{"product_id":"a-year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-a-vision-for-our-century","title":"A Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly: A Vision for our Century","description":"Author: Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NYU Press\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: August 22, 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom September 2011 to September 2012,\nAmbassador Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar presided over the 66th session\nof the “world’s parliament” – the United Nations General Assembly. It was a\ncritical moment in international affairs as the UN responded to a range of\nglobal challenges, from the world financial crisis to the Arab Spring. In A\nYear at the Helm of the General Assembly, Al-Nasser presents a high-level\nlook inside the organization, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, its\nsuccesses and struggles. He recounts dramatic moments, such as replacing the\nLibyan delegation, and a tireless schedule of overseas travel, including joint\nvisits with the Secretary-General to Libya and Somalia. His work takes him from\nmajor international summits such as the Conference on Sustainable Development\nin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rio+20) to the European Parliament, which he was the\nfirst General Assembly President to address, to academic institutions from\nOxford to Moscow to Morocco.\nAl-Nasser\nstructures the book as he did his 66th session, around four main\nthemes or “pillars:” mediation, UN reform, natural disaster prevention and\nresponse, and sustainable development.He offers a wide range of recommendations to intergovernmental\ninstitutions, to states, to the public sector, and to individuals. Al-Nasser was determined to leave behind\na General Assembly that the people of the world could look up to and depend on.\nThis volume is a testament to all that he accomplished in that regard, and a\nunique resource for those interested in knowing more about the world’s most\nrepresentative body at a crucial moment in history.","brand":"Redrainforest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32433681039415,"sku":"9781479885923","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/4664\/4791\/products\/a-year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-1.jpg?v=1608188246","url":"https:\/\/redrainforest.myshopify.com\/products\/a-year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-a-vision-for-our-century","provider":"Redrainforest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}