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Memoria y frontera Memoria y frontera Pablo de Lora Desde la promulgación de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos por la ONU en 1948, éstos se han convertido en una suerte de «religión civil», un elemento central de la retórica política y … OL12015316W
Ralph J. Bunche Ralph J. Bunche Patricia McKissack Biography of the African-American statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts. OL14860558W
Rwanda 1994 and the failure of the United Nations mission Rwanda 1994 and the failure of the United Nations mission Amadou Deme U.N. officer Captain Amadou Deme's account of the start of the Rwandan civil war. OL16144356W
Threats of force Threats of force Francis Grimal "Despite recent attempts by scholars to examine the absolute prohibition of threats of force under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, threats remain a largely un-chartered area in international law when… OL16682005W
Kickback Kickback Caroline Overington On the eve of the war in Iraq, Australia's wheat exporter, AWB Ltd - a company once owned and controlled by the Federal government - sent more than $290 million to the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein… OL16978650W
Vereinte Nationen gegen Israel Vereinte Nationen gegen Israel Alex Feuerherdt,Florian Markl Kein anderes Land steht bei den Vereinten Nationen so oft am Pranger wie Israel. Der UN-Menschenrechtsrat etwa hat den jüdischen Staat in seinen Resolutionen häufiger verurteilt als alle anderen Länd… OL17848073W
Madam Secretary Madam Secretary Jeremy Byman Focuses on the career of the former United States ambassador to the United Nations who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State. OL1815354W
The United Nations under Javier Perez de Cuellar, 1982-1991 The United Nations under Javier Perez de Cuellar, 1982-1991 George J. Lankevich "When Javier Perez de Cuellar was elected United Nations secretary-general, few believed that the Peruvian diplomat would be more than a temporary placeholder. Those perceptions appeared to be confir… OL1845105W
Soldiers, peacekeepers and disasters Soldiers, peacekeepers and disasters Thomas G. Weiss,Leon Gordenker xv,118p. ; 23 cm OL19455064W
Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations Chiyuki Aoi,Ramesh Chandra Thakur Peacekeeping operations have unintended consequences -- this has long been ignored by both practitioners and researchers. The deployment of a large number of soldiers, police officers and civilian p… OL19926727W
Can We Save True Dialogue in an Age of Mistrust? The encounter of Dag Hammarskjöld and Martin Buber Can We Save True Dialogue in an Age of Mistrust? The encounter of Dag Hammarskjöld and Martin Buber Lou Marin Dag Hammarskjöld und Martin Buber haben sich drei Mal zwischen 1958 und 1961 getroffen. Sie sprachen über die Möglichkeiten eines echten Dialoges in der politisch und kulturell kontrovers zusammenges… OL20082438W
Basic Facts about the United Nations Basic Facts about the United Nations United Nations: Department of Public Information xvi, 276 pages : 23 cm OL20222561W
Defiende tus derechos Defiende tus derechos Jasper Bakyayita,Toyin Ajasa,Urjana Shrestha An introduction for children to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. OL24163016W
The United Nations The United Nations Connolly, Sean Describes the history of the United Nations, its peacekeeping missions, and views of those who support or criticize the UN. OL24690122W
Madam Secretary Madam Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright Mémoires de M. Albright, responsable de la politique étrangère des Etats-Unis sous la présidence de Bill Clinton de 1997 à 2001, et qui fut précédemment représentante permanente des Etats-Unis aux Na… OL276829W
Civil-military coordination Civil-military coordination Lara Olson,Hrach Gregorian,John Ferris "The Peacebuilding, Development, and Security (PDS) Program was initiated at the University of Calgary in 2007 with funding from the University Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS). It re… OL28764566W
Personal policy making Personal policy making Eliʻezer Ṭaʼuber "Without the Canadian mediation between the two world blocs in 1947, the UN resolution to partition Palestine - 181(II) - might not have been adopted by the General Assembly. Canadians were among the… OL3494947W
United Nations? United Nations? Josh Brooman Discusses the operation of the UN and its role in promoting world peace and international cooperation. Special focus is given to the place of the European Community as a regional grouping of "united … OL4444776W
Canada north now Canada north now Farley Mowat An historical and general account of northern Canada designed to make southern Canadians more aware of the North. OL479058W
Peace Enforcement Peace Enforcement Jane Boulden "Boulden argues that, while problematic, peace enforcement is a potentially viable tool for the United Nations. The implementation of peace enforcement operations does, however, present the United Na… OL7819131W
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