{"product_id":"a-year-at-the-helm-nassir-abdulaziz-al-nasser-9781479862009","title":"A Year at the Helm of the United Nations General Assembly: A Vision for Our Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom September 2011 to September 2012, \u003cbr\u003eAmbassador Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar presided over the 66th session\u003cbr\u003eof the \"world's parliament\" - the United Nations General Assembly. It was a\u003cbr\u003ecritical moment in international affairs as the UN responded to a range of\u003cbr\u003eglobal challenges, from the world financial crisis to the Arab Spring. In A\u003cbr\u003eYear at the Helm of the General Assembly, Al-Nasser presents a high-level\u003cbr\u003elook inside the organization, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, its\u003cbr\u003esuccesses and struggles. He recounts dramatic moments, such as replacing the\u003cbr\u003eLibyan delegation, and a tireless schedule of overseas travel, including joint\u003cbr\u003evisits with the Secretary-General to Libya and Somalia. His work takes him from\u003cbr\u003emajor international summits such as the Conference on Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003ein Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rio+20) to the European Parliament, which he was the\u003cbr\u003efirst General Assembly President to address, to academic institutions from\u003cbr\u003eOxford to Moscow to Morocco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAl-Nasser\u003cbr\u003estructures the book as he did his 66th session, around four main\u003cbr\u003ethemes or \"pillars: \" mediation, UN reform, natural disaster prevention and\u003cbr\u003eresponse, and sustainable development.He offers a wide range of recommendations to intergovernmental\u003cbr\u003einstitutions, to states, to the public sector, and to individuals. Al-Nasser was determined to leave behind\u003cbr\u003ea General Assembly that the people of the world could look up to and depend on.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is a testament to all that he accomplished in that regard, and a\u003cbr\u003eunique resource for those interested in knowing more about the world's most\u003cbr\u003erepresentative body at a crucial moment in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479862002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479862009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.31w x 0.67d","brand":"Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123947303167,"sku":"9781479862009","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc2d7a9d-85ac-4cdd-8997-00911a69757b.jpg?v=1687433838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-year-at-the-helm-nassir-abdulaziz-al-nasser-9781479862009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}