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Books – United Nations

The UN and Human Rights
Shows how all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. Examines these recent initiatives within the broader context of human rights practice, including the promotion of individual rights, management of international conflict and the advancement of agendas of social movements.

  • Author: Julie Mertus 
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2009
  • Grade Level: high school – adult
  • Subject Area: social studies, global studies


United Nations: The First Fifty Years
Brings alive the personalities and events of the first fifty years of the United Nations. The definitive account of the United Nations for a general audience. See video and additional resources. 

  • Author: Stanley Meisler, 1997
  • Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995
  • Grade Level: high school – adult
  • Subject Area: social studies, global studies

 

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