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Reforming the United Nations: A Chronology

Reforming the United Nations: A Chronology

Name: Reforming the United Nations: A Chronology
Brand: Brill Nijhoff
SKU: 9789004242210
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Author: Joachim Muller
ISBN: 9789004242210

By Joachim Muller

Brill Nijhoff June 2016

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ISBN-13: 9789004242210
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Publication: June 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The UN celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2015. In the volume Reforming the UN: A Chronology by Joachim Müller. An exciting story is told describing the evolution of the UN through the main change initiatives applied by each Secretary-General, characterized by political confrontations, crises of confidence and organizational constraints. Initiatives included approving the Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening peacekeeping, enlarging the Security Council, establishing mechanisms to protect human rights, improving aid efficiency, and reforming management practices. This story is completed by a Chronology of Reform Events to enhance the transparency of parallel, multi-layer reform tracks. Lessons learned highlight the main drivers of changes, the interests and constraints, and the dynamics of the reform process: valuable insight for capitalizing on future change opportunities.

Preface; Abbreviations; 1.
Short Introduction to the Structure of the UN: 2.
Summary of Main Reform Initiatives, 1946 to 2015: 1.
Trygve Lie (Norway), 1946–1953: Building the Foundation: Organizational Structure, Headquarters and Decentralization New Entities and Subsidiary Bodies; First Experience in Technical Assistance and Peacekeeping; 2.
Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden), 1953–1961: Cold War: Peacekeeping Becomes Established; Management Reform with Political Overtones; 3.
U Thant (Burma), 1961–1971: The Third World: Peacekeeping Financing; New Planning and Budgeting System; Increase in Membership; Focus on Development; 4.
Kurt Waldheim (Austria), 1972–1981: The North–South Conflict: A New un Structure for Global Economic Co-operation; 5.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (Peru), 1982–1991: Return to the UN: Administrative and Financial Functioning; Rediscovery of the UN; 6.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), 1992–1996: The New Unity: Major Structural Changes; An Agenda for Peace; Agenda for Development; 50th Anniversary of the UN; 7.
Kofi Annan (Ghana), 1997–2006: Focus on Integrity and Efficiency: The Quiet Revolution; Millennium Summit; Security Council Reform; In Larger Freedom: Integrity and Efficiency; 8.
Ban Ki-moon (South Korea), 2007–2016: The Limits of the UN: Secretariat: Structure, Human Resources and Change Plan; Peacekeeping: Structure, Policy and Conduct; System-wide Coherence and “Delivering as One”; Capital Master Plan; 2030.
Agenda for Sustainable Development: 9.
Concluding Observations: 3.
Chronology of Main Change Events: Appendix I: Reform Documents; 1.
Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 2.
The Future of United Nations Peace Operations: Implementation of the Recommendations of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (hippo): 3.
Challenge of Sustaining Peace: Report of the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture: 4.
The Secretary-General’s Five-Year Action Agenda: Appendix II: Supporting Information; 1.
Charter of the United Nations: 2.
Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council: 3.
Statute of the International Court of Justice: 4.
United Nations Member States: 5.
Security Council Membership: 6.
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Bibliography on UN Reform; Index.