Publication

2008 - ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

93,750 words, Guess

Page Count

375 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • LCCJZ4986 .A44 2006
  • LCCJZ4986 .A44 2006eb
  • LCCJZ4986.A44 2006
and 1 more
  • LCCJZ4986 .A44 2005

Description

Rising from the ashes of World War II, the UN's birth was announced on October 24, 1945. Its military arm began in 1948 with the deployment of just 36 soldiers, tasked with supervising a fragile cease-fire in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Since then it has undertaken more than 50 peacekeeping missions and concluded 500 multilateral conventions on human rights, arms control, environment, terrorism, and many other subjects.The United Nations System examines the continuing controversy that surrounds this organization. Whereas conservatives accuse the UN of wavering in the face of gross violations of its own resolutions by Saddam Hussein, many liberals have lambasted it for failing to take decisive action against genocide in the Balkans and in Rwanda. Highly readable and packed with useful facts and illustrations, this book is essential reading for those who wish to make up their own minds.

Description

A reference guide to the United Nations.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The United Nations SystemElectronic resourceABC-CLIO2008

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