{"product_id":"year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly","title":"Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom September 2011 to September 2012,\u003cbr\u003e\nAmbassador Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar presided over the 66th session\u003cbr\u003e\nof the “world’s parliament” – the United Nations General Assembly. It was a\u003cbr\u003e\ncritical moment in international affairs as the UN responded to a range of\u003cbr\u003e\nglobal challenges, from the world financial crisis to the Arab Spring. In A\u003cbr\u003e\nYear at the Helm of the General Assembly, Al-Nasser presents a high-level\u003cbr\u003e\nlook inside the organization, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, its\u003cbr\u003e\nsuccesses and struggles. He recounts dramatic moments, such as replacing the\u003cbr\u003e\nLibyan delegation, and a tireless schedule of overseas travel, including joint\u003cbr\u003e\nvisits with the Secretary-General to Libya and Somalia. His work takes him from\u003cbr\u003e\nmajor international summits such as the Conference on Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e\nin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rio+20) to the European Parliament, which he was the\u003cbr\u003e\nfirst General Assembly President to address, to academic institutions from\u003cbr\u003e\nOxford to Moscow to Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAl-Nasser\u003cbr\u003e\nstructures the book as he did his 66th session, around four main\u003cbr\u003e\nthemes or “pillars:” mediation, UN reform, natural disaster prevention and\u003cbr\u003e\nresponse, and sustainable development.He offers a wide range of recommendations to intergovernmental\u003cbr\u003e\ninstitutions, to states, to the public sector, and to individuals. Al-Nasser was determined to leave behind\u003cbr\u003e\na General Assembly that the people of the world could look up to and depend on.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis volume is a testament to all that he accomplished in that regard, and a\u003cbr\u003e\nunique resource for those interested in knowing more about the world’s most\u003cbr\u003e\nrepresentative body at a crucial moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54221381501272,"sku":"9781479862009","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781479862009__676f731954efd.jpg?v=1741159492","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}