Contents: 1. UN-business partnerships--What is at stake? 2. The nature of the development challenge 3. UN-business partnerships: An all purpose development tool? etc.
This book contains: 1. Activities relating to all questions considered by the security council under its responsbility for the maintenance of international peace and security 2. Questions considered by the security council under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security 3. Other matters considered by the security council 4. Report of the military staff comm…
It sets out a full yet concise account of UN security (peace-building) doctrine and action; of disarmament strategies (from weapons of mass destruction to small arms); of its criminal jurisdiction; of human rights issues; of globalization and poverty contradictions; and of UN financing worries. The book also explores how the UN works, or does not, and describes how the tension between the elite…
This book contains: 1. The millenium declaration 2. The power of partnership 3. The history of the industry cooperative progamme
This book contains: A. United nations convention on the use of electronic communications in international contracts 1. Sphere of application 2. General provisions 3. Use of electronic communications in international contracts 4. Final provisions B. Explanatory note by the UNCITRAL secretariat on the United Nations convention on the use of electronic communications in international con…
This publication attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of the impact on trade, development and poverty reduction brought about by global labour movement and integration. It attempts to answer the question as to how temporary labour mobility can be better managed so as to contribute to improving peoples livelihood as welfare prospects while at the same time moving closer to achieving of in…
The paper reviews aspects of the financial governance of the IMF, focusing on the equity implications of the manner of distributing the cost of running the Fund’s regular (nonconcessionary) lending operations as well as the modalities of funding its concessionary lending and debt relief operations. It is concluded that while the Fund charges borrowers roughly what it pays its creditor members…
This book explores the entire large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law, this book examines not only the use of force by states but also the role of the United Nations in peacekeeping and peacekeeping actions, and the growing importance of regional action.
This book is based on the author´s experience of working for more than two decades in over thirty conflict and post-conflict zones. It is written for those involved in UN peacekeeping and the protection of civilians. It is intended to be accessible to non- lawyers working in the field who may need to know the applicable legal standards relating to issues such as the use of force and arrest and…
The volume brings together leading scholars and senior practitioners in order to provide a comprehensive assessment of the successes, failures, and lessons learned of UN peacekeeping since 1948. As with all Oxford Handbooks, the volume will be agenda-setting in importance. providing the authoritative point of reference for all those working throughout international relations.