FOMERAND, Jacques <br/><br/>
UN conferences : media events or genuine diplomacy? 

 -  1996 
<br/><br/> Highlights three functions of the UN global conferences, viz: (1) information function : the creation, dissemination, and sharing of knowledge; (2) monitoring and early-warning function; and (3) normative functions.  Explains that UN global conferences must be seen in a long-term continuum.