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American interests and UN reform : report of the Task Force on the United Nations.
- Title
- American interests and UN reform : report of the Task Force on the United Nations.
- Author
- Task Force on the United Nations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005040270
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Institute of Peace, 2005.
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- Additional Authors
- United States Institute of Peace. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85276935
- Description
- viii, 145 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.
- Summary
- In December 2004, at the request of Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), Congress directed the United States Institute of Peace to establish a Task Force on the United Nations. The 12-member bipartisan Task Force, chaired by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, cooperated with the support of leading public policy organizations to assess reforms that would enable the UN to better meet the goals of its 1945 charter and offer Congress an actionable agenda to strengthen the UN. Report recommendations include: Addressing urgently needed internal UN management reform by: establishing a single, very senior official in charge of daily operations and filling the role of Chief Operating Officer; empowering the Secretary General to replace his or her top officials; creating an Independent Oversight Board that has the audit powers to prevent another scandal like Oil-for-Food. Action by the U.S. government to call upon the UN and its members to "affirm a responsibility of every sovereign government to protect its own citizenry and those within its borders from genocide, mass killing, and massive and sustained human rights violations." Abolition of the current UN Human Rights Commission, and establishment of a new Human Rights Council, ideally composed of democracies and dedicated to monitoring, promoting, and enforcing human rights.
- Alternative Title
- American interests and United Nations reform
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available on the Internet.
- System Details (note)
- System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- LCCN
- 2005049250
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library