VISIONS :: FIFTY YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS : HB w/ DJ

Description: VISIONS FIFTY YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS Hardback book with Dust JacketWith an Introduction by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United NationsOver 250 pages with MANY photosHas original price of $ 50.00The text is written in both English and French on every page.First EditionCopyright 1995 by Foundation for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The United Nations, Inc. " Fifty years ago, in the aftermath of a devastating world war, the United Nations was founded to protect humanity from the "scourge of war." In the UN Charter Preamble, Member States reaffirmed their faith in human rights, in the equality of all peoples and nations, their respect for justice and international law and their intent to promote social progress and living standards world-wide. A half century later, in a world as full of danger and promise, the United Nations is still the best hope for international cooperation, the place where States can avoid the worst and strive for the most. " " VISIONS Fifty Years of the United Nations is the first official pictorial history of the United Nations, covering issues and events from education to disarmament, human rights to environmental protection. Over 250 photographs - most of which have never been published - reveal the human face of this complex international organization. " " VISIONS is also a memorable photographic document of the UN's achievements. The UN and its organizations have been awarded 5 Nobel Peace Prizes, for its assistance to refugees, its work in helping save the lives of children, its progress in establishing workers' rights and protections, and for its peace-keeping operations. During the past fifty years, the UN has grown from 51 to 185 Member States, many of these assisted to independence through the UN Trusteeship System. " " The UN Charter begins with the words "We the peoples" and, above all, VISIONS, is an eloquent tribute to the people of the world, whose portraits of joy and hope, despair and suffering, animate this book. The contentment of a hungry Polish orphan with a loaf of bread, the delight and dignity of a New Guinean tribesman greeting a UN emissary, the stoical grief of an Ethiopian woman with AIDS - these are but three of the unforgettable images. " " VISIONS Fifty Years of the United Nations celebrates fifty years of the United Nations achievements in photographs, as timeless as they are topical, as compelling as they are compassionate. " Contents include: " Introduction 1945-1954 UNRRA / Human Rights UN Headquarters / Food & Water 1955-1964 Trusteeship Peace-keeping: Middle East 15th General Assembly Cuban Missile Crisis / Children 1965-1974 Sahelian Crisis Cultural heritage sites / Disasters Peace-keeping Middle East / Labour 1975-1984 Environment / Space Population / Refugees Women / African Drought Education 1985-1994 Apartheid: South Africa Health / Namibia Gulf War Cambodia / Disarmament Elderly Photo Credits & Acknowledgements " This book is in very good to excellent condition with some wear and tear to the dust jacket. No torn or ripped pages and no markings or writing.

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