The No-Nonsense Guide to the United Nations (No-Nonsense Guides)

In the first book to distill the entire history of the United Nations into one accessible volume, Maggie Black explains how this complex organization works and explores its successes, failings, and current limitations. The book includes the creation of the UN and its early history, how it is structured, and whether it is well constituted in its functions. Black also considers possibilities for reform to make it more democratic, effective, and fit for its purpose. **Maggie Black** has written books for Oxford University Press, UNICEF, and Oxfam and articles for __The Economist__ and BBC World Service. She has worked as a consultant for UNICEF and Anti-Slavery International. Front Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 7 Introduction......Page 10 Chap 1......Page 12 Chap 2......Page 34 Chap 3......Page 56 Chap 4......Page 75 Chap 5......Page 97 Chap 6......Page 117 Chap 7......Page 136 Bodies within the UN......Page 156 Index......Page 158 Back Cover......Page 162 Presenting the entire history of the United Nations, Maggie Black explains how this complex organization works and explores its successes, failings and limitations