An insider's guide to the UN /
Linda Fasulo.
- 2nd ed.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
- xvi, 262 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index.
Introducing the UN -- Founding documents -- The secretary-general and the secretariat -- The American ambassador -- The Security Council -- The General Assembly and ECOSOC -- Rubbing elbows and egos in the UN village -- Keeping tabs on how nations vote -- Peace operations -- Stopping international terrorism and WMD proliferation -- Climate change -- The rule of law and human rights -- UN finances -- The call for reform -- UN agencies, programs, and commissions -- Stars in the UN firmament -- The coup against Boutros Boutros-Ghali -- Making a career at the UN.