Is Water a Human Right? by GARRETT HEANEY “Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and‚ therefore‚ a basic human right. Contaminated water jeopardizes both the physical and social health of all people. It is an affront to human dignity.” — Kofi Annan‚ prior United Nations Secretary-General … If only the issue of water as a human right was as simple as Kofi Annan’s perspective. A world where humans have a well defined set of undeniable rights is an important goal for this generation. But
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leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they signed onto the Millennium Declaration and agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are an eight-point road map with measurable targets and clear deadlines for improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. World leaders have agreed to achieve the MDGs by 2015. It’s up to us to make sure leaders follow through on these commitments. The "United Nations Millennium Campaign" supports and inspires people
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sustainable tourism development. Journal of sustainable Tourism Vol 2‚ pg 132-136 Plog The Environment Encyclopaedia (2001.) Europa Publications Limited‚ 3rd Ed. UNCSD (1997) United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development. Available at: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/csd_update.htm Accessed: 27th February 2012 UN(2000) Millennium Development Goals. Available at: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/bkgd.shtml Accessed: 1st March 2012 Wheeler
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References: (to be included in the end with the other references…) The Lancet (2010): The Millennium Development Goals: a cross-sectoral analysis and principles for goal setting after 2015 Indian Journal of Community Medicine (2011): India ’s Progress Toward Achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180952/ Online articles: Unilever and Lifebuoy Transforming Handwashing Habits
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To: The police department From: Detective Cappeli Date: 29.08.2016 Report on the murder of Mrs Anderson on 3rd and Elm street On Monday‚ the 29th of August a roberry and a murder took place on the 3rd and Elm street. The victim is a middle aged woman‚ Mrs Anderson. There are eight witnesses who claims to have seen the crime happend‚ but Mr. Struthers‚ is the only one who seems like he knows what actually happend. The problem is he wont talk to anyone who isn´t the Lieutenant‚ but at the end
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Goals and Targets (from the Millennium Declaration) Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Target 1: Halve‚ between 1990 and 2015‚ the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day Target 2: Halve‚ between 1990 and 2015‚ the proportion of people who suffer from hunger 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Indicators for monitoring progress a Proportion of population below $1 (PPP) per day Poverty gap ratio [incidence x depth of poverty] Share of poorest
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achievement of two important Millennium Development Goals namely: universal primary education and gender equality. ➢ Describe the importance of these two goals. ➢ Describe how the pupil explosion and inequalities in education may prevent African countries from achieving these two goals by 2015. Use practical examples in your discussion. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The purpose and link between Millennium Development Goal 2 and Millennium Development Goal 3
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story of a boy named Senzo that are in the middle of such a treatment. With a weak immune system because of the HIV virus‚ tuberculosis and similar diseases could kill him. With the help of this organization and many other similar initiatives‚ the Millennium Development Goal of decreasing the death rate of children under the age of five by two thirds within the year 2015 is slowly moving in the right direction. (1) Thanks to Doctors Without Borders‚ Senzo will probably live a longer life than he would
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keeps these kinds of countries from achieving to eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger. As my research question says‚ this essay is about one of The United Nations Millennium Development Goal-Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger and a Malnutrition disease called Kwashiorkor. The essay will talk about how Kwashiorkor affects the Millennium Development Goal. Kwashiorkor is not a real problem in well developed countries like the U.S but still can occur if the child does not get a proper diet but this
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Reference: TheLancetTV (2014 May 14) Millennium Development Goals [Video File] retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hA81oaCNXk. This video talks about two of the 8 millennium development goals‚ The (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000 the two goals talked about in this video are as follows 1. To reduce child mortality 2. To improve maternal health Here I will be focusing on just 1 of the
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