{"product_id":"a-year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-a-vision-for-our-century-hardback-9781479862009","title":"A Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly; A Vision for Our Century (Hardback) 9781479862009","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Vision for Our Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Author), Ban Ki-moon (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479862009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Ambassador Al-Nasser presents an illuminating picture of the UN General Assembly during one of its most challenging years. The Assemblys 66th session, stretching from September 2011 to the next September, was exceptionally busy and challenging. Internally, the UN was struggling to implement long-standing reforms. Externally, it was facing multiple emergencies and crises in the Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere. Ambassador Al-Nasser was president of the General Assembly during this eventful year. A skilled and experienced diplomat, he launched numerous initiatives, energized by his Four Pillars strategy peaceful settlement of disputes, reform and revitalization of the UN system, disaster prevention and response and sustainable development and prosperity. To it all, the Ambassador brought a deep commitment to nurturing a culture of peace based on justice.\" - James Hoge,former editor of Foreign Affairs and Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence \"This book is not only an eye-catching memoir written by an outstanding diplomat and thinker but also an extraordinarily deep and insightful examination of the most complicated challenges of contemporary world. Based on the authors unique skills and exiting experience of serving as president of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly and his firsthand encounters with different regions, states and world leaders the book covers a remarkably wide range of issues from the peaceful settlement of disputes to the UN reform and revitalization. A must-read for all who are interested in global politics and the mission and activities of the worlds parliament as seen through the eyes of its president.\" - Vitaly Naumkin,author of Radical Islam in Central Asia: Between Pen and Rifle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom September 2011 to September 2012,\u003cbr\u003e Ambassador Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar presided over the 66th session\u003cbr\u003e of the \"world's parliament\" – the United Nations General Assembly. It was a\u003cbr\u003e critical moment in international affairs as the UN responded to a range of\u003cbr\u003e global challenges, from the world financial crisis to the Arab Spring. In A\u003cbr\u003e Year at the Helm of the General Assembly, Al-Nasser presents a high-level\u003cbr\u003e look inside the organization, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, its\u003cbr\u003e successes and struggles. He recounts dramatic moments, such as replacing the\u003cbr\u003e Libyan delegation, and a tireless schedule of overseas travel, including joint\u003cbr\u003e visits with the Secretary-General to Libya and Somalia. His work takes him from\u003cbr\u003e major international summits such as the Conference on Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rio+20) to the European Parliament, which he was the\u003cbr\u003e first General Assembly President to address, to academic institutions from\u003cbr\u003e Oxford to Moscow to Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Al-Nasser\u003cbr\u003e structures the book as he did his 66th session, around four main\u003cbr\u003e themes or \"pillars:\" mediation, UN reform, natural disaster prevention and\u003cbr\u003e response, and sustainable development.He offers a wide range of recommendations to intergovernmental\u003cbr\u003e institutions, to states, to the public sector, and to individuals. Al-Nasser was determined to leave behind\u003cbr\u003e a General Assembly that the people of the world could look up to and depend on.\u003cbr\u003e This volume is a testament to all that he accomplished in that regard, and a\u003cbr\u003e unique resource for those interested in knowing more about the world's most\u003cbr\u003e representative body at a crucial moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595415744792,"sku":"9781479862009","price":32.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-year-at-the-helm-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-a-vision-for-our-century-hardback-9781479862009","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}