Published on the celebration of the United Nations' sixtieth anniversary. When it was completed in 1952 on a site on New York's East River, the United Nations building stood as a symbol of world humanitarianism, a beacon of unity after the Second World War. One of the most historic commissions of the twentieth century was seen through by architect Wallace Harrison, whose triumph put him on the cover of Time magazine. Today, more than fifty years later, the building is regarded as one of the pinnacles of mid-century modernism. Its magnificent public spaces and assembly halls, as well as its artworks by Picasso, Chagall, and many others, make it one of the most visited sites in New York. This publication presents a portrait of this fascinating building, through specially commissioned photography and illuminating essays that bring alive the historic events, speeches, and gatherings that have been central to the world's development since 1945. 200 illustrations in color and black and white.

The U.N. Building (United Nations)

Arts & Photography

Kofi Annan

Aaron Betsky

Ben Murphy

Architecture

Thames&Hudson

FIRST BRITISH EDITION. 2003 Little Brown jumbo trade paperback, Nelson Mandela (Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela). In spreading the message of freedom, equality, and human dignity, Nelson Mandela helped transform not only his own nation, but the entire world. Now his most important speeches are collected in a single volume. From the eve of his imprisonment to his release twenty-seven years later, from his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize to his election as South Africa's first black president, these speeches span some of the most pivotal moments of Mandela's life and his country's history. - Amazon

Nelson Mandela: In His Own Words

et al Kader Asmal

Biographies & Memoirs

Little,Brown & Co

"[A] resolute, detailed, and unflinching review of [Annan’s] most difficult hours…No one ever came closer to being the voice of “we the peoples” and no one paid a higher price for it. The world still needs such a voice, but the next person who tries to fill that role will want to reflect long and hard on the lessons of this candid, courageous, and unsparing memoir." --Michael Ignatieff, The New York Review of Books Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2001, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke to a world still reeling from the terrorist attacks of September 11. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” proclaimed Annan, “we have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. If today, after the horror of 11 September, we see better, and we see further—we will realize that humanity is indivisible. New threats make no distinction between races, nations, or regions.” Yet within only a few years the world was more divided than ever—polarized by the American invasion of Iraq, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the escalating civil wars in Africa, and the rising influence of China. Interventions: A Life in War and Peace is the story of Annan’s remarkable time at the center of the world stage. After forty years of service at the United Nations, Annan shares here his unique experiences during the terrorist attacks of September 11; the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan; the war between Israel, Hizbollah, and Lebanon; the brutal conflicts of Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia; and the geopolitical transformations following the end of the Cold War. With eloquence and unprecedented candor, Interventions finally reveals Annan’s unique role and unparalleled perspective on decades of global politics. The first sub-Saharan African to hold the position of Secretary-General, Annan has led an extraordinary life in his own right. His idealism and personal politics were forged in the Ghanaian independence movement of his adolescence, when all of Africa seemed to be rising as one to demand self-determination. Schooled in Africa, Europe, and the United States, Annan ultimately joined the United Nations in Geneva at the lowest professional level in the still young organization. Annan rose rapidly through the ranks and was by the end of the Cold War prominently placed in the dramatically changing department of peacekeeping operations. His stories of Presidents Clinton and Bush, dictators like Saddam Hussein and Robert Mugabe, and public figures of all stripes contrast powerfully with Annan’s descriptions of the courage and decency of ordinary people everywhere struggling for a new and better world. Showing the successes of the United Nations, Annan also reveals the organization’s missed opportunities and ongoing challenges—inaction in the Rwanda genocide, continuing violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and the endurance of endemic poverty. Yet Annan’s great strength in this book is his ability to embed these tragedies within the context of global politics, demonstrating how, time and again, the nations of the world have retreated from the UN’s founding purpose. From the pinnacle of global politics, Annan made it his purpose to put the individual at the center of every mission for peace and prosperity. A personal biography of global statecraft, Annan’s Interventions is as much a memoir as a guide to world order—past, present, and future.

Interventions: A Life in War and Peace

Leaders & Notable People

Penguin Press

Over forty years of service to the united nations - the last ten as secretary-general - kofi annan has been at the centre of the major geopolitical events of our time drawing on his recollections of major figures from tony blair to george w bush, yasser arafat to yitzhak rabin, saddam hussein to nelson mandela, interventions offers a unique, behind-the-scenes view of global diplomacy during one of the most consequential eras in recent historywith eloquence and immediacy, annan recounts the highs and lows of his years at the united nations: from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as kosovo, lebanon and israel-palestine to the disastrous and wrenching battles over the iraq war and the creation of the landmark responsibility to protect doctrine he writes with unprecedented candour about the organizations ongoing challenges and failed efforts - the tragedies of somalia, rwanda and bosnia, continuing violence in the middle east, the endurance of aids and endemic poverty on his home continent, and much elseyet annan embeds these crises within the context of global politics, revealing how, time and again, the nations of the world have retreated from the uns radical mandate he makes a passionate case for a united nations that serves the interests of individuals around the globe rather than of its member states, and that intervenes, rather than stands by, in the face of humanitarian crisis ultimately, annan shows readers a world where solutions are available, if we have the will and courage to see them throughan unparalleled personal history of international statecraft, interventions is as much a memoir as a guide to world order - past, present, and future

Allen Lane.

Ein Leben in Krieg und Frieden

DVA Dt.Verlags-Anstalt

The quotable Kofi Annan: Selections from speeches and statements by the Secretary-General

Reference

United Nations Dept. of Public Information

In this, his second Annual Report on the work of the United Nations, Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan, presents an overview of the Organization's activities for the past year. Along with a discussion of the on-going reform of the Organization, the Secretary-General addresses the following world concerns in which the UN continues to play an active role: achieving peace & security, cooperating for development, meeting humanitarian commitments, engaging in globalization & strengthening the international legal order.

Partnerships for Global Community: Annual Report on the Work of the Organization 1998

United Nations

We the Children: Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children

UNICEF

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