The authors not only assess the development and implementation of UN ideas regarding sustainable economic development and human security, but apply lessons learned to suggest ways in which the United Nations can play a fuller role in confronting the challenges of human survival with dignity in the 21st century.

List of Abbreviations
List of Figures and Boxes
Acknowledgments
Foreword by [TBA]
Introduction
I. UNIHP at a Glance
1. Overview
2. "Three UNs" and Their Impact
II. United Nations Ideas that Shaped the World
3. Human Rights: From Aspiration to Implementation
4. Gender and Women's Rights: From Empowerment to Equality
5. Development Policies: From National and Regional Perspectives to Beyond
6. International Economic Relations: From National Interests to Global Solidarity
7. Development Ideologies: From Planning to Markets
8. Social Development: From Sectoral to Integrated Perspectives
9. Sustainability: From Protecting the Environment to Preserving Ecological Systems
10. Peace and Human Security: From States to Individuals
11. Human Development: From Narrower to Broader Horizons
III. A Future for the UN and the Planet
12. A Balance Sheet
13. Challenges Ahead
14. Strengthening Global Governance
Notes
Index
About the Authors
About UNIHP

Richard Jolly is Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
Louis Emmerij is Senior Research Fellow at The CUNY Graduate Center.
Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies.