UNtold: The Real Story of the United Nations in Peace and War PDF
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“A lively, informative, frank, and indispensable guide to all that’s invaluable about the UN—and what needs to be fixed as well.” —JOHN FEFFER Director of “Foreign Policy in Focus” and author, Splinterlands “From Rwanda to the Balkans to Sudan to Syria, human rights sup- porters and defenders have been campaigning to get the UN’s mem- bers and the organization itself to reform and act on the principles it has established. UNTold continues Ian’s remarkable work in support- ing this invaluable institution while questioning its delivery—and the hypocrisy of so many member states whose adherence and support for international law and human rights is so often compromised.” —BIANCA JAGGER Founder and Executive President, Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation Member of the Executive Director’s Leadership Council, Amnesty International USA “A book on the UN that is entertaining as well as fair and accurate— and tells you what you want to know? Only one person could do it: Ian Williams, who has been the UN’s jovial gadfly for a quarter of a cen- tury. Thank goodness he has!” —EDWARD MORTIMER Communications Director for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, 1998–2006 “The absolutely essential companion for anyone who wants to know everything about the UN, but who never thought to ask.” —MARK SEDDON Speechwriter for former SG Ban Ki-moon, former UN Correspondent, Al Jazeera TV “UNtold is a much needed exploration of the United Nations that nei- ther mythologizes the world body nor condemns it out of hand. For those who want a critical assessment, with humor, of the UN, UNtold is a book they must read.” —JODY WILLIAMS Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1997) Chair, Nobel Women’s Initiative “Ian Williams’s UNtold is the perfect remedy for the tragic indiffer- ence to the UN. UNtold is a delightfully digestible history about the most important international intergovernmental agency—one which is dedicated to maintaining global peace and order.” —CHERYL WILLS Author, Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale Anchor, NY1 TV Just World Books exists to expand the discourse in the United States and worldwide on issues of vital international concern. We are commit- ted to building a more just, equitable, and peaceable world. We uphold the equality of all human persons. We aim for our books to contrib- ute to increasing understanding across national, religious, ethnic, and racial lines; to share more broadly the reflections, analyses, and policy prescriptions of pathbreaking activists for peace; and to help to pre- vent war. To learn about our existing and upcoming titles or to buy our books, visit our website: www.JustWorldBooks.com Also, follow us on Facebook and Twitter! 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Photographs by kind permission of the United Nations Department of Public Information. All texts and compilation by Ian Williams: Copyright © 2017 Deadline Pundit, Inc All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except brief passages for review purposes. Visit our website, www. justworldbooks.com. Project management and proofreading: Marissa Wold Uhrina Typesetting: PerfecType, Nashville, TN Cover design: theBookDesigners Publisher’s Cataloging-In-Publication Data (Prepared by The Donohue Group, Inc.) Names: Williams, Ian, 1949- | Krishna, 1961- illustrator. Title: UNtold : the real story of the United Nations in peace and war / Ian Williams ; illustrations by Krishna. Description: Charlottesville, Virginia : Just World Books, [2017] Identifiers: ISBN 978-1-68257-089-0 | ISBN 978-1-68257-084-5 (ePub) | ISBN 978-1-68257-083-8 (PDF) Subjects: LCSH: United Nations—History. | United Nations—Rules and prac- tice. | United Nations—Caricatures and cartoons. | United Nations—Humor. | International organization. | LCGFT: Humor. Classification: LCC JZ4984.6 .W55 2017 (print) | LCC JZ4984.6 (ebook) | DDC 341.23—dc23 CONTENTS Preface ............................................................. xi Section 1: Simple Facts about a Complicated Organization! .......... 1 Section 2: The UN’s Leaders, in History and Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Section 3: That Scourge of War Thing—Peace and Disarmament ...67 Section 4: The UN and Human Rights .............................89 Section 5: The UN Alphabet .......................................115 Section 6: The UN and the Future .................................145 additional resources .............................................153 acknowledgments .................................................155 about the author and illustrator ................................157 ix
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