Sari: River Publishers Series in Chemical, Environmental, and Energy Engineering
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Oct-2024, Kirjastus: River Publishers, ISBN-13: 9781003338291)
The book incorporates climate change deniers arguments and counter arguments. It also does not shy away from some problematic results. Finally, the book also presents a case study of climate change impacts, including air, water and soil pollution, i...Loe edasi...
This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict....Loe edasi...
This is the first historical biography in English to be published on Egyptian scholar-diplomat, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the most intellectually accomplished of the nine UN secretaries-general....Loe edasi...
This book explores the role and relevance of non-state actors (NSAs) in the international system by analyzing the ways these actors gain influence in the United Nations (UN)....Loe edasi...
The contributors to this book describe, discuss, and evaluate the normative reframing Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the Ban Treaty) brings about, taking you on a journey through its genesis and negotiation history and the shape of th...Loe edasi...
This book examines a particular type of donor behavior known as country earmarking of contributions which occurs within the voluntary financing system of the United Nations....Loe edasi...
This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the complicated power relations surrounding the recognition and implementation of Indigenous Peoples rights at multiple scales....Loe edasi...
The UN Military Staff Committee is a misunderstood organ, and never really worked as initially envisaged. This book charts its historic development as a means to explain the continuous debate about the reactivation of the Military Staff Committee an...Loe edasi...
This book explores the role of UNHCR in protracted refugee situations, and seeks to understand situations where they may find themselves taking on responsibilities far beyond their mandates, and often becoming a surrogate state....Loe edasi...
This book provides a detailed analysis of South Africas actions on the UN Human Rights Council, examining the countrys positions on civil and political rights, economic rights and development, social groups whose rights are frequently violated as we...Loe edasi...
This book reveals why the UN is more successful than unilateral great powers in protecting civilians from violence, and focuses on the discourse, development and consequences of UN peacekeeping....Loe edasi...
Offering a fascinating account of Security Council micro-politics and decision-making processes on sanctions, this rigorous comparative and theory-driven analysis treats the Council and its sanctions committees as distinguishable entities that may d...Loe edasi...
A report that lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Environmental Sustainability. It identifies key environmental challenges, such as degradation of land, watersheds and marine fisheries, deforestation, pollution, a...Loe edasi...
The UN Millennium Project was commissioned by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to develop a practical plan of action to meet the Millennium Development Goals. This title outlines the practical actions that are needed to increase access to...Loe edasi...
The UN Millennium Project was commissioned by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to develop a practical plan of action to meet the Millennium Development Goals. This title argues that meeting the Millennium Development Goals requires a subs...Loe edasi...
The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the worlds targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015. This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Ta...Loe edasi...
The trading system is unbalanced against developing countries. The progressive elimination of remaining trade barriers in goods and services, with rich counties leading by example, coupled with enough support for poor countries to bear adjustment co...Loe edasi...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is undergoing a crisis of credibility and challenge: this study reviews the WHOs actions in the most visible programmes such as SARS, H1N1, Ebola and also smallpox, malaria, onchocerciasis, polio and AIDS....Loe edasi...
The number of religious NGOs (RNGOs) engaging with the United Nations (UN) has grown considerably in recent years. This volume examines whether the RNGOs involvement polarizes political debates at the UN or facilitates agreement on policy issues....Loe edasi...
