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...been accomplished, except in some cases the creation of additional "coordinating layers" of bureaucracy--which should be no surprise, given the U.N.'s peculiar structure and how it grew. None of the specialized agencies is even formally part of the central U.N., the organs (Security Council, General Assembly, Secretariat) created by the 1945 charter. Most, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), were set up later as separate organizations with their own charters, assemblies and staffs. They are tied into a "U.N. system" by agreements negotiated with the central U.N. that are considered to be like treaties. The agreements grant...
...reporting on how well various agencies do their jobs--a revolutionary idea for the U.N. Says Paschke: "After seven months on the job, I think the U.N. is a good example of waste and inefficiency." Unfortunately, Paschke's authority is limited to those few agencies directly responsible to the Secretariat...
Partners for Empowering Neighborhoods of PBH, Steering Committee; Student Advisory Committee, IOP; Executive Board, U.C; Harvard Model U.N. Secretariat; University Lutheran Shelter Overnight Volunteer...
...When Secretariat rode home in the 1973 Belmont Stakes to capture horse racing's Triple Crown, it wasn't as much of a victory as a coronation. It was expected, like the Red Sox reaching the World Series once a decade only to lose in seven games, or Janet Evans shredding helpless coeds in the water while at Stanford...
KIET: [Laughs.] The party general secretary will be elected by the party secretariat as he always is, so at present it is difficult to say who will be the eighth party general secretary. But our party's policy is to have young members, and step by step take in younger people as leaders. The younger they are, the better...