 The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) is pleased to announce the publication of the 2009-2010 edition of its highly respected
“A GLOBAL AGENDA:
Issues Before the United Nations.” Many of you are already familiar with the series, which was last published in 2006. “A Global Agenda” is an essential academic and policy guide for diplomats, academics and students seeking in-depth information about the issues facing the UN. The topics in this new edition tackle climate change, international security, peacekeeping efforts, humanitarian assistance and development aid, human rights, international justice and UN reform.
The authors of “A Global Agenda” read like a who’s who of policy experts, academics and journalists: Jayantha Dhanapala writes about the nuances of disarmament; Alistair Millar and Eric Rosand describe UN efforts to combat terrorism; and Irwin Arieff details the workings of the International Criminal Court. Thomas R. Pickering is interviewed on strategies in Afghanistan; and James Cockayne dissects the UN’s role during the recent wars in Iraq. Roger A. Coate takes on protecting the environment; while Mark Turner examines UN peacekeeping roles.
In a plea for the UN to remake itself, the eloquent Sir Brian Urquhart writes in his preface that “No one, however, should underestimate the difficulty of streamlining a representative body of 192 sovereign states, working in six languages on a vast range of subjects, many of them controversial.”
Published by UNA-USA in collaboration with Kyung Hee University in Seoul, “A Global Agenda” is also rich with expertise from its advisory board. Leading that group was Barbara Crossette, a former foreign correspondent and UN bureau chief for The New York Times, and the UN historian and commentator Stephen Schlesinger. William H. Luers, who served as president of UNA-USA for 11 years, provided overall direction and arranged the collaboration with Kyung Hee. Dulcie Leimbach, UNA-USA’s publications director, was the editor.
For more information on excerpting the book, arranging an interview with “A Global Agenda” authors or a book signing, please contact Dulcie Leimbach, Publications Director, UNA-USA; 212-907-1390; dleimbach@unausa.org.
 For more than two decades, UNA-USA's annual publication, A Global Agenda: Issues Before the General Assembly of the United Nations, served as the ultimate authority on the full spectrum of UN activity—the Security Council, General Assembly, specialized agencies and more. The publication features essays, expert commentaries and a reference section.
The 2005-2006 edition was published in August 2005 --just in time for the fall semester and the opening of the 60th Genearl Assembly. This edition had a special focus on UN reform the UN high-level panel on threats, challenges and change, the Millennium Project report and Secretary-General Kofi Annan's "In Larger Freedom" report. Other chapters covered peace and security, the Millennium Development Goals and their five-year review, human rights and humanitarian assistance, including natural disaster response, trade, health, terrorism, the use of force and international law.
The book is available directly from UNA-USA for $28.95. A discount of 20 percent is available to university bookstores, UNA-USA Chapter and Division members and members of UNA-USA's Council of Organizations. To order, email publications@unausa.org.
To see the 2005-2006 edition's table of contents, click here. To read the prologue, written by then Secretary-General Kofi Annan, click here. Contributors to the 2005-2006 edition are shown below.
Essayists:
-Diego Arria, former Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the UN
-Gaia Larsen, World Federation of the United Nations Associations
-Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
-Kishore Mahbubani, former Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations and current dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
-Baki Ilkin, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations
-Gunter Pleuger, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
-Stephanie Rossi, World Federation of the United Nations Associations
-M. Javad Zarif, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN
Contributors:
Ishtiaq Ahmad
Kofi Annan
Assefaw Bariagaber
Dana Butunoi
Simon Chesterman
Roger A. Coate
Lorna Davidson
Espen Barth Eide
Andreea Florescu
Jacques Fomerand
Micky Hingorani Yanzhong Huang
Rebecca Johnson
Gail Karlsson
Jean Krasno
David Lynch
Anthony Mango
Lawrence C. Moss
Pernille Rieker
 To view or download the table of contents from the 2004-2005 edition of A Global Agenda, click here. 
Contributors:
Ishtiaq Ahmad
Assefaw Bariagaber
Simon Chesterman
Roger A. Coate
Olivia Cobiskey
Lorna Davidson
Jonathan Dean
Jacques Fomerand
Amy Frumin
Adam Godet
Gordon M. Goldstein
Neal Higgins
Yanzhong Huang
International Crisis Group
Gail Karlsson
Ilona Kickbusch
Ethan Kunz
LEE Jong-wook
Edward C. Luck
David Lynch
Anthony Mango
Thomas E.McNamara
Lea Payne
Consuelo Remmert
Samir Sanbar
Jyoti Sanghera
Pera Wells
Lawrence Woocher
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