'An important reference source' - European Information Management

• Introductory essays: An Introduction to International Organizations and Challenges Facing the International System in the 21st Century; A chronology charting the historical development of international organizations; A list of international observances; Texts of significant international charters, treaties and documents, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Social Charter and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Lists of key UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, plus information about peace-keeping activities; Profiles of over 1,700 international and regional organizations containing, where applicable, contact information and details of membership, activities, finance, publications and subsidiary organizations; A Who's Who in International Organizations providing biographical information on principal officers and other key personalities in international organizations at the start of the 21st century; Invaluable index to organizations.