United Nations (UNSG)‚ is the head of the United Nations Secretariat‚ one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations. The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon of South Korea‚ who took office on 1 January 2007. His first term expired on 31 December 2011. He was re-elected‚ unopposed‚ to a second term on 21 June 2011. Secretaries-General serve for five-year terms that can be renewed indefinitely
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which kicked off on May 12. Hundreds of spectators‚ participants and performers joined hands and danced in circles to mark the successful wrapping up of the event. The closing ceremony‚ which began at 7:30 p.m.‚ was attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik‚ who both commended the hosts for doing a sterling job on the Expo. Yeosu Expo 2012 held under the theme “The Living Ocean and Coast” reached its target of attracting 8 million visitors. 104 countries participated
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made his case Thursday to the American people and the world for "a constructive approach" to contentious issues including his nation ’s nuclear program‚ arguing that failing to engage "leads to everyone ’s loss." "We must work together to end the unhealthy rivalries and interferences that fuel violence and drive us apart‚" Rouhani said in an op-ed published Thursday evening on the Washington Post ’s website. It ’s not the first time a leader from a country often
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OET MODAL 3 ACTIVITY : 1 NAME : IRENE LIM YAN NI : HASHVINI NERMOGGAN Hashvini : Hi Irene‚ how are you? Irene : Hi Hashvini‚ I’m fine thank you. How are you?? Hashvini : I’m fine too. Irene do you know who is Malala Yousafzai? Irene : Hmm I don’t know. Who is that? It sounds like a Pakistani’s name. Hashvini : Yeah you are correct. She is a Pakistani who is known for her education and women’s rights activism in the Swat Valley‚ where the Taliban
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“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” Chinese Proverb Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. Gilbert K. Chesterton He who opens a school door‚ closes a prison. Victor Hugo “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. George Washington Carver The whole
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The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is not a violation of the Eight Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The death penalty is when a convicted criminal is put to death by the court. The execution method may not inflict unnecessary pain on the criminal. The criminal sentenced to death can wait several years or sometimes decades on death row before being executed. The juvenile death penalty is a controversial issue all over the country. Studies show that the characteristics
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Proposed Ban of Ozone-Depleting Aerosol Spray Fact and Opinion Speech Review Suzie Student Course ENG101 June 25‚ 2010 Matt Copeland The speech‚ “Proposed Ban of Ozone-Depleting Aerosol Spray‚” describes a five-month study that was conducted in 1974 by a special administration task force made up of a group of scientific researchers who concerned themselves with the dispersion of fluorocarbons. These fluorocarbons were found in most aerosol cans‚ air conditioners‚ refrigerators
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Should Teachers Be Allowed to Ban Laptops in Classrooms? I know some college teachers are starting to ban laptops from classrooms. I think that laptops should not be banned. Yes‚ some students surf the web or play games in class‚ but that doesn’t mean the rest of us who use laptops responsibly should be punished for the actions of a few. In this essay I will argue that using laptops is a right that teachers should not infringe upon. For starters‚ many of us who have grown up with computers
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Since the purpose of the study is the problem concerning plastic banning‚ the researchers focused on the haphazard posed by the issue. Plastic bags are one of the plastic products produced in greater numbers‚ and one of the products most commonly dispersed in the environment. Unlike any other waste products‚ plastics have a slow rate of decomposition and accounts for various mishaps of flooding e.i. Plastic bags have been
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How on earth did we come to this? We protect our children obsessively from every harm‚ we vet every carer‚ teacher or medic with whom they come into contact‚ we fret about their education‚ their development. Yet despite all this‚ one group‚ which in no way has their best interests at heart‚ has almost unfettered access. We seem to take it for granted that advertisers and marketeers are allowed to groom even the youngest children. Before children have even developed a proper sense of their own
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