The Essential UN (Paperback)

United Nations Department of Global Communications

ISBN 10: 9210035100 / ISBN 13: 9789210035101

Editore: United Nations, New York, 2025

Paperback. Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nationsnow fully updated for a new era. This expanded second edition of The Essential UN is designed for all global citizens. It offers an accessible, engaging overview of the United Nations, explaining what it is, how it works, and why it matters. With a new preface, up-to-date facts and figures, revised examples, and expanded coverage of the UNs work, this edition reflects the evolving priorities of the international community. A new chapter on future initiatives explores how the United Nations is adapting to a rapidly changing world. As the worlds only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries come together to confront challenges that no single nation can solve alone. From human rights and sustainable development to climate change, humanitarian action, and international peace and security, the UN works on behalf of all people, everywhere. This book demonstrates how the United Nations makes a difference in the lives of millions and why its mission remains more vital than ever. Discover the evolving impact of the United Nations in a rapidly shifting world. Updated insights, revised examples, and a new chapter on future initiatives reveal how nations unite on human rights, climate change, sustainable development, and peacekeeping. It highlights the UNs vital role in global collaboration. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9789210035101

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Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations―now fully updated for a new era. This expanded second edition of The Essential UN is designed for all global citizens. It offers an accessible, engaging overview of the United Nations, explaining what it is, how it works, and why it matters. With a new preface, up-to-date facts and figures, revised examples, and expanded coverage of the UN’s work, this edition reflects the evolving priorities of the international community. A new chapter on future initiatives explores how the United Nations is adapting to a rapidly changing world. As the world’s only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries come together to confront challenges that no single nation can solve alone. From human rights and sustainable development to climate change, humanitarian action, and international peace and security, the UN works on behalf of all people, everywhere. This book demonstrates how the United Nations makes a difference in the lives of millions and why its mission remains more vital than ever.

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Titolo: The Essential UN (Paperback)
Casa editrice: United Nations, New York
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new
Edizione: seconda edizione