Yearbook of the United Nations 1999

Previous editions are cited in Books for College Libraries 3rd. Edition and Guide to Reference Books. This yearbook provides full coverage of the activities of the United Nations. The six parts cover political and security, economic and social, and legal questions; human rights issues; institutional, administrative and budgetary matters; and intergovernmental organizations related to the U.N. Chapters and topical headings present summaries of pertinent U.N. activities including those of intergovernmental and expert bodies, major reports, Secretariat activities and, in selected cases, the views of States in written communications. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR