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Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor is an under-secretary-general of the United Nations. He has written nine books, most recently Bookless in Baghdad: And Other Writings about Reading. His website is here.

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A United Nations for a fairer, safer world

The international organisation is applying its founding principles to renew itself and address human needs worldwide, says Shashi Tharoor, the UN’s under-secretary-general.

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