United Nations Documents Index, July-September 2005

United Nations Documents Index, July-September 2005
Author: United Nations
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2006-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789211011357

The United Nations Documents Index provides information on documents and publications issued by United Nations offices worldwide. The information is presented in nine sections covering the areas of documents and publications; official records; sales publications; United Nations maps included in UN documents; United Nations sheet maps; United Nations document series symbols; author index; title index and subject index. The index is a two part set. Publishing Agency: United Nations (UN).

Making the Declaration Work

Making the Declaration Work
Author: Claire Charters
Publisher: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN:

"The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a culmination of a centuries-long struggle by indigenous peoples for justice. It is an important new addition to UN human rights instruments in that it promotes equality for the world's indigenous peoples and recognizes their collective rights."--Back cover.

The Genocide Convention: The Travaux Préparatoires (2 vols)

The Genocide Convention: The Travaux Préparatoires (2 vols)
Author: Hirad Abtahi
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 2274
Release: 2009-02-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9047431375

This work gathers together for the first time in a single publication the records of the multitude of meetings which, in the context of the newly established United Nations, led to the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on 9 December 1948. This work will enable academics and practitioners easy access to the Genocide Convention’s travaux préparatoires – an endeavour that has until now proven extremely difficult. This work will be of paramount importance for the international adjudication of the crime of genocide insofar as recourse to the “general rule of interpretation” and the “supplementary means of interpretation” under the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is concerned.

The Politics Of Humanity

The Politics Of Humanity
Author: John Holmes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1781852081

John Holmes was the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs from 2007 until 2010. His work took him to some of the most troubled areas of the world: to Sri Lanka, Darfur, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among other places, and exposed him to the harsh realities of humanitarian aid. Frequently he found that the UN's humanitarian programmes in these hotspots were tolerated but consistently undermined and mistrusted by both sides in any conflict, and its efforts to protect civilians and provide humanitarian relief frustrated by people working for purely political ends. Clear-eyed about the realities of development aid, Holmes realised early on that his role was to be a voice to the voiceless. THE POLITICS OF HUMANITY exposes, in often depressing detail, how difficult this job is, as well as analysing and exploring in great depth the wider policy questions of his role.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author: William A. Schabas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 4171
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139619624

A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.

The Essential UN.

The Essential UN.
Author: United Nations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Human rights
ISBN: 9789211013726

"Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations in one book! This primer to the United Nations is designed for all global citizens. It covers the history of the UN, what it does and how it does it. As the world's only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries meet to address universal issues that cannot be resolved by any one of them acting alone. From international peace and security to sustainable development, climate change, human rights, and humanitarian action, the United Nations acts on our behalf around the world." --