The United Nations, Peace and Security (Thakur Ramesh)(Paperback)

The United Nations, Peace and Security (Thakur Ramesh)(Paperback)

Ending humanitarian atrocities has become as important for the United Nations as preventing interstate war. This book examines the transformation of UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. Ramesh Thakur asks why, when and how force may be used, and argues that the growing gulf

Kofi Annan: Guiding the United Nations (Koestler-Grack Rachel A.)(Library Binding)

In December 2001, Kofi A Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938,

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance (Moore Jr John)(Paperback)

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance offers a fresh look at the U.S.-UN relationship. The current discourse regarding America's linkage with the UN--and particularly about the　President's　influence on the world body--has metamorphosed well beyond the

Civil Society and Disarmament 2020: Navigating Disarmament Education - The Peace Boat Model (United Nations)(Paperback)

This publication explores various challenges and possibilities of disarmament education. With 37 years of experience in coordinating people-to-people exchange via voyages on a passenger ship, Peace Boat has implemented various disarmament education programmes over the past decades. As a steering

United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2019 (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Yearbook collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948 through a set of questionnaires dispatched annually by the United Nations Statistics Division to over 230 national statistical

Insignia del Cambio Climatico (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)(Paperback / softback)

International Security: A Very Short Introduction (Browning Christopher S.)(Paperback)

International security is never out of the headlines. War and peace, military strategy, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and revisionist states remain central to the discussion, but concerns such as climate change, migration, poverty, health, and international terrorism have complicated the

United Nations Map of The World 1946(Paperback / softback)

Skinny Legs and All (Robbins Tom)(Paperback)

An Arab and a Jew open a restaurant together across the street from the United Nations.... It sounds like the beginning of an ethnic joke, but it's the axis around which spins this gutsy, fun-loving, and alarmingly provocative novel, in which a bean can philosophizes, a dessert spoon mystifies, a

United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order (de Coning Cedric)(Paperback)

This open access book explores how UN peace operations are adapting to four transformational trends in the changing global order: (1) the rebalancing of relations between states of the global North and the global South; (2) the rise of regional organisations as providers of peace; (3) the rise of

Sex and World Peace (Hudson Valerie)(Paperback)

Sex and World Peace unsettles a variety of assumptions in political and security discourse, demonstrating that the security of women is a vital factor in the security of the state and its incidence of conflict and war.The authors compare micro-level gender violence and macro-level state

Closing the Gap: Empowerment and Inclusion in Asia and the Pacific (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The average achievements the Asia-Pacific region has seen in education, employment and income reflect the role economic growth can play in helping people realize their potential. However, these achievements represent only that: an average. With an increasing gap between rich and poor and between

Complexity in International Security: A Holistic Spatial Approach (Sapaty Peter Simon)(Pevná vazba)

In September 2018, the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations acknowledged that international instability is increasing and that improving global security is among the most important tasks facing the world today. The Assembly concluded that it is extremely important to develop new, effective

Understanding Cybercrime: Phenomena, Challenges and Legal Response (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Cyber attacks are on the rise. The media constantly report about data breaches and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime. Even governments are affected. At the same time, it is obvious that technology alone cannot solve the problem. What can countries do? Which issues can be addressed by policies

United Nations Medals and Ribbons for Peacekeeping (Foster Col Frank C.)(Paperback)

This is the only book in twenty years that provides you the finest illustrated source of United Nations military medals for over 70 years of UN peacekeeping operations. Every United Nations medal and ribbon is displayed in color along with a brief history of the peacekeeping mission and the

An Insider's Guide to the Un (Fasulo Linda)(Paperback)

Thoroughly revised and updated, a new edition of the most popular guide to the United Nations for students and interested readers 'My UN bible. Linda Fasulo knows all the right questions and brings back all the answers readers need to know to navigate the UN.'--Olivia Ward, Toronto Star 'The

Information Economy Report: 2017: Digitalization, Trade and Development (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear that it will have globally transformative impacts on the way we live, work and develop our

World Mortality 2019 Highlights (United Nations)(Paperback)

This report provides an overview of the estimated and projected trends in mortality at the world level, for development groups and major areas; the analysis also focuses on country and regional data for selected mortality indicators. In addition to examining the summary indicator of life expectancy

Industrial Development Report 2020: Industrializing in the Digital Age (United Nations)(Paperback)

The emergence and diffusion of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies clustered around the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is radically altering the nature of manufacturing production, increasingly blurring the boundaries between physical and digital production systems. The significant

Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2014 (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Contains the official records of the International Law Commission and is an indispensable tool for the preservation of the legislative history of the documents emanating from the Commission, as well as for the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the

Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2014 (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Contains the official records of the International Law Commission and is an indispensable tool for the preservation of the legislative history of the documents emanating from the Commission, as well as for the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the

New Directions in Women, Peace and Security (Marie Goetz Anne)(Paperback)

This groundbreaking international collection engages vexed and vexing questions about the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, from the legacies of coloniality to the prospects of international law, and from the implications of the global arms trade to the impact of climate change. The

The African Union: Autocracy, Diplomacy and Peacebuilding in Africa (Karbo Tony)(Paperback)

The African Union has been a major factor in establishing peace, security and development in Africa. Today, however, the intranational body is struggling in the midst of a perceived dissipating appetite for supporting continental institutions. Previously seen as the panacea to Africa's continuing

Women, Peace and Security: An Introduction (Johnson-Freese Joan)(Paperback)

This book offers an accessible overview of the multiple, interdependent issues related to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) global agenda.The first introductory overview of the WPS agenda as articulated in multiple national and international resolutions, statements, and initiatives, the book