{"id":14979,"date":"2014-10-24T07:05:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=14979"},"modified":"2014-10-24T08:51:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T13:51:21","slug":"united-nations-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/14979","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UNHappy birthday, UN! Friday, October 24, is United Nations Day<\/a><\/strong>, the anniversary of the UN Charter creating this body going into effect. The Secretary-General issues a statement<\/a> every year in honor of this anniversary. How will you<\/em> celebrate? <\/p>\n

Learn more about the UN from its “UN at a glance<\/a>” web page, or use resources from Andersen Library! Search “Books, Media, and more (UW Whitewater)<\/a>” for Library holdings such as the books The United Nations system: A reference handbook<\/em><\/a> (2006, online), Interventions: A life in war and peace<\/em> (2012, 2nd-floor Browsing Books D839.7.A56 A3 2012), Human rights at the UN: The political history of universal justice<\/em><\/a> (2008, online), and Preventive diplomacy at the UN<\/em><\/a> (2008, online).<\/p>\n

Watch UN Web TV<\/a>! You can see featured videos like “The UN Turns 70<\/a>,” “Africa is Rising<\/a>,” or “United Nations: Protecting our Planet<\/a>.” There also is a schedule of live UN meetings that you can view.<\/p>\n

Search databases for articles such as “The United Nations Global Compact: An institutionalist perspective<\/a>” (Journal of Business Ethics<\/em>, 2014, vol.122:no.2, pp.217-223) and “United Nations peacekeeping and civilian protection in civil war<\/a>” (American Journal of Political Science<\/em>, 2013, vol.57:no.4, pp.875-891).<\/p>\n

Please ask a librarian<\/a> for assistance with finding materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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