Global Agenda

Global Agenda Issues Before the United Nations by Irwin
Arieff The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)
is pleased to announce the publication of the 2010-2011
edition of its highly respected “A Global Issues Before
the United Nations.” This latest addition to the Global
Agenda series features timely new content since the 2009
edition including the latest developments in the quest for
an international agreement on climate change the global
debate over whether international aid works and a detailed
evaluation of how well the new Human Rights Council is
working. The 2010 edition also looks at global instability
the vast growth in peacekeeping the steady evolution of
the International Criminal Court and lagging efforts at UN
reform. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon A Global Agenda
is essential reading for diplomats scholars students and
anyone seeking in-depth information and expert analysis on
the United Nations and the challenges of our times. This
is an invaluable reference tool on how the United Nations
engages around the world and across the agenda.The authors
of “A Global Agenda” read like a who’s who of policy
experts diplomats academics and journalists. Jean-Marie
Gu?henno who examines the UN response to the changing
nature of global conflict was the UNs peacekeeping chief
until 2008 and led the largest expansion of peacekeeping
in UN history. Jayantha Dhanapala the UN under
secretary-general for disarmament affairs from 1998 to
2003 lays out multilateral approaches to taming some of
the top causes of international insecurity. Robert P. Finn
who served as the first US ambassador to Afghanistan in
more than 20 years after the country was invaded over the
Sept. 11 attacks assesses the gains — and setbacks — in
the region since 2001. Barbara Crossette UN bureau chief
for The New York Times from 1994 to 2001 looks at UN Women
the new womens agency. James Cockayne of the Center on
Global Counterterrorism Cooperation evaluates the UN
counterterrorism role. Sir Brian Urquhart whose foreword
calls for big changes at the UN helped pull together the
organization after World War II. The Century Foundations
Jeffrey Laurenti probes the evolving relationship between
the UN and President Obama. And Huffington Posts Evelyn
Leopold profiles Susan E. Rice Washingtons top diplomat at
the UN.