Reforming the United Nations : the challenge of working together / edited by Joachim Müller.

Reforming the United Nations : the challenge of working together / edited by Joachim Müller.

xviii, 386 pages ; 25 cm.

9789004178434
9004178430 hardback
9789004184886 electronic book
9004184880 electronic book

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What are the limits of UN system reform? Recent efforts in governance and institutional reform demonstrate that the hurdles are tremendous. The never-ending Security Council reform resulted in disappointment for hopeful governments. The system-wide coherence initiatives covering environment, gender, and a ~Delivering as Onea (TM) at country level provide a sobering picture. Inter-agency coordination on climate change, food security, and the global financial crisis did not result in joint programmes. Instead, new entities have diminished the role of the UN which operates on the OECD principles.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-384) and index.

Nijhoff eBook titles.

Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.

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