Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of UN documents and other readings will make essential reading for anyone interested in the reform of the United Nations. The materials indicate the main problems identified in the present system, and the main proposals for change. They constitute many of the most important writings now available on UN reform. They are introduced and interpreted by the editors. - - The seven sub-sections are concerned with the justification and management of intervention by the United Nations in the internal affairs of states; developments with regard to the security mechanisms of the United Nations; problems in financing the United Nations and activities such as peace-keeping; recent changes in the Secretariat and proposals for further change; current thinking about relations between the regional organizations and the United Nations; issues concerning the reform of the Security Counci, and problems concerning the amendment and reinterpretation of the Charter.
