00956cam a2200109 a 4500082001900000245009300019250001300112260007300125300003300198500002000231520059500251  a341.23 BAS.P1100aBasic facts about the United Nations /cUnited Nations Department of Public Information.  aRev. ed.  aNew York :bUnited Nations Department of Public Information,cc2011.  axvii, 309 p. :bill., maps ;  aIncludes index.  a"Basic Facts about the United Nations sets forth the structure of the United Nations, how it works and its main activities and driving concerns. Along with explaining the role played by the UN principal organs and the family of UN organizations, Basic Facts ... explores UN contributions to international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian action, international law and decolonization. It also documents UN membership, peacekeeping operations and special observances, along with contact information for UN information centres."--P. [4] of cover.