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Encyclopedia of the United Nations, 2-Volume Set, edited by Jerry Pubantz and John Allphin Moore

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Encyclopedia of the United Nations

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edited by Jerry Pubantz and John Allphin Moore

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2-Volume Set

The United Nations was created as a response to the suffering caused by World War II. The goal of the organization, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, was "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." That goal is as vital today as it was in 1945. Now in two volumes, with more than 100 new and revised entries. Encyclopedia of the United Nations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive update to the United Nations' institutions, procedures, policies, specialized agencies, historic personalities, initiatives, and involvement in world affairs. This up-to-date reference pu

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction: The United Nations and World History; Contributors; Acronyms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X, Y, Z; Appendix A: Charter of the United Nations; Appendix B: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Appendix C: United Nations Member States, March 2008; Appendix D: Secretaries-General of the United Nations; Appendix E: Statute of the International Court of Justice; Appendix F: Important United Nations Resolutions; Appendix G: Selected UN Conventions and DeclarationsAppendix H: United Nations ChronologyAppendix I: Important United Nations Web Sites; Selected Bibliography; Index;