In 1944, as the end of World War II approached, an important
series of talks was held to plan the formation of postwar
international institutions. The site for the conversations was
Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., a research institute
administered by Harvard University. In a spirit of optimism,
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that the purpose was "to
create the institutional foundations for a just and enduring
peace," while Soviet ambassador Andrei Gromyko spoke of an
international organization that would "guarantee for the peoples
peace, security, and prosperity in the future." The meetings, which
included debates on a variety of issues, were a first step toward
the creation of the United Nations.
In 1994, the "Dumbarton Oaks Conference, 1944-1994" brought
together scholars and policymakers who have been involved with the
study of international organizations or have played important roles
in them. The conference papers in this volume examine both the
formation of the United Nations and a number of current issues,
including human rights, collective economic sanctions, peacekeeping
operations, and the evolution of the role of the
secretary-general.
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