The ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN PEACE AND SECURITY, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD GOVERANCE: An Assessment of the Evidence

by Hordijk, Michaela; van Eerd, Maartje; Hofman, Kaj; Baud, Isa

• ISBN13: 9780773453050
• ISBN10: 0773453059
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr

Summary

The various scholarly contributions which make up this volume combine a history of the development of the United Nations with a discussion of some of the most pertinent issues on the international agenda: terrorism, peacekeeping, human rights, and the Millennium Development Goals.

Table of Contents

A Tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello (1948-2003)
Their Dignity Will Be Mine, As It Is Yours	p. 1
Introduction: Sergio Vieira De Mello; The Embodiment of UN Ideals	p. 11
United Nations in a Divided World: Predicaments and Prospects	p. 31
United Nations: International Peace and Security
September 11th and Challenges to International Law	p. 55
Military Ethics in Peacekeeping and In War: Maintaining Moral Integrity in a World of Contrast and Confusion	p. 77
Human Security	p. 103
The United Nations and Human Rights: A Practitioner's Perspective	p. 125
United Nations: Development
Marginalisation In an Era of Globalisation	p. 149
Human Rights and the Millennium Development Goals	p. 165
The United Nations and the Urban Environment: Local Agenda 21 in Peru from a Practitioner's Perspective	p. 181
The United Nations and Global Governance
Great Expectations: The United Nations and the Role of Youth in Global Policy Making	p. 207
The United States and the United Nations	p. 219
United Nations: Changes, Challenges, Chances	p. 235
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