Description
| Product ID: | 9783030770624 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Series: | Springer Biographies |
| Title: | Reflections on a United Nations' Career |
| Subtitle: | An Insider's Account |
| Authors: | Author: Ian Howie |
| Page Count: | 247 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Globalization, Sociology, International institutions, Globalization, Sociology, United Nations & UN agencies |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-16 |
