The United Nations [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Jussi M. Hanhimäki.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 199.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.Description: 171 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 341.23 22
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  • JZ4984.5 .H364 2008eb
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Contents:
The best hope of mankind? : a brief history of the UN -- An impossible hybrid : the structure of the United Nations -- Facing wars, confronting threats : the UN Security Council in action -- Peacekeeping to peacebuilding -- Economic development to human development -- Rights and responsibilities : human rights to human security -- Reform and challenges : the future of the United Nations.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-161) and index.

The best hope of mankind? : a brief history of the UN -- An impossible hybrid : the structure of the United Nations -- Facing wars, confronting threats : the UN Security Council in action -- Peacekeeping to peacebuilding -- Economic development to human development -- Rights and responsibilities : human rights to human security -- Reform and challenges : the future of the United Nations.

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