The American Agenda for United Nations Reform (Audio)
The United Nations is facing a growing range of transnational challenges in a time of increasingly scarce resources. Ambassador Joseph...
Speaker: Joseph Torsella, U.S. Representative for Management and Reform, United States Mission to the United Nations
Presider: Celina B. Realuyo, Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, President, CBR Global Advisers LLC
January 20, 2012
The United Nations is facing a growing range of transnational challenges in a time of increasingly scarce resources. Ambassador Joseph Torsella, U.S. representative to the United Nations for management and reform, discusses the U.S. role in working toward a more effective and efficient United Nations.
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