The UN Secretariat: A Brief History, Released
Coinciding with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s proposals for restructuring the Secretariat, The International Peace Institute (IPI), formerly International Peace Academy, is pleased to announce the publication of its most recent book The UN Secretariat: A Brief History , by Thant Myint-U and Amy Scott. This book provides a concise history of the Secretariat and the attempts to reform it, with the aim of encouraging more historically informed and engaged discussions on this poorly understood organ of the UN.