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THE UNITED NATIONS
AND ITS FUTURES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
(The book has been very successful and several book
reviews have been written so far)
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.
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