In a world experiencing increasing conflicts, terrorism and displacement, many people are wondering what the United Nations – the organization established in 1945 to save future generations from the scourge of war – should or could have done to prevent these disasters from escalating.
UNsilenced shows that, in fact, the UN has remained a bystander in many of these conflicts and that peace-building efforts have not only been undermined by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, but also by the UN's many agencies and programmes.
The book exposes how, under the guise of development, stability and the "war on terror", the UN fails to prevent conflicts in many parts of the world, and in some cases, misleads the public about the scale of a problem. The book also reveals the web of lies, cover-ups, corruption and impunity within the United Nations that has allowed wrongdoing to continue unabated.
Many of these acts of wrongdoing occur or continue because the UN fails to protect whistleblowers; on the contrary, most UN whistleblowers experience severe retaliation.
UNsilenced describes how whistleblowers have been denied justice within the UN system and how the immunity accorded to UN officials and the conflict of interest inherent in the UN's internal justice system allow the perpetrators of criminal or unethical activities to go unpunished.
The book is an urgent call for a serious reform of this bureaucratic, arcane and increasingly politicized organization – because not doing so constitutes a betrayal of the trust invested in it by the people and countries that depend on it.
PMM –
Fascinating book. I enjoyed it immensely.
Treo –
its a great book, catchy and free flowing . You will also get to know that military is not for the faint hearted its all about serving, thats the world we are in💪🏽💪🏽. Huuuuaaaah
Faith Kangai –
Congratulations Dan. Your story articulation in this book is mind blowing. It leaves the reader wanting to know more with every page turn.
Njeri –
Fair
Nicholus Musyoki –
Well composed, Catchy event, Theme flow and lots of adventures infact you will tour The entire kenya and Somalia through this Novel, When you start reading you won’t put it down, It reminds me my favourite novel “My life in Crime”