The essential UN
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9789211013726
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Human rights; International Security; Humanitarian intervention; International relations; Political aspects; Rule of law; United Nations
Description: "Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations in one book! This primer to the United Nations is designed for all global citizens. It covers the history of the UN, what it does and how it does it. As the world's only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries meet to address universal issues that cannot be resolved by any one of them acting alone. From international peace and security to sustainable development, climate change, human rights, and humanitarian action, the United Nations acts on our behalf around the world." --
Table of contents: title: An introduction to the United Nations; title: The United Nations family; title: Economic and social development; title: International peace and security; title: Human rights and the rule of law; title: Humanitarian crises and responses.