New Zealand and the United Nations : 70th anniversary : proceedings of a conference held in Wellington, New Zealand, 20 November 2015 /
edited by Brian Lynch.
- 148 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Conference Programme 20 November 2015 -- 1. Introduction: United Nations at 70 /Brian Lynch -- Session One: New Zealand and the United Nations: the ongoing dynamic and why it matters -- 2. Changing Pacific realities: the UN as decoloniser and development stimulator /David McDowell -- 3. The challenges of maintaining small nation influence /Terence O'Brien -- 4. In pursuit of interests beyond the Security Council /Michael Powles -- Session Two: Reflections on recent experience -- 5. Introduction /Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien -- 6. Reflections on recent experience /Hon Sir Jim McLay -- Session Three: Five case studies of New Zealand participation -- 7. Peace and security: lessons from Security Council experience /Colin Keating -- 8. The International Court of Justice at work /Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith -- 9. UNCLOS: its importance and impact /Bill Mansfield -- 10. Negotiating the disability convention /Don MacKay -- 11. UN peacekeeping: the New Zealand experience /Lt Gen Tim Keating -- Session Four: Where is the UN going? -- 12. A media perspective /Tracy Watkins -- 13. Will there be a 100th anniversary? /Charlotte Darlow -- 14. Whither the course of UN reform /Dr Roderic Alley -- 15. The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the role of the UN /Christopher Woodthorpe -- 16. Neil Walter, tribute -- Biographical notes -- Acronyms.
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