The encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements

COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Contains entries on the structure of the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and the many intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, international and regional, which cooperate with the United Nations. Also contains entries on several thousand international agreements, conventions and treaties, quoted in part or in their entirety, entered into in this century or at the end of last century. Finally, also includes explanations of widely used political, economic, military, geographical and sociological terms and terms used in diplomacy and international law.Entries are arranged in alphabetical order and include bibliographic references and cross-references.Appendices include an overview of world population statistics, acronyms and abbreviations. Indexed selectively by subject and organization name; by personal name; and by agreements, conventions and treaties.