The United Nations and the European Union: An Ever Stronger Partnership

by Edited by Jan Wouters , Frank Hoffmeister , Tom Ruys

• ISBN13: 9789067042314
• ISBN10: 9067042315
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press

Summary

The United Nations and the European Union: an ever stronger partnership provides a comprehensive overview of EU-UN cooperation, identifying the role of the various actors involved in the decision-making process and its influence in areas stretching from environmental protection to human rights, crisis management, public health and the protection of refugees. By collecting contributions of renowned EU and UN experts, diplomats and scholars, the book will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including academics, students, policy makers as well as civil society actors.

Table of Contents

Introduction

EU Status and Coordination at the Principal UN Bodies:

The status of the European Union at the United Nations

EU coordination at the UN General Assembly and ECOSOC

EU-coordination on UN Security Council matters Ambassador

UN-EU Cooperation in Certain UN Specialized Agencies:

FAO-EU cooperation: an ever stronger partnership

EU-ILO cooperation on employment and social affairs

UN-EU cooperation on financial issues - The role of the European Union at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

The European Community at UNESCO: an exceptionally active observer?

UN-EU Cooperation on public health - The evolving participation of the European Community in the World Health Organization

UN-EU Cooperation on Human Development Issues

UNHCR, the European Union and refugees

The EU's human rights policy in the UN: an example of effective multilateralism?

UN-EU cooperation on sustainable development

The EU: greening the UN? Environmental cooperation between the EU and the UN

EU-UN cooperation on security issues

UN-EU cooperation on crisis management

UN-EU cooperation on crisis management: putting effective multilateralism into practice

The European Security Strategy: confirming the choice for collective and comprehensive security

EU-UN cooperation on security: in search of 'effective multilateralism' and a balanced division of tasks

UN-EU cooperation on terrorism

The UN and the EU in Kosovo - the challenges of joint nation-building

Outlook

Regional groups within the UN post-EU enlargement Ambassador

The European Union and the reform of the United Nations

The future of the United Nations: a view from the European Parliament

Epilogue: The UN and the EU - the road to partnership

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