An Insider's Guide to the U. N. Book

	Acknowledgments
	Prologue
	Abbreviations
1	An Overview	1
2	UN Founding Documents	14
3	The Secretary General and the Secretariat	17
4	The American Ambassadors	33
5	The Security Council	39
6	Peace Operations	52
7	The General Assembly	68
8	Coordinating to Fight International Terrorism	79
9	The UN Village	90
10	Rights versus Sovereignty: The US and the International Criminal Court	100
11	The Call for Reform	105
12	UN Finances	114
13	A Tour of UN Headquarters	125
14	The Coup Against Boutros-Ghali	134
15	UN Advocates, Donors, and Friends	139
16	Keeping Tabs on How Nations Vote	145
17	Making a Career at the UN	148
18	Ecosoc	153
19	Agencies, Programs, and Commissions	158
20	Rule of Law and Human Rights	161
21	Social and Economic Development	168
22	Protecting the Biosphere and Its Inhabitants	178
23	UN to the Rescue	183
24	Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats	188
25	Guiding Globalization: How the UN Helps Make Things Work	191
26	Drug Trafficking	197
	Conclusion	203
App. A	Membership of Principal United Nations Organs in 2002	205
App. B	Universal Declaration of Human Rights	208
App. C	UN Member States	215
App. D	How to Set Up a Model UN Meeting	221
	Sources	229
	Further Reading	231
	Index	237