The UN and development : from aid to cooperation / by Stokke, Olav, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Visions and Priorities for the 1990s: The United Nations Strategy for the Fourth Development Decade -- 11. …”
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Preventive diplomacy at the UN / by Ramcharan, B. G.

Subjects: “…United Nations History.…”
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NATO and the UN : a peculiar relationship / by Kaplan, Lawrence S.

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UN contributions to development thinking and practice /

Subjects: “…United Nations History.…”
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UN ideas that changed the world / by Jolly, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Overview ; The three UNs and their impact -- United Nations ideas changing the world. Human rights for all : from aspiration to implementation ; Gender : from eliminating discrimination to promoting women's rights and empowerment ; Development goals : from national and regional policies to the MDGs ; Fairer international economic relations : from aid and mutual interests to global solidarity ; Development strategies : from national planning to governing the market ; Social development : from sectoral to integrated perspectives ; Environmental sustainability : from environment and development to preserving the planet ; Peace and security : from preventing state conflict to protecting individuals ; Human development : from separate actions to an integrated approach -- A future for the UN and the planet. …”
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Unfinished business : the negotiation of the CTBT and the end of nuclear testing / by Johnson, Rebecca

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1948 : a history of the first Arab-Israeli war / by Morris, Benny, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Staking claims: the historical background -- The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution -- The first stage of the civil war, November 1947--March 1948 -- The second stage of the civil war, April--mid-May 1948 -- The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May--11 June 1948 -- The first truce, 11 June--8 July 1948, and the international community, and the War -- The "ten days" and after -- Operations Yoav and Hiram -- Operation Horev, December 1948--January 1949 -- The armistice agreements, January--July 1949 -- Some conclusions.…”
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Consequences of denial : the Armenian genocide / by Alayarian, Aida

Table of Contents: “…Foreword: A fortuitous meeting / Micol Ascoli -- Foreword: Recognizing the Armenian genocide / Caroline (Baroness) Cox -- Preface / Hélène Piralian-Simonyan -- History of the Armenian genocide to the present day -- Silence, denial, and trauma -- Trauma in relation to historical genocide -- Psychoanalytic perspectives on the causes and effects of genocide -- Twentieth-century genocide: brief examples from history -- Psychological consequences for those who survived -- Anger with no end: the tragic consequences of denial -- Conclusion: moving towards healing and recovery -- Appendix I: Maps of 1915 Armenian genocide -- Appendix II: United Nations convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide -- Appendix III: Article 301 -- Appendix IV: Previous, recent, and current involvement in the question of the Armenian genocide by world leaders, significant figures, and the media -- Appendix V: Turkish quotes about the Armenian genocide.…”
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The ancient shore : dispatches from Naples / by Hazzard, Shirley, 1931-2016

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The U.S. Navy in the Korean War /

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Decolonising International Law : Development, Economic Growth and the Politics of Universality / by Pahuja, Sundhya

Table of Contents: “…II The post-imperial contextIII Seek ye first the political kingdom; IV The transcendent positioning of development; V PSNR at the United Nations: nationalisation as strategy; 1 Commodification; 2 The split between the economic and the political; 3 The transcendence of economic growth; VI West as world: (re)producing the international; 1 Prefigurings; 2 West as world in the claim to PSNR; World (community); Historicism and destiny; Compensation; VII Resolution through conditionality; VIII Conclusion; Chapter 5 Development and the rule of (international) law; I Introduction.…”
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The world of child labor : an historical and regional survey /

Table of Contents: “…Hindman -- Worst forms of child labor: agriculture / Alec Fyfe -- Worst forms of child labor: child domestic labor / Jonathan Blagbrough -- Worst forms of child labor: street children and street trades / David Maidment -- Worst forms of child labor: commercial sexual exploitation of children / Carmen Madrinan -- Worst forms of child labor: children and war / Zoë Marriage -- Worst forms of child labor: child bonded labor / Garance Genicot -- The puzzle of "idle" children, neither in school nor performing economic activity / Mario Biggeri [and others] -- Child labor policy for developing nations / Deborah Levison -- Education and child labor: a global perspective / Ranjan Ray -- Special health risks of child labor / Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa and David H. Wegman -- The United Nations and UNICEF / Alec Fyfe -- Millennium development goals / Jaap E. …”
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