In 1953 Dag Hammarskjol̈d became the second Secretary-General of the United Nations - the highest international civil servant. Before his mission was cut short by a 1961 plane crash in then Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), he used his office to act on the basis of anti-hegemonic value…
Drawing from little explored archives and personal correspondence, this book chronicles the life of the second secretary general of the United Nations who was killed in 1961 while en route to ceasefire negotiations in the Congo.
"As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional…
"As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional…
This is a short and accessible introduction to the role of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and the UN Secretariat, ideal for students of the UN, international organisations and global governance.
"This book examines the evolving peace and security activities of the United Nations Secretary-General in the context of developments in international politics."--Jacket.
"Examines the first four post-Cold War secretaries general-Manfred Wörner, Willy Claes, Javier Solana, and George Robertson. Drawing on interviews with former NATO ambassadors, alliance military leaders, and senior NATO officials, Hendrickson demonstrates that the secretary gene…
The present report provides a series of ambitious but practical recommendations that can have a significant and long-lasting impact on the effectiveness and relevance of the United Nations system. The report proposes measures to strengthen coherence at the center in the areas of…
