UN: Voices (United Nations Intellectual History Project) Book

UN Voices presents the human and moving stories of an extraordinary group of individuals who contributed to the economic and social record of the UN?s life and activities. Drawing from extensive interviews, the book presents in their own words the experiences of 73 individuals from around the globe who have spent much of their professional lives engaged in United Nations affairs. We hear from secretaries-general and presidents, ministers and professors, social workers and field workers, as well as diplomats and executive heads of UN agencies. Among those interviewed are noted figures such as Kofi Annan, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Alister McIntyre, Conor Cruise O?Brien, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, and Kurt Waldheim, as well as many less well known UN professional men and women who have made significant contributions to the international struggle for a better world. Their personal accounts also engage their contributions in dealing with such events and issues as the UN?s! founding, decolonization, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, human rights, the environment, and September 11, 2001.Read More