Amazon.com description: Product Description: Throughout its first half century, the United Nations has served as a catalyst for the global advancement of women. This "Blue Book" includes more than one hundred United Nations documents relating to women's rights, and chronicles the evolution of a campaign in which the initial focus on political and family life has moved on to urgent issues such as poverty, violence against women and equal access to education, employment and health care. Complementing the documents are an extensive introduction by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and detailed chronologies. The "Blue Book Series" is designed to provide primary research and reference tools for scholars, policy makers, journalists and others interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the work of the United Nations.