"A new edition of a mammoth, 900-page-plus encyclopedia covering every aspect of the United Nations and its work is now available in English in the United States… Among its many useful features are exhaustive lists of those bewildering UN acronyms, a key to decoding (and thus knowing how to look for) UN documents and a complete copy of the UN Charter. The easy-to-use alphabetical order of entries makes it easy for schoolchildren and adults to navigate." - Barbara Crossette, in: The InterDependent, 4 October 2010 (www.theinterdependent.com)"This multidirectional compass is extraordinarily well researched and written. It is a veritable research dream, without which no international collection could possibly be complete." - American Society of International Law, Newsletter of the UN21 Interest Group, January 2011"This is an update... [of the 2002 edition], with articles contributed by a number of experts on the United Nations and international relations. Entries are either wholly updated or the original article is updated with a signed addendum, making the information current as of the end of 2008. Articles are very detailed and include copious references to other parts of the volume, indicated with an arrow. Most entries conclude with a bibliography of works useful for further research, many of which are extensive reviews of the literature on a particular topic in multiple languages. Entries range from overviews of the workings of the United Nations (including budget, membership rules, and organization) to more theoretical discussions of international law. …[The book] will be indispensable for any research university with faculty in international relations or law. Summing Up: Essential. Graduate students and researchers/faculty." - T. Miller, Michigan State University, in: Choice – Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, October 2010"Although being general and concise, the editor has not compromised on the quality of information. The list of contributing authors contains internationally renowned scholars and experts in particular fields of international law and/or UN topics...The list of contributing authors reveals that the editor has also been able to solicit the cooperation of both scholars as well as practitioners, and contributions from various disciplines and fields of studies. This feature ... makes the Encyclopedia attractive for a broad readership. All entries are equally easy to read; specific prior knowledge is not required. ...The Encyclopedia will definitely further the knowledge of and insight in the UN under a broader public ... It is the ideal reference book." - Math Noortmann, Oxford Brookes University, in: Humanitäres Völkerrecht – Informationsschriften, No. 3-2011"With the encyclopedia Volger fills a gap/supplies a need in the introductory UN literature since there is nothing comparable to be found in the Anglo-American scientific scene ..." - Anja Papenfuss, in: Vereinte Nationen, No. 1-2012"We owe thanks to Helmut Volger for taking up the time-consuming and challenging enterprise of creating such comprehensive as well as easily comprehensible encyclopedia and for keeping it up to date. Thus he contributes his share to promote the adequate perception of the German-speaking UN research in the Anglo-American scientific scene." - Anja Papenfuss, in: Vereinte Nationen, No. 1-2012
