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The United Nations / Stewart Ross.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 20th-century perspectivesPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003.Description: 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 1403401527 (lib. bdg.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.23 21
LOC classification:
  • JZ4984.6 .R67 2003
Contents:
What is the United Nations? -- The League of Nations -- A new beginning -- A world parliament -- Struggling secretaries -- International law and justice -- The Security Council -- Working for peace -- Enforcement -- The blue helmets -- The Gulf War -- Disarmament and arms limitation -- Closing the economic gap -- World health -- Emergency! -- Human rights -- The rights of women -- The environment -- Kyoto -- Past and future -- Timeline.
Summary: Discusses the establishment of the United Nations, its function in preventing war and eliminating poverty, and its role in various international conflicts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

What is the United Nations? -- The League of Nations -- A new beginning -- A world parliament -- Struggling secretaries -- International law and justice -- The Security Council -- Working for peace -- Enforcement -- The blue helmets -- The Gulf War -- Disarmament and arms limitation -- Closing the economic gap -- World health -- Emergency! -- Human rights -- The rights of women -- The environment -- Kyoto -- Past and future -- Timeline.

Discusses the establishment of the United Nations, its function in preventing war and eliminating poverty, and its role in various international conflicts.