Ki-moon Resolved

Uniting Nations in a Divided World
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-55278-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Resolved is Ban Ki-moon’s personal account of his ten years at the helm of the world body at a time of historic turmoil and promise. He explores past flashpoints to offer the story of diplomatic lessons learned.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ki-moon, Ban

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikerbiographien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Part I. A Child of War, a Man of Peace
1. Early Life: From Tragedy to Strength
2. Diplomatic Life: Sharing Korea’s Traditional Values
3. Election of the Secretary-General: Seeking a Mandate to Lead
4. Danger: The Risk Is Real
5. Negotiation: Flow Like Water
Part II. Peace and Security
6. North Korea: The Difficult Cousins
7. September 11, 2001: The Complexity of Consensus
8. Peacekeeping: Without 360° Agreement, Every Step Is a Battle
9. Sudan: War Criminals, Refugees, and a Cow Called Ban Ki-moo~~
10. Gaza: Conveyor Bell Diplomacy
11. Arab Spring: Season of Discontent
12. Iran: The Importance of Promises
13. Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Opens the Hermit Nation
14. Sri Lanka: Access and Inaction
15. Haiti: From Earthquake to Heartbreak
Part III. Human Rights and Development
16. Human Rights: Born Free and Equal
17. Women: Expanding Opportunity Inside the UN 1and Around the World
18. The Sustainable Development Goals: Toward Dignity for All
19. Climate Crisis: Do or Die
20. Global Health: Preventing, Containing, and Curing Together
Part IV. Our Future
21. Accountability: No Justice, No Peace
22. UN Reform: Making Room for the Future
23. Mission Possible: It’s Our World, Nourish It
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat and former foreign minister who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016. Throughout his career, Ban worked to mobilize international efforts against a slate of global pressures including climate change, extreme poverty, and armed conflict to make the world a safer and more equitable place.