Description
Book SynopsisThe United Nations in the 21st Century, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the UN. It explores the historical, institutional, and theoretical foundations of the UN as well as major global trends and challenges facing the organization today, including changing major power dynamics, new threats to peace and security, the migration and refugee crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the existential challenges of climate change and sustainability.
Thoroughly revised and expanded, it contains two new chapters on the UN and the environment and on human security, including issues of health, food security, global migration, and human trafficking. There is enhanced analysis of theoretical perspectives on post-colonialism, feminist theory, constructivism, and non-Western views. New content has also been added on the UN's budget crisis, publicprivate partnerships, and the role of women in the organization.
By examining the UN as an intergov
Table of Contents
1 The United Nations in World Politics 2 The Evolution of the United Nations System 3 Actors in the United Nations System 4 Maintaining International Peace and Security 5 Economic, Human, and Sustainable Development 6 Advancing International Human Rights 7 Protection of the Environment 8 Human Security: Health, Food, Migration, and Trafficking 9 Is There a Future for the United Nations? Appendix: Charter of the United Nations (Selected Sections)
