United Nations in the 1990s

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

AvPeter R. Baehr,Leon Gordenker

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Attempts to explain the United Nation's first 45 years. It sets out the fundamental features of the structure of the United Nations and traces the political developments around such topics as maintaining international peace, protecting human rights and improving economic welfare.

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Utgivningsdatum1992-01-01
Mått140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt283 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor202
Upplaga92001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349111107

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Introduction - independent states, interdependent societies, international law, reforming world politics, conferences and decisions, functional co-operation in the 19th century, the concert of Europe, the Hague peace conferences, the league of nations, the Second World War and the UN, the San Francisco conference; charter and structure of the United Nations - close relatives, the general assembly, the security council, the economic and social council, the trusteeship council, the international court of justice, the secretariat, cluster of UN agencies, organizational tension; membership and decision-making - Chinese representation, divided states, Switzerland and neutrality, ministates, weighted voting, decision-making processes, fundamental changes, change of attitude of the Soviet Union, voting groups, groups and voting positions, the political significance of resolutions, slow decision-making, finances; the maintenance of peace and security - coercive measures to maintain peace, Korea "Uniting For Peace", the UN peace-keeping force, the UN emergency force, other peace-keeping cases, negotiations and conciliatory methods, limits and potentials of peace-keeping, arms control and disarmament, conclusions; human rights - the universal declaration of human rights, the international covenants on human rights, other human rights activities, apartheid, conclusions; from colonialism to independence - declaration on non-self-governing territories, the trusteeship system, declaration on granting of indepenence, the special committee on decolonization, Namibia, the imposition of economic sanctions, remaining colonial issues, conclusions; co-operation for economic and social progress - global conferences, economic and social data, economic development and reduction of poverty, technical assistance, UN population fund, UN capital developemnt fund (UNCDF), UN volunteers, UN chilren's fund (UNICEF), UN conference on trade and development, new international economic order, the global environment, refugees and disasters, narcotics drug control, AIDS, conventional economic, social and cultural co-operation; conclusion - realities and ideals - the Soviet Union, the five policemen, the Third World, the United States, collective legitimization, the secretary-general, the specialized agencies, the UN in the 1990s.