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Excerpts from a just-published book “No Comment – and Don’t Quote me on That”, a collection of political anecdotes reflecting over 40 years of reporting from the United Nations
The United Nations, created in 1945 following the devastation caused by World War II, was mandated with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security.
But the 76-year-old Organization and its affiliated bodies – including the 193-member General Assembly and the 15-member Security Council take decisions mostly by open voting, and few, by secret ballot.
(Excerpts from a just-published book “No Comment – and Don’t Quote me on That”, a collection of political anecdotes reflecting over 40 years of reporting from the United Nations )
NEW YORK, Feb 11 2021 (IPS) - The United Nations, created in 1945 following the devastation caused by World War II, was mandated with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security.
But the 76-year-old Organization and its affiliated bodies – including the 193-member General Assembly and the 15-member Security Council take decisions mostly by open voting, and few, by secret ballot.
But the seriousness of the UN’s far-reaching mandate has been tempered by occasional moments of levity which have rocked the Glass House by the East River with laughter.