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Whether it is called an assembly, a conference, or something else, there is in most if not all international organizations an organ, for which the United Nations General Assembly is the prototype, in which the entire membership is represented. The importance of these bodies is generally acknowledged. Constitutionally, they usually have final authority in such matters as the appointment of the executive officer, the election of smaller organs, the adoption of the budget, and the determination of overall policy. Few studies of an international organization or of the interaction between a state or a group of states and an international organization can neglect the assembly of the organization under scrutiny.

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Causal mechanisms in civil war mediation: Evidence from Syria

European Journal of International Relations ◽

10.1177/1354066119856084 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 209-235

Author(s):

Magnus Lundgren

Keyword(s):

Civil War ◽

United Nations ◽

Member State ◽

International Organizations ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

International Organization ◽

Institutional Characteristics ◽

Causal Pathways ◽

Arab League ◽

The United Nations

Studies of conflict management by international organizations have demonstrated correlations between institutional characteristics and outcomes, but questions remain as to whether these correlations have causal properties. To examine how institutional characteristics condition the nature of international organization interventions, I examine mediation and ceasefire monitoring by the Arab League and the United Nations during the first phase of the Syrian civil war (2011–2012). Using micro-evidence sourced from unique interview material, day-to-day fatality statistics, and international organization documentation, I detail causal pathways from organizational characteristics, via intervention strategies, to intervention outcomes. I find that both international organizations relied on comparable intervention strategies. While mediating, they counseled on the costs of conflict, provided coordination points, and managed the bargaining context so as to sideline spoilers and generate leverage. While monitoring, they verified violent events, engaged in reassurance patrols, and brokered local truces. The execution of these strategies was conditioned on organizational capabilities and member state preferences in ways that help explain both variation in short-term conflict abatement and the long-term failure of both international organizations. In contrast to the Arab League, the United Nations intervention, supported by more expansive resources and expertise, temporarily shifted conflict parties away from a violent equilibrium. Both organizations ultimately failed as disunity among international organization member state principals cut interventions short and reduced the credibility of international organization mediators.

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The United Nations “Common System” of Salary, Allowance, and Benefits: A Critical Appraisal of Coordination in Personnel Matters

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818300013242 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 284-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Theodor Meron

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

International Organizations ◽

Critical Appraisal ◽

International Organization ◽

Critical Examination ◽

Common System ◽

Long Period ◽

The Common ◽

The United Nations ◽

The Relationship

The salary, allowance, and benefits system common in its broad lines to the United Nations and to a number of specialized agencies (the “common system”) has its origin in the relationship agreements concluded between the UN and the agencies concerned in pursuance of Articles 57 and 63 of the UN Charter. Some of these agreements were made nearly twenty years ago, a long period in the life of rapidly growing and rapidly changing international organizations. A critical examination of the present-day validity of the common system and its justification today in light of the reality of the international organization may be timely. In the present article such an examination of this major facet of administrative and budgetary coordination of the UN with the specialized agencies is attempted.

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THE ROLE OF WOMEN AS MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY FORCES (Indonesian Women's Security Forces Recruitment Process)

Pamulang Law Review ◽

10.32493/palrev.v2i1.5342 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Fenny Wulandari ◽

Abdul Azis

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

International Organizations ◽

World Order ◽

International Organization ◽

International Peace ◽

World War ◽

Security Forces ◽

Peace And Security ◽

The United Nations

International organizations are formed by an agreement in which three or more countries are parties, or also called intergovernmental organizations because their members are state. The state as a party to the international organization must accept the obligations arising from the agreement. Countries incorporated in an international organization usually have the same interests and goals. Even in some difficulties and to help progress the member countries of the international organization did not hesitate to provide assistance. International organizations such as the United Nations have the aim of maintaining international peace and security. The establishment of the United Nations (UN) was set against the concerns of mankind for international peace and security based on the experience of the First World War and the Second World War. Indonesia's commitment to participate in carrying out world order based on independence, lasting peace and social justice is the mandate of paragraph IV of the Opening of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This commitment is always realized through Indonesia's active participation and contribution in the UN Mission of Maintenance and Peace. In the international context, participation is an important and concrete indicator of the role of a country in contributing to maintaining international peace and security.

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Some Notes on the United Nations Secretariat

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818300029441 ◽

1950 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 598-613 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Walter R. Crocker

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

International Organizations ◽

International Organization ◽

The United Nations

Readers of this periodical will have been struck with the quantity and the variety of international bodies existing today. Whatever else may be lacking in international organization there is no lack of international organizations.

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Prescribing for the reform of international organization: the logic of arguments for change

Review of International Studies ◽

10.1017/s0260210500113750 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 19-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paul Taylor

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

United Nations ◽

International Organizations ◽

International Institutions ◽

International Organization ◽

Scholarly Writing ◽

The Past ◽

The United Nations

In this essay I examine the main characteristics of the proposals which have been put forward over the past few years for the reform of international institutions, particularly the United Nations. The latter's social and economic arrangements in particular have been subject to a series of incisive, hard hitting reports—the most recent being Maurice Bertrand's Report of December 19851—which have themselves become almost a matter of routine: nothing changes, even the intelligence and perception of the criticism. This essay is intended to provide a part of the answer to the question of why nothing is ever done. In addition to difficulties arising from the interests of states and organizations which are involved, there are also a range of problems arising from different conceptions of what international organizations are and can do. This essay deals with the latter. The conceptions dealt with are those found in the writings of students of international organization, largely British and American, rather than in the words or deeds of practitioners. The nature of the link between scholarly writing and the practice of international relations is itself complex and contentious and is not explored in this essay. The minimalist assumptions are made, however, that disagreements among scholars make it less likely that practitioners will agree to co-operate, and that scholarly reconciliation is at least a first step towards practical improvement.

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Interview with Luis Alfonso De Alba

International Review of the Red Cross ◽

10.1017/s1560775508000060 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 90 (871) ◽

pp. 489-499

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

United Nations ◽

International Organizations ◽

International Security ◽

International Organization ◽

General Assembly ◽

International Human Rights ◽

Foreign Service ◽

The United Nations ◽

New Institutions

Ambassador Luis Alfonso De Alba was the first president of the United Nations Human Rights Council and held this mandate from 19 June 2006 to 18 June 2007. During that period the Council was entrusted by the General Assembly with the task of designing the new institutions of the international human rights system, while at the same time fulfilling its mandate to protect and promote human rights. Ambassador De Alba joined the Mexican foreign service in 1981 and since 2004 has been the permanent representative of Mexico at the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva. Throughout his career he has participated in numerous multilateral meetings, both at global and regional levels. Among other posts, he was chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migrations (IOM) at its 88th and 89th sessions (November 2004 to November 2005) and presided over the Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee) of the General Assembly during its 59th Session (2004).: : : : : : :

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