[PDF] Preventive Diplomacy In The United Nations eBook

Author : Bertrand G. Ramcharan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 17,68 MB
Release : 2008-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0253000165

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The concept of preventive diplomacy has captivated the United Nations since it was first articulated by Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld a half-century ago. Successive generations of diplomats and statesmen have invested in the idea that diplomatic efforts might be able to head off international conflicts and disasters. Dramatic successes, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, contrast with dramatic failures, such as the inability of UN efforts to halt the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In this careful study, distinguished former UN civil servant Bertrand G. Ramcharan traces the history of the practice of preventive diplomacy by UN Secretaries-General, the Security Council, and other UN organizations, and assesses the record of preventive diplomacy and examines its prospects in an age of genocide and terrorism.

Author : B. G. Ramcharan
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253351470

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The concept, practice, and achievements of preventive diplomacy at the UN

Author : Yanjun Guo
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 16,96 MB
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9811240728

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Preventive diplomacy constitutes an important part of international conflict resolution mechanisms. The countries in the Asia Pacific region have the political will to use preventive diplomacy to address the needs for sustaining peace and security. The challenge is to find approaches compatible with the consensual norms, and operational for tackling conflicts in the regional context. Structured on this thematic challenge, this book aims to present new approaches and practices of preventative diplomacy, inspired by diplomatic innovation of Asia-Pacific countries and around the world, such as adaptive peace approach, continental approach, dominant coalition, and new leadership in peacebuilding, etc., and takes account recent literature on normative issues relating to preventative diplomacy, such as international rule of law, normative entanglements and evolution, the international, impartial and independent mechanism, the evolution of the norm against child soldiers, the implementation of the woman peace and security agenda, and the role of Jus Post Bellum in the UN peace operations. It also examines how geopolitical competition and the recent covid-19 crisis impact the security of the region, and explores the connection between the Belt and Road Initiative and sustaining peace of the region.This book is a valuable reading on the recent development of approaches and norms of preventative diplomacy and how they can contribute to sustaining peace of the Asia Pacific. It can be used as a text for college students, researchers, and practitioners in the disciplines of international relations, political science, security studies, policy studies, diplomacy, and social issues.

Author : United Nations;World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 18,28 MB
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1464811865

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Violent conflicts today are complex and increasingly protracted, involving more nonstate groups and regional and international actors. It is estimated that by 2030—the horizon set by the international community for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals—more than half of the world’s poor will be living in countries affected by high levels of violence. Information and communication technology, population movements, and climate change are also creating shared risks that must be managed at both national and international levels. Pathways for Peace is a joint United Nations†“World Bank Group study that originates from the conviction that the international community’s attention must urgently be refocused on prevention. A scaled-up system for preventive action would save between US$5 billion and US$70 billion per year, which could be reinvested in reducing poverty and improving the well-being of populations. The study aims to improve the way in which domestic development processes interact with security, diplomacy, mediation, and other efforts to prevent conflicts from becoming violent. It stresses the importance of grievances related to exclusion—from access to power, natural resources, security and justice, for example—that are at the root of many violent conflicts today. Based on a review of cases in which prevention has been successful, the study makes recommendations for countries facing emerging risks of violent conflict as well as for the international community. Development policies and programs must be a core part of preventive efforts; when risks are high or building up, inclusive solutions through dialogue, adapted macroeconomic policies, institutional reform, and redistributive policies are required. Inclusion is key, and preventive action needs to adopt a more people-centered approach that includes mainstreaming citizen engagement. Enhancing the participation of women and youth in decision making is fundamental to sustaining peace, as well as long-term policies to address the aspirations of women and young people.

Author : Mohammed B E Saaida
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2020-08-25
Category :
ISBN :

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The book tries to elucidate the challenges facing the United Nations in practicing preventive diplomacy to maintain peace and security. In order to answer the main questions, an objective, analytic, and descriptive methodology is adopted. The book presented definition and concept of the preventive diplomacy in the UN context as the UN is mandated and empowered by its Charter which sets out the legal basis of preventive diplomacy and possesses the means and tools to prevent disputes and conflicts from emerging and escalating into armed confrontation. The paper showed the tools of preventive diplomacy uses in the UN in peace and war times. Then, examples of successes and failures of the UN operations around the world were presented leading to analysis and extract the UN's challenges in practicing preventive diplomacy. The book found that the UN still has rooted challenges. Despite the UN achieved success through preventive diplomacy, the Organization still having core challenges related to its fund, the limitations of intervention, the lack of capacity, the lack of coordination between members, and the veto power.

Author : Connie Peck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 28,98 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780847685615

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This book argues that the most sustainable means of promoting peace within states is the development of good governance, which can address the root causes of conflict and meet basic human security needs. Good governance offers groups a 'voice' in resolving grievances at an early stage before they grow into major problems, safeguards human rights, and promotes a fairer distribution of resources.

Author : Ramcharan
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,23 MB
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004641432

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Despite the decrease in tension between East and West, the world is still faced by many threats to international security: a deteriorating environment, terrorism, drug trafficking, humanitarian emergencies, serious human rights violations and mass exoduses of populations. There is a growing need to devote more attention to how these international security challenges can be dealt with; piecemeal approaches and strategies no longer suffice. The interaction of security issues, and their global nature, call for broad and integrated strategies of management and of governance. States are now discovering that if they are to protect their own interests, they will need to entrust to the international community, through the agency of international organizations, competences for the protection of the common interest and human welfare. The United Nations will be called upon to operate an integrated global watch in the environmental, military, political, economic, social and humanitarian sectors: a system of early-warning can prevent potential political conflicts or humanitarian emergencies. The present work sheds some light on the principles of international law for the conduct of early-warning and preventive diplomacy, and shows the urgent need for the establishment of a true Global Watch. The world is now threatened by problems never experienced before in the history of the international community, and partnership and cooperation will be crucial if the international security challenges of the future are to be addressed successfully.

Author : B. G. Ramcharan
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,75 MB
Release : 1991-07-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780792313380

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Despite the decrease in tension between East and West, the world is still faced by many threats to international security: a deteriorating environment, terrorism, drug trafficking, humanitarian emergencies, serious human rights violations and mass exoduses of populations. There is a growing need to devote more attention to how these international security challenges can be dealt with; piecemeal approaches and strategies no longer suffice. The interaction of security issues, and their global nature, call for broad and integrated strategies of management and of governance. States are now discovering that if they are to protect their own interests, they will need to entrust to the international community, through the agency of international organizations, competences for the protection of the common interest and human welfare. The United Nations will be called upon to operate an integrated global watch in the environmental, military, political, economic, social and humanitarian sectors: a system of early-warning can prevent potential political conflicts or humanitarian emergencies. The present work sheds some light on the principles of international law for the conduct of early-warning and preventive diplomacy, and shows the urgent need for the establishment of a true Global Watch. The world is now threatened by problems never experienced before in the history of the international community, and partnership and cooperation will be crucial if the international security challenges of the future are to be addressed successfully.

Author : Michael S. Lund
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 13,32 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN :

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Lund, an international relations consultant, defines early warning and preventive diplomacy, looking at which methods work and why, who uses them, and recent preventive efforts, and suggests how multilateral and national entities including the US government can overcome operational challenges to effective preventive action. He outlines a more systematic, global preventive regime that draws on the strengths of individual states, the UN, regional organizations, and NGOs. For students and scholars of international relations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Kofi Atta Annan
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 35,40 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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This report by the UN Secretary-General reviews the progress made in developing the conflict prevention capacity of the UN. It also presents recommendations for further policy development in this field, with the active support and co-operation of member states. The report finds that a general consensus is emerging that coherent conflict prevention strategies offer the greatest potential for promoting lasting peace and creating an enabling environment for sustainable development.