• ISBN13: 9788126906680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: May 25, 2006
• Pages: 456
• Original Price: INR 795.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 580 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

The United Nations was set up at the end of the Second World War, in 1945, to replace the ill-fated League of Nations. The United States, the United Kingdom, Russia (former USSR), France and China are permanent members of the Security Council, the most powerful organ of the United Nations. At that time, the United States was the most powerful country economically, technologically and militarily. It has been playing a dominant role in all decisions taken by the United Nations and its affiliated agencies. It has been dominating other countries and flouting the rules and provisions of the United Nations. To give a concrete example, the grant of loans by the World Bank, IMF and IFC is substantially influenced by the United States, instead of being guided by commercial and financial prudence. During the last six decades, the position of the world has substantially changed in regard to the economic, military and technological power. This has necessitated the redrawing of the United Nations and its various agencies. Unfortunately, this is being strongly resisted by the United States and other permanent members of the Security Council. The Volumes include viewpoints of the Secretary-General as well as all the important countries in regard to the reforms of the United Nations. They also include a large number of documents concerning these reforms. A detailed bibliography has been included to enable the inquisitive readers to pursue the subject further. The Volumes would be found highly useful by the students, researchers and teachers of Political Science and Economics. They would also be useful for executives and parliamentarians of all the countries concerned with the working of the United Nations and its agencies.

Dr. K.R. Gupta is a well-known expert in the field of International Affairs. He has published about a dozen of books and more than hundred papers in reputed journals, being published in India and abroad. He had been teaching postgraduate classes and guiding research for about two decades in the University of Jammu and Kurukshetra University. He has also worked as an Economist in private as well as in public sector. His last assignment was as Economic Advisor to the Modi Enterprises.

• VOLUME 1

• 1. Reform of United Nations particularly of the Security Council
• K.R. Gupta
• 2. India and Reform in the Security Council
• Saroj Kumar Rath
• 3. Reviewing the United Nations: Reform and Restructuring
• Manish Kumar
• 4. Radical U.N. Reform Now (March 5, 2006)
• Agnes van Ardenne
• 5. Secretary-General’s Address to a Joint Sitting of the South African Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa (March 14, 2006)
• 6. Investing in the United Nations for a Stronger Organization Worldwide: Report of the Secretary-General (March 7, 2006)
• 7. Reform at the UN (Status of UN Management Reforms) (January 27, 2006)
• 8. German, Brazilian and Indian Draft Resolution to the General Assembly on Security Council Reform (January 9, 2006)
• 9. Review of Progress on Security Council Reform (December 19, 2005)
• 10. African Draft Resolution to the General Assembly on Security Council Reform (December 14, 2005)
• 11. Statement by the Representative of the Cuban Delegation, Rodolfo Reyes on the Annual Report and Reform of the Security Council (November 11, 2005)
• 12. Statement by Permanent Representative of Colombia to United Nations (November 11, 2005)
• 13. Statement by Anders, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden (November 11, 2005)
• 14. Statement by Francis K. Butagira, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the UN (November 11, 2005)
• 15. Statement by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Portugal to the UN (November 11, 2005)
• 16. Statement by Stuart Beck, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Palau in the 47th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (November 11, 2005)
• 17. Statement by Ambassador Hjalmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the UN (November 11, 2005)
• 18. Statement by Ambassador Lars Faa borg-Andersen, Deputy Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (November 11, 2005)
• 19. Statement by John R. Bolton, Permanent Representative of the US to the UN on Security Council Reform in the General Assembly (November 10, 2005)
• 20. Statement by U. Kyaw Tint Swe, Permanent Representative of the Union of Myanmar to the UN, at the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (November 10, 2005)
• 21. Statement by Ambassador Gunter Pleuger, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations (November 10, 2005)
• 22. Statement by Rosemary Banks, Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations (November 10, 2005)
• 23. Letter from General Assembly Permanent Representatives and Observers of General Assembly on the Follow-up and Implementation of UN Reform (November 3, 2005)
• 24. Statement by Permanent Mission of Switzerland, Costa Rica, Jordan and Singapore on Reform of the Security Council (November 3, 2005)
• 25. PM’s Address to the 60th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York (September 15, 2005)
• 26. Statement by Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (July 26, 2005)
• 27. Statement by Marcello Spatafora, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations on Introduction of Draft Resolution “Reform of the Security Council” (July 26, 2005)
• 28. Statement by Marcello Spatafora, Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN, on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters (59th Session of the General Assembly) (July 26, 2005)
• 29. Uniting for Consensus’ Group of States Introduces Text on Security Council Reform to General Assembly
• Fifty-Ninth General Assembly Plenary 115th Meeting (July 26, 2005)
• 30. Statement by Ambassador Allan Rock, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN General Assembly, Introducing Draft Resolution A/59/L68 under Agenda Item 53 (July 26, 2005)
• 31. Draft Resolution of Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Spain and Turkey (July 21, 2005)
• 32. Statement by Xolisa Mabhongo of South Africa to the UN General Assembly (July 18, 2005)
• 33. Statement by H.E. Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN (July 18, 2005)
• 34. Statement by Ambassador Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN (July 18, 2005)
• 35. Statement by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the UK and Northern Ireland (July 12, 2005)
• 36. Statement by Allan Rock, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN at the General Assembly (July 12, 2005)
• 37. Statement by Shirin Tahir-Kheli, US Ambassador and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for UN Reform (July 12, 2005)
• 38. Statement by Mrs. Adiyatwidi Adiwoso A., Deputy Permanent Representative of Indonesia in the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (July 12, 2005)
• 39. Statement by Munir Akran, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly (July 11, 2005)
• 40. Statement by Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN (July 11, 2005)
• 41. Statement by Philo L. Dibble, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs (June 22, 2005)
• 42. Secretary-General Proposes Strategy for UN Reform to General Assembly, Giving Equal Weight to Development, Security and Human Rights (March 21, 2005)
• 43. Security Council Reform
• 44. Statement by Ambassador Patrick Kennedy, US Representative for UN Management and Reform, on the Report of the High Level Panel on Reform (January 31, 2005)
• 45. Remarks by Ambassador John C. Danforth, US Representative to the United Nations, in his National Capacity, on Iraq and Security Council Reform, at the Security Council Stakeout (November 30, 2004)
• 46. India’s Claim for Permanent Seat in UN Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 2443 Answered on August 26, 2004)
• 47. Efforts to Get Permanent Seat in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 961 Answered on July 22, 2004)
• 48. Expansion of Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 963 Answered on July 22, 2004)
• 49. Permanent Membership of Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 47 Answered on July 7, 2004)
• 50. Permanent Membership in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 1006 Answered on December 11, 2003)
• 51. US Support to India for Permanent Seat in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 3087 Answered on August 21, 2003)
• 52. Status of Security Council Seat for India at UN (Unstarred Question No. 505 Answered on July 24, 2003)
• 53. Membership of UN Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 500 Answered on July 24, 2003)
• 54. India’s Candidature for Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 190 Answered on February 19, 2003)
• 55. Permanent Membership of Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 957 Answered on November 28, 2002)
• 56. Statement by Ambassador Sichan Siv, US Representative to the Economic and Social Council, on Security Council Reform and Expansion (October 14, 2002)
• 57. Permanent Membership in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 3892 Answered on May 2, 2002)
• 58. Permanent Seat in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 2667 Answered on December 13, 2001)
• 59. India’s Candidature for Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 249 Answered on August 8, 2001)
• 60. Statement by Ambassador James B. Cunningham, US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on United Nations Security Council Reform and Expansion in the General Assembly (October 30, 2001)
• 61. Statement by James B. Cunningham, US Acting Permanent Representative to the UN, on Follow-Up to the Security Council Summit Meeting: On the Way of Making Intentions Real in the Security Council (March 7, 2001)
• 62. Vietnam’s Stand on Permanent Seat to India in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 178 Answered on February 22, 2001)
• 63. Indonesian Support to India for a Seat in the Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 176 Answered on February 22, 2001)
• 64. Permanent Seat for India in Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 26 Answered on February 22, 2001)
• 65. Statement by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Kosovo in the Security Council (January 18, 2001)
• 66. Transcript of Press Conference by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the New York Foreign Press Center (January 11, 2001)
• 67. Italy’s Reluctancy to Back India for Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 1184 Answered on November 30, 2000)
• 68. India’s Candidature for Security Council (Unstarred Question No. 51 Answered on November 22, 2000)
• 69. Statement by Ambassador James B. Cunningham, United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations, on Security Council Reform and Expansion, Plenary Meeting (November 16, 2000)
• 70. Statement by the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, Michael Powles (November 16, 2000)
• 71. Agenda Item 59: Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the UN Security Council and Related Matters (Statement by Kamalesh Sharma) (November 16, 2000)
• 72. Statement by the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, Michael Powles (October 18, 2000)
• 73. India Presses for Security Council Seat at UN [Q&A/Jaswant Singh Foreign Minister] (September 2000)
• 74. Statement by the New Zealand Permanent Representative, Michael Powles (September 28, 2000)
• 75. White House Briefing on UN Security Council P-5 Meeting (September 8, 2000)