The United Nations /

The United Nations / Susan C. Hunnicutt, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007. - 112 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue series . - At issue. International politics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106) and index.

The United Nations builds partnerships for a better world / The true purpose of the United Nations is totalitarian rule / Many Americans have an inaccurate impression of the United Nations / The United Nations must reform its management practices / The UN needs to shift from peacekeeping to peace building / UN peacekeepers have harmed those they are supposed to protect / Despite failures, the United Nations plays an important global role / Member nations must provide resources the UN needs for its mission / The international community needs the Human Rights Council / Human rights abusers are serving on the UN Human Rights Council / The UN Population Fund helps China persecute women and kill children / The UN millennium development goals are important for women / The United Nations should not interfere with the internet / The UN creates hysteria by publishing misinformation on climate change / Kofi A. Annan -- Dennis Behreandt -- John Tessitore -- Mohammad Tal -- Crispin Grey-Johnson -- William P. Hoar -- Mark Turner -- Ann Florini -- Jorge Taiana -- Brett D. Schaefer -- National Right to Life News -- Nadia Johnson -- Harold Furchtgott-Roth -- Marni Soupcoff.

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