02057nam a22003134a 4500 ebr10217103 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 030508s2004 ctua sb 001 0 eng 2003010668 0300101554 (cloth : alk. paper) 0300101546 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)268793778 JZ4984.6 .F37 2004eb 341.23 21 Fasulo, Linda M. An insider's guide to the UN [electronic resource] / Linda Fasulo. New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, c2004. xviii, 245 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and index. An overview -- UN founding documents -- The Secretary General and the Secretariat -- The American ambassadors -- The Security Council -- Peace operations -- The General Assembly -- Coordinating to fight international terrorism -- The UN village -- Rights versus sovereignty: the US and the International Criminal Court -- The call for reform -- UN finances -- A tour of UN headquarters -- The coup against Boutros-Ghali -- UN advocates, donors, and friends -- Keeping tabs on how nations vote -- Making a career at the UN -- ECOSOC -- Agencies, programs, and commissions -- Rule of law and human rights -- Social and economic development -- Protecting the biosphere and its inhabitants -- UN to the rescue -- Nuclear, biological, and chemical threats -- Guiding globalization: how the UN helps make things work -- International crime and drug trafficking. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. United Nations Popular works. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10217103 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 231570 231570