A second generation United Nations
Subtitle: for peace and freedom in the 21st century
By: Guido de Marco and Michael Bartolo.
Contributors: Bartolo, Michael, 1939-
Publisher: Kegan Paul International; Distributed by Columbia University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: United Nations; Peace; Security, International
Description: An innovative vision for a restructuring of the United Nations, this book offers an insider's look at how the UN can respond more effectively to the challenges of the future in an age of globalization. Guido de Marco and Michael Bartolo, seasoned veterans of the United Nations, provide valuable policy recommendations involving a combination of political will, relevance, and efficiency in the coming years.

Analysing the roles of major United Nations organs such as the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Security Council and the Secretariat, de Marco and Bartolo call for a more relevant and strengthened General Assembly as the truly representative organ of the United Nations, where all Member States of the Organization are permanent Members.

They also call for a decentralization of United Nations activities, and for building stronger relationships with established regional entities and the Bretton Woods institutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-153) and index.