UN ideas that changed the world [electronic resource] / Richard Jolly, Louis Emmerij, and Thomas G. Weiss ; foreword by Kofi A. Annan.

ISBN:

9780253003379

Title:

Author:

Jolly, Richard.

Personal Author:

Jolly, Richard.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 310 pages).

Series:

United Nations intellectual history project

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1. UNIHP at a Glance; 1. Overview; 2. The Three UNs and Their Impact; Part 2. United Nations Ideas Changing the World; 3. Human Rights for All: From Aspiration to Implementation; 4. Gender: From Eliminating Discrimination to PromotingWomen's Rights and Empowerment; 5. Development Goals: From National and Regional Policiesto the MDGs; 6. Fairer International Economic Relations: From Aid andMutual Interests to Global Solidarity.

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Corporate Subject:

United Nations.

Subject Term:

Human rights.

Economic development.

Economic development -- Social aspects.

Economic development -- Environmental aspects.

Conflict management.

Peace-building.

Added Author:

Emmerij, Louis.

Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2009

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Summary

Ideas and concepts have been a driving force in human progress, and they may be the most important legacy of the United Nations. UN ideas have set past, present, and future international agendas in many global economic and social arenas and have also led to initiatives and actions that have improved the quality of human life. This capstone volume draws upon findings of the other 14 books in the acclaimed United Nations Intellectual History Project Series. The authors not only assess the development and implementation of UN ideas regarding sustainable economic development and human security, but also apply lessons learned to suggest ways in which the United Nations can play a fuller role in confronting the challenges of human survival with dignity in the 21st century.

Author Notes

Richard Jolly is Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.

Louis Emmerij is Senior Research Fellow at The CUNY Graduate Center.

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies.