The New United Nations av Jr. John Allphin (California State Polytechnic University) Moore, Jerry Pubantz

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<P>The third edition of this successful text highlights new international trends toward global governance, nation-building, and human development, while also assessing the extraordinary challenges confronting the United Nations at this critical moment in international affairs, not least being the ubiquity of conflict in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, and the global threats of disease, climate change, and the retreat from multilateralism by the great powers. A comprehensive guide to the world body''s institutions, procedures, policies, specialized agencies, historic personalities, initiatives, and involvement in world affairs, <I>The New United Nations</I> is organized thematically, blending both topical and chronological explanations, making reference to current scholarly terms and theories.</P><P></P><P>New to this edition:</P><UL><P><LI>Fully updated chapters and a new Introduction, including discussion of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the world''s response to COVID-19, a