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Howie, Ian.

Reflections on a United Nations' careeran insider's account /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Reflections on a United Nations' careerby Ian Howie.
Reminder of title:	an insider's account /
Author:	Howie, Ian.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021.
Description:	xv, 247 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	International Relations.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77063-1
ISBN:	9783030770631$q(electronic bk.)

Reflections on a United Nations' careeran insider's account /
Howie, Ian.

Reflections on a United Nations' careeran insider's account /[electronic resource] :by Ian Howie. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021. - xv, 247 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Springer biographies,2365-0621. - Springer biographies..

Chapter 1. From Melbourne and Back Again -- Chapter 2. Welcome to the UN Family -- Chapter 3. Learning by Doing: Bangladesh -- Chapter 4. A Success? Sri Lanka -- Chapter 5. From East to West: Kenya -- Chapter 6. Even Further West: Ghana -- Chapter 7. The Population Challenge: China -- Chapter 8. Surviving in the People's Paradise: DPRK -- Chapter 9. You Must be Mad: UN Headquarters -- Chapter 10. No More Business as Usual: Viet Nam -- Chapter 11. Life After Death: Rwanda.

This book is more than an autobiographical account of the career of a young graduate from Australia who spent his life working as a United Nations official. It is in fact, a critical, indispensable debriefing of a UN insider's account as it follows the life of a development practitioner for more than three decades within the global aid sector. It also goes where few others have dared to go before, providing first-hand insights into the realities of a UN career official's life. While many throughout the world may wish to join the "UN family" or have already become part of the development sector, it is presumed they all have a vision to act as vehicles for positive social change. However, expectations can and may differ once realities have sunk in. The book opens a unique space in the international aid sector - particularly, population security - around elements of personal and professional rewards and costs.

ISBN: 9783030770631$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-77063-1doiSubjects--Personal Names:

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Subjects--Corporate Names:

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--Armed Forces.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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International Relations.

LC Class. No.: JZ4984.5 / .H68 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 341.23092

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