of the Cold War when calls for democracy and better government became louder and as expectations were heightened as to what international organizations might do to further this aim. Many multilateral agencies took up the summons - from the United Nations‚ to multilateral development banks - and are now part of a chorus of voices urging governments across the world to heed higher standards of democratic representation‚
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Water Report under Uncertainty and Risk The United Nations World Water Development; Report 4; UNESCO: Paris‚ France‚ 2012; Volume 1 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002156/215644e.pdf (accessed on 23 September 2012). 90. UNESCO. Knowledge Report Base The United Nations World Water Development; Report 4; UNESCO: Paris‚ France‚ 2012; Volume 2 0021/002156/215644e.pdf#page=406 (accessed on 23 September 2012). 91. UNESCO. Facing the Challenges The United Nations World Water Development; Report 4; UNESCO:
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Thematic Paper on MDG 3 PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN 2005 2000 2010 UNDP/John Olsson FOREWORD I am extremely pleased to introduce this set of analytical papers on the Millennium Development Goals1. The papers were produced by the member agencies of the UN Development Group Task Force on the MDGs‚ working in clusters. Each paper had one or more lead agencies and a set of member agencies in support. The Task Force was also able to draw on the ideas‚ experience
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom is a form of mechanism that ensures that the Canadian government does not do anything that is either undemocratic or against the natural rights in which the Charter is built upon (Source). The Charter does this by giving ordinary citizens the power to defend their rights against any government intrusion through the judicial system. A good example of this is the gay rights movement where gay and lesbian activists incorporated the Charter in their attempt
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and holistic. Development has many facets‚ of which major few are discussed below by concentrating on developing nations and Asia in particular. We can see strong economic growth and development taking place in BRICS nations. The consumers are able to spend more‚ thus emerging to be major reason for consumer growth. The economic growth and development taking place in the developing nations has a major effect on the levels of satisfaction of the people in these economies. Inflation‚ unemployment‚ GDP
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ASBATANKVOY Charter Party - full text Attachment "C" TANKER VOYAGE CHARTER PARTY Preamble ................ ............. Place Date IT IS THIS DAY AGREED between ...................................... chartered owner/owner (hereinafter called the "Owner") of the SS/MS ..............................(hereinafter called the "Vessel") and ............................ (hereinafter called the "Charterer") that the transportation herein provided for will be performed subject to the terms and condition
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the most vulnerable to these disparities. The equality of men and women has become one of the fundamental constituent of human rights‚ ever since the adoption of the United Nations Charter in 1945. As stated by the Gender and Development group‚ gender inequality tends to
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Study Guide MUIMUN 2013 World Bank Topic A: Putting an End to Land-Grabbing – towards Fair and Transparent Standards Topic B: Poverty and Social Impact Assessment Münster‚ February 2013 Münster University International Model United Nations (MUIMUN) c/o Arbeitsstelle Forschungstransfer Robert-Koch-Str. 40 48149 Münster Phone: +49 251 833 2943 Web: www.muimun.org E-Mail: secgen@muimun.org Under the direction of the General Secretariat Secretary-General: Bernard Dröge Deputy
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American and British convoys across the Atlantic Ocean‚ which helped the war effort immensely. 3. In 1920 the League of Nations was created and Canada was one of the first countries to join. 4. When Britain declared war on Germany‚ August 4‚ 1914‚ Canadian troops left for England on October 3rd. More than 620‚000 served in World War I. 5. Canada supported the United Nations Declaration of the rights of Indigenous people. This document reiterates our support of Aboriginal rights in here‚ and
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Even so‚ humanitarian intervention has been a hard test for the international community‚ because apparently goes against the core principles of non-intervention and state sovereignty expressed in the articles 2(7) and 2(4) of the Charter. Unfortunately the raison d’être of such scepticism underlies concrete mistakes of the UNSC and plausible misinterpretations around the use of force. ID 9761726 Criticism on humanitarian intervention The conundrum that humanitarian intervention unavoidably
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