Membership in the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies: Analysis with Select Coverage of UNESCO and the IMF

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Elizabeth Saunders (Editor)

Series: Government Procedures and Operations
BISAC: POL011000

Since the United Nations (U.N.) was established in 1945, the U.S. government, including many Members of Congress, has maintained an ongoing interest in the criteria and process for membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. The United Nations currently has 193 member states and two observer non-member states—the Holy See (Vatican) and “Palestine.”

Each of the U.N. system’s 15 specialized agencies—which are independent international intergovernmental organizations with their own constitutions, rules, and budgets—have different criteria and processes for membership. This book highlights key steps in the process for attaining membership in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. It discusses the capacities associated with U.N. membership and observer status, as well as criteria for and implications of membership (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 – Membership in the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies (pp. 1-42)
Luisa Blanchfield and Marjorie Ann Browne

Chapter 2 – The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (pp. 43-70)
Luisa Blanchfield and Marjorie Ann Browne

Chapter 3 – International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress (pp. 71-102)
Martin A. Weiss

Chapter 4 – United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress (pp. 103-132)
Luisa Blanchfield

Index

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