A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 57th General Assembly of the United Nations

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 - Political Science - 303 pages
This annual publication provides readers with the most accurate, complete, and up-to-date information on the work of the United Nations. Designed to serve international affairs experts, concerned citizens, and students, each volume of A Global Agenda offers a comprehensive overview of the complex and disparate activities of the entire UN system over the course of a year and describes their significance within the context of contemporary events. Sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
 

Contents

Humanity
1
2 Humanitarian Assistance
33
Peace
63
Keeping the Peace in East Timor
74
3 Peace in Latin America and the Caribbean
80
Peacekeeping in the Balkans
85
5 The Middle East By Gordon Goldstein
93
Security
101
2 Health
189
3 Women
193
4 Children and Youth
199
5 Ageing
206
6 Disabled Persons
211
Law and Justice
215
1 The United Nations and International Terrorism
216
2 The Sixth Committee Legal the International Law Commission ILC and the UN General Assembly
220

1 First Committee Disarmament and International Security
102
2 Conference on Disarmament
104
3 The Disarmament Commission
106
Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review Conference NPT Prepcom
110
6 Missiles Missile Defense and Space Weapons
112
7 Biological Weapons
116
8 Chemical Weapons
118
10 Terrorism and the United Nations
119
Global Resources
123
2 The United Nations and Development
139
3 Environment and Sustainable Development
164
4 Food and Population
177
Society
183
3 Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals
226
4 UN Legal Involvement in Other PostConflict Situations
252
5 The Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court
259
6 National Courts and International Crimes
262
7 The International Court of Justice ICJ
263
8 International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ITLOS
271
Finance and Administration
275
2 Scales of Assessments
279
3 Program Budget for the Biennium 20022003
280
4 Budgets of Peacekeeping Operations and International War Crimes Tribunals
285
5 Personnel and Administration
286
Index
291
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