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Title Irrelevant or indispensable? : the United Nations in the twenty-first century / Paul Heinbecker and Patricia Goff, editors.

Publication Info. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studies in International Governance Ser.
Studies in International Governance Ser.
Note Papers from a conference titled: The UN : adapting to the 21st century, held April 4, 2005, in Waterloo, Ont.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents The United Nations : adapting to the twenty-first century / Louise Fréchette -- The Millennium project : from words to action / Jeffrey Sachs -- UN reform and the high-level panel report on threats, challenges, and change / Lord David Hannay -- Implementing the Secretary General's report, "In larger freedom" / Bruce Jones -- The Monterrey consensus : developing the policy innovations / Nitin Desai -- Ensuring adequate resources to meet the millennium development goals / John W. McArthur -- WMD and terrorism : can the UN help to keep the genie in the bottle? / Jayantha Dhanapala -- Legal and legitimate use of force under the UN charter : a critical analysis of the report of the high-level panel / Tom Farer -- Small arms, big killers / Keith Krause -- Freedom from fear : effective, efficient, and equitable security / Ramesh Thakur -- The UN reform agenda and human rights / Kenneth Roth -- The UN Security Council : reform or enlarge? / Edward C. Luck -- Working better together : implementing the high-level panel's recommendations on peacebuilding / Shepard Forman -- Making the case for change / Lloyd Axworthy -- Managing the reform agenda : a call for timely action / Jean Ping -- The way forward / Paul Heinbecker.
Summary Annotation The UN is in crisis. Kofi Annan has proposed reforms to reinvigorate it and galvanize support. This book contains the responses of experts called together to assess his controversial proposals.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject United Nations -- Congresses.
United Nations.
United Nations.
United Nations -- Congresses.
Nations Unies -- Congrès.
Security, International -- Congresses.
Security, International.
Economic development -- Congresses.
Economic development.
Security, International.
Economic development.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Heinbecker, Paul, 1941-
Goff, Patricia M.
Other Form: Print version: Irrelevant or indispensable?. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005 0889204934 (OCoLC)60602220
ISBN 1423717260 (electronic book)
9781423717263 (electronic book)
0889204934
9780889204935
1280280913
9781280280917
9780889209176
0889209170
Standard No. 9786610280919