THE UNITED NATIONS
AND ITS FUTURES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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Vijay Mehta
(Editor)
To survive the 21st Century the UN needs to go through radical reforms or die and go the same way as its predecessor League of Nations. In the words of Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the UN, 'We have come to a fork in the road. This may be a moment no less decisive then 1945 itself, when the UN was founded'.
The up coming 60th anniversary of the United Nations in 2005 coincides with a worsening world situation where it is needed more then ever. This book is a timely reminder of the indispensable role the United Nations plays to the advancement of international peace and security. It includes contributions from eminent academics, UN professionals, and politicians who chart the role how the UN should be organise itself to become an effective world institution. Contributors include:
* Jayantha Dhanapala
* Sir Richard Jolly
* Professor Ramesh Thakur
* Razali Ismail
* Patricia McKenna
* Judge Rosalyn Higgins QC
* Dame Margaret Joan Anstee
* Professor Paul Rogers
* Denis Halliday
* Caroline Lucas MEP
* Dr Jenny Tonge MP
The
launch of the UN book, was held in Friends House with keynote speaker, Judge
Rosalyn Higgins (president of the World Court). Among the contributors of the
book were Margaret Anstee (former under secretary-general to the UN), Jayantha
Dhanapala (former under secretary-general for Disarmament Affairs), Dennis
Halliday (former UN humanitarian coordinator for Iraq), Rosalyn Higgins
(president of the World Court), Razali Ismail (permanent representative of
Malaysia to the United Nations), Richard Jolly (former special advisor to the
administrator of UNDP), Caroline Lucas MEP, Patricia McKenna (former MEP), Paul
Rogers (professor, Bradford University), Ramesh Thakur (senior vice rector of
the United Nations University) and Jenny Tonge (former UK MP).
Published by Spokesman for Action
for UN Renewal.