TY - BOOK AU - Ross,Stewart TI - The United Nations SN - 1403401527 (lib. bdg.) : AV - JZ4984.6 .R67 2003 U1 - 341.23 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Chicago, Ill. PB - Heinemann Library KW - United Nations KW - History KW - sears N1 - 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 N2 - Discusses the establishment of the United Nations, its function in preventing war and eliminating poverty, and its role in various international conflicts ER -