Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, United Nations

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Title Page……Page 3
© 2004 by Gale……Page 4
CONTENTS……Page 5
Contributors……Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……Page 12
FOREWORD……Page 15
FOREWORD……Page 16
INTRODUCTION……Page 17
NOTES……Page 20
THE UNITED NATIONS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS……Page 25
STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM……Page 26
COMPARISON WITH THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS……Page 29
THE MAKING OF THE UNITED NATIONS……Page 31
PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES……Page 33
MEMBERSHIP……Page 34
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS……Page 38
THE UNITED NATIONS BUDGET……Page 42
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY……Page 46
THE SECURITY COUNCIL……Page 50
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL……Page 58
THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL……Page 62
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE……Page 65
THE SECRETARIAT……Page 69
THE SECRETARY- GENERAL……Page 73
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY……Page 87
ARMS REGULATION AND DISARMAMENT……Page 106
PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE……Page 122
LAW OF THE SEA……Page 125
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT……Page 128
TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS……Page 142
SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE……Page 157
HUMAN RIGHTS……Page 180
INDEPENDENCE OF COLONIAL PEOPLES……Page 190
INTERNATIONAL LAW……Page 199
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS……Page 204
ADDRESSES OF THE PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS……Page 207
UNITED NATIONS ONLINE DATABASES……Page 216
UNITED NATIONS DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES……Page 217
Staff of the United Nations System……Page 219
BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 220
AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM……Page 226
THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY ( IAEA)……Page 227
THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION ( ILO)……Page 235
THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ( FAO)……Page 247
THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ( UNESCO)……Page 259
THE WORLD HEALTH O RGANIZATION ( WHO)……Page 269
THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION ( ICAO)……Page 284
THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION ( UPU)……Page 290
THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ( ITU)……Page 294
THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ( WMO)……Page 299
THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION ( IMO)……Page 304
THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION ( WIPO)……Page 309
THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ( IFAD)……Page 313
THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ( UNIDO)……Page 316
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ( WTO)……Page 320
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ( IMF)……Page 325
THE WORLD BANK GROUP……Page 334
POLAR REGIONS……Page 350
WORLD TABLES……Page 357
Conversion Tables……Page 386
Abbreviations and Acronyms……Page 387
Glossary of Religious Holidays……Page 390
Glossary os Special Terms……Page 393
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 395
INDEX TO COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES……Page 401
C……Page 405
D……Page 406
H……Page 407
I……Page 408
M……Page 409
S……Page 410
U……Page 411
W……Page 412
MAP – The World and the United Nations System……Page 414

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