/IDA/MIGA/ICSID)
- World Conferences
- World Reports
- WTO - World Trade Organization, GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- Charter of the United Nations
- List of the Member States of the United Nations
- Information Facilities of the United Nations
- List of UN Depository Libraries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- UN Documentation System
- Trilingual List of UN Terminology
- Contributing Authors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-48120-6
- OCLC:
- 1305839557
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