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United Nations-sponsored world conferences : focus on impact and follow-up / edited by Michael G. Schechter. - xiv, 287 pages; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

UN-sponsored world conferences in the 1990s / Michael G. Schechter --
Implementing global goals for children: lessons from UNICEF experience / Richard Jolly --
The United Nations World Conference on Human Rights: evaluation, monitoring, and review / Clarence J. Dias --
Effectiveness of the Beijing Conference in fostering compliance with international law regarding women / Rebecca J. Cook --
Development, implementation, and effectiveness of the CBD process / Thomas Yongo --
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: implementation and compliance / Jo Elizabeth Butler and Aniket Ghai --
From consensus-building to implementation: the follow-up to the UN global conferences of the 1990s / Masumi Ono --
Making meaningful UN-sponsored world conferences of the 1990s: NGOs to the rescue? / Michael G. Schechter --
Conclusions / Michael G. Schechter --
Appendix A: chronology of conference-related events / Debbi Schaubman --
Appendix B: from PrepCom to follow-up: researching the United Nations conferences of the 1990s / Debbi Schaubman.

What value were the UN-sponsored World Conferences in the 1990s? How important are non-governmental organizations to the success of such conferences? This book demonstrates that answering such questions requires a focus on the planning and implementation of the conferences.

ISBN: 9280810480 (pbk.)

LCCN: 00011975

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United Nations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Congresses and conventions.

LC Class. No.: JZ4954 / .U55 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 341.7