The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook 2011
U N IT E D NAT I O N S / I N T E R N AT I O N A L P E AC E A N D SE C UR I T Y
Publisher: United Nations Part 1 Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211422849 Pages: 210 Price: $45.00 Part 2 Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789211422866 Pages: TBD Price: $55.00
UN Integration and Humanitarian Space
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Planning for Action on Women and Peace and Security: National-level Implementation of Resolution 1325 (2000)
United Nations Peace Operations 2011: Year in Review
Peacekeeping enables the UN to assist host countries in the transition from conflict to peace. Its unique strengths include legitimacy, burden sharing and an ability to deploy and sustain troops and police from around the globe, integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to advance multidimensional mandates. The latest edition illustrates the multidimensional roles of peacekeeping operations today. It illustrates how peacekeepers are called upon to maintain peace and security, facilitate the political process, protect civilians and assist in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants. Additionally, the missions support the organization of elections, the protection and promotion of human rights and assist in restoring the rule of law.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211370362 Pages: 80 Price: 10.00
PLANNING FOR ACTION ON
WOMEN AND PEACE AND SECURITY
NATIONAL-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF
RESOLUTION 1325 (2000)
This report reviews different approaches to the implementation of international Women, Peace and Security frameworks, focusing particularly on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which reaffirms the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict. It focuses on how the resolution can be incorporated into concrete policy guidelines and programmatic initiatives, and highlights good practices and lessons learnt over the last decades. It is expected that the information and examples contained in the review will support and advance the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of more and stronger Women, Peace and Security action plans that will turn Resolution 1325 into a living reality to improve the situation of women affected by conflict.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211302875 Pages: 140 Price: $18.95
The Security Council: Working Methods Handbook
Study on the Development of a Framework for Improving End-use and End-user Control Systems
This handbook is designed both for insiders as well as the public at large. It contains an introduction which places the Security Council in the larger context of the United Nations and how it operates. It is followed by practical information of the Security Council agenda, briefings, meetings, programme of work, membership, etc., as well as by the articles of the United Nations Charter related to the work of the Security Council, its Provisional Rules of Procedure, and other documents. It also includes a glossary of terms related to the Security Council.
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs' (UNODA)Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statement made at international meetings, symposiums, seminars or workshops organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs. Mindful of the role that end-use certificates could play in preventing the diversion of authorized arms transfers — in particular regarding small arms and light weapons and their ammunition — UNODA decided to undertake this study to further enhance understanding of this highly topical issue.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211370355 Pages: 106 Price: $12.00
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211422832 Pages: 100 Price: : $10.00
United Nations Global Compact Annual Review 2011
The People vs. The State: Reflections on UN Authority, US Power and the Responsibility to Protect
This annual study assesses how – and to what extent – the private sector companies that participate in the United Nations Global Compact are implementing its ten principles; taking action in support of broader UN goals and issues, and engaging with the Global Compact locally and globally. At the centre of the review are the findings from the Annual Global Compact Implementation Survey, an annual, anonymous online survey of Global Compact participants, conducted to take stock of environmental and social performance and identify trends and developments related to corporate sustainability policies and action issues.
Responsibility to Protect (R2P) aims to convert international conscience into timely and decisive collective action to rescue vulnerable communities. The choice is not whether international interventions will take place but where, when, how and under whose authority. Given the nature and victims of modern armed conflict, protection of civilians and populations at risk of mass atrocities is a core United Nations imperative. But while the UN has international authority, it lacks military power. Although its military might well have unmatched global reach, the United States acting unilaterally lacks international authority. This publication argues that progress towards good international society requires that force be harnessed to authority as the R2P moves from a universally validated principle to a routinely actionable norm.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211046182 Pages: 60 Price: $16.00
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789280812077 Pages: 264 Price: $20.00
Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Long Road Ahead
Disarmament: A Basic Guide
International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action, and to rally support for it, in the field of arms limitation and disarmament. Intended primarily for the general reader, this basic guide may also be useful for the disarmament educator or trainer. It is published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in collaboration with the NGO (nongovernmental organizations) Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security pursuant to the purposes of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme.
The world continues to wrestle with the dual nature of nuclear energy. The proliferation risks stemming from the spread of sensitive technologies point to the need for a multilateral approach to the nuclear fuel cycle. Taking the dangerous aspects of nuclear energy out of national hands and placing them in multilateral hands could strengthen the non-proliferation regime and provide States with secure and equitable access to the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy. This book presents two studies. The first provides a historical overview of the issue of multilateralization and discusses the present situation and future prospects. The second discusses prospects for regional approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle using Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as a case study.
Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211422825 Pages: 123 Price: $15.00
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The benefits and risks of UN integration for humanitarian space have been intensely debated for many years. Based on evidence collected during field visits to Afghanistan, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the study explored the impact of UN integration arrangements on five areas of humanitarian space: security of aid workers; humanitarian access; engagement of non-state actors; the perception of humanitarian workers, and humanitarian advocacy. The study found that UN integration had both positive and negative impacts on humanitarian operations, yet that positions across the peacekeeping, political and humanitarian fields (UN and non-UN) remain polarized. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN:9789211320350 Pages: 64 Price: $12.00
UN I TE D N ATI O N S / I N TE R N AT I O N A L P E AC E A N D S E C U R I T Y
This publication has been a rich source of historical knowledge on developments, trends and achievements of multilateral disarmament for more than 30 years. In early spring of each year, Part I of the Yearbook is published containing an annual compilation of text and statistics on disarmament-related resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly. In early autumn, Part II is published presenting the main topics of multilateral consideration during the year, along with a convenient issues-oriented timeline.
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UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS
Publisher: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789290452010 Pages: 152 Price: $20.00
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