Modernizing the United Nations System

Modernizing the United Nations System
Author: John E. Trent
Publisher: Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2007-06-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3866490038

This book contends that civil society must mobilize its capacities to bring a new will to national and international politics and oblige governments to act. It starts by demonstrating the need for institutional change at the UN and then shows how, both in the past and the present, leading individuals and nongovernmental organizations, using their knowledge base and their organizational networks, have lead the fight for international organizations. After a summary of major UN reform proposals over the years, the book concludes by identifying leading global “reformers” and elaborating a detailed plan for a global reform movement to spearhead the modernization of the UN system.

Modernizing the UN Human Rights System

Modernizing the UN Human Rights System
Author: Bertrand G. Ramcharan
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-11-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 900438734X

The universal protection of human rights remains the core challenge of the United Nations if it is to achieve its mission of a world of peace, development and justice. Yet, at a time of seismic changes in the world, when shocking violations of human rights are taking place world-wide, the UN human rights system is in need of urgent modernization. This book, written by a foremost scholar-practitioner who previously exercised the functions of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, advances a series of ideas to modernize the UN protection system. Among a dozen key proposals are that the UN human rights system should help alleviate the plight of the poorest, pay greater attention to the national protection system of each country, and establish a World Court on Human Rights that can deal with countries which grievously violate human rights. Unlike other texts that have focused on those topics, this book not only provides comprehensive analysis but, crucially, offers practical and workable solutions based on the author's significant expertise and experience. Scholars, practitioners, and students of international human rights will benefit immensely from its analysis, insights, perspectives, and proposals. It is a salutary contribution on the 75th anniversary of the UN (2020).

Convergence, Persistence and Diversity in Male and Female Careers – Does Context Matter in an Era of Globalization?

Convergence, Persistence and Diversity in Male and Female Careers – Does Context Matter in an Era of Globalization?
Author: Daniela Grunow
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2006-10-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3847414623

Little comparative knowledge exists on how the radical transformations that constitute the late 20th century’s ‘era of globalization’ have affected gender relations and their particular structural manifestation on the labour market, thereby neglecting a core element of the changes and problems currently underway. This book analyses how converging tendencies in the life courses and employment careers of men and women interfere with developments of increasing diversity and instability, both within and between sexes, as economies move from ‘industrial’ to ‘global’. Using the shifting welfare regimes of West Germany and Denmark as illustrative evidence of how national context ‘genders’ the risks and chances associated with globalisation and increasing employment flexibility, this study provides a timely, comprehensive longitudinal analysis of the gendered career consequences of recent political and economic change.

The Internal Justice of the United Nations

The Internal Justice of the United Nations
Author: Abdelaziz Megzari
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2015-08-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9004301860

Since 1945, the United Nations has had an internal justice system to handle internal disputes and examine employee conformity with its rules of governance. Based on an exhaustive analysis of 3,067 judgements, advisory opinions, and General Assembly debates on the issue, The Internal Justice of the United Nations offers an unparalleled account of the system’s effectiveness and shortcomings over its seventy year history.

A United Nations Renaissance

A United Nations Renaissance
Author: John E. Trent
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2017-12-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3847412167

This short introduction to the United Nations analyzes the organization as itis today, and how it can be transformed to respond to its critics. Combiningessential information about its history and workings with practical proposalsof how it can be strengthened, Trent and Schnurr examine what needs to bedone, and also how we can actually move toward the required reforms. Thisbook is written for a new generation of change-makers — a generation seekingbetter institutions that reflect the realities of the 21st century and that can actcollectively in the interest of all.

European Neighbourhood Policy

European Neighbourhood Policy
Author: Johannes Varwick
Publisher: Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2007-07-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3866491255

The enlarged European Union needs new instruments for exporting stability and change into the fragile regions and countries beyond its borders. That is why the EU is developing and implementing the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP): a strategic concept which is to enhance the Union’s capability to be a driver of reform – without automatically promising the “golden carrot” of membership to the neighbours. This book provides the reader with information on what ENP wants, how it works and what the prospects of the Union’s cooperation with neighbouring countries are.

Modernizing Learning

Modernizing Learning
Author: Jennifer J. Vogel-Walcutt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2019
Genre: Distance education
ISBN: 9780160950926

Achieving Sustainable Development and Promoting Development Cooperation

Achieving Sustainable Development and Promoting Development Cooperation
Author: Department of Economic & Social Affairs
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789211045871

This book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment, at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum. The discussions also revolved around the theme of the second Annual Ministerial Review, "Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development."--P. 4 of cover.

Modernizing Learning

Modernizing Learning
Author: JJ Vogel-Walcutt
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2019-06-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0160950910

Modernizing Learning: Building the Future Learning Ecosystem is an implementation blueprint for connecting learning experiences across time and space. This co-created plan represents an advancement of how and where learning will occur in the future. Extensive learning and technological research has been conducted across the myriad disciplines and communities needed to develop this holistic maturation of the learning continuum. These advancements have created the opportunity for formal and informal learning experiences to be accessible anywhere, anytime, and to be personalized to individual needs. However, for full implementation and maximal benefits for learners of all ages and within all communities to be achieved, it is necessary to centralize and coordinate the required connections across technology, learning science, and the greater supporting structures. Accordingly, the ADL Initiative has taken the lead in this coordination process, connecting Government, Military, Academia, Industry, and K-12 teachers, instructors, technologists, researchers, and implementers to create and execute a coordinated transition process. Input was included from stakeholders, communities, and supporting entities which will be involved in this advancement of the life-long learning ecosystem.

The Bologna Process – Harmonizing Europe's Higher Education

The Bologna Process – Harmonizing Europe's Higher Education
Author: Bob Reinalda
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2006-07-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3847412787

The book analyses the Bologna Process as an effort to harmonise Europe’s higher education in the context of global competition. It includes original documents from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, up to the Bergen ministerial meeting of the Bologna Process in May 2005.