population Day was instituted by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989. The date of observance of World Population Day was inspired by the date of Five Billion Day. As‚ the world’s population reached five billion people on Five Billion Day‚ July 11‚ 1987. This concern of rapid growth of population resulted into the establishment of World population Day on the same date. Since then‚ with the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) encouragement‚ governments‚ non-governmental
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Model United Nations Glossary Abstain Delegates may abstain from voting rather than saying yes or no. Generally this means delegates neither agree nor disagree with the resolution being discussed. Adjourn MUN sessions end with the vote to adjourn‚ meaning discussions are held until next time delegates meet. Agenda Items to be discussed during the day. Must always being with roll call. Amendment A change to the resolution being discussed; “friendly amendment” means it is accepted by the main
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Suicide in Canadian First Nations Suicide is intentionally causing your own death out of despair. It is considered a behavior and may result from a form of mental illness‚ but is not classified as a distinct psychiatric disorder. It can stem from different factors such as personal‚ social‚ financial or historical well-being. ("Mental health and wellness‚" 2013) According to STATS Canada‚ suicide is the leading cause of death among Canadian aboriginals between youth and adults under 44 years old
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This paper‚ briefly explains the purpose of each of the organs of the United Nations and how they interact. The United Nations is made up of five organs‚ (used to be six‚ however the Trusteeship Council is no more). The current organs are the General Assembly‚ Security Council‚ Secretariat‚ Economic and Social Council‚ and the International Court of Justice. The General Assembly is the only organ that all members have equal power‚ its purpose is to manage the budget of the UN‚ select members
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Filipe Moura 9/17/12 Principles of Management Marsh‚ Jeffrey The Wealth of Nations and Industrial Revolutionary Along the time‚ many things have changed in the world. People today see the world with the complete different vision from 100 or 50 years ago. The world’s economy has changed‚ the technology has had a big jump in these last centuries‚ laws have changed in some places‚ and people have made history and broke down the barriers. One important person‚ who has changed the history of
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26th of May 2010 The United Nations When one wonders what the symbol of the United Nations signifies‚ notions such as self-determination‚ freedom‚ liberty‚ peace‚ security‚ collective resolution and human rights come to mind. Its emblem is composed of the globe surrounded by two “olive branches of peace.” The United Nations has stated that it has four purposes. These purposes are to maintain international peace and security‚ to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle
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fri classes 884352 Mr. Ale The Cherokee land stretched through the southern appellations‚ the land consisted of beautiful green mountains‚ filled with trees‚ tall rock mountains and lakes with high water falls. It was a land of which no other can compare to‚ “Ridge”‚ who was born in 1771‚ grew up in the Cherokee lands‚ said‚ “I would willingly die to preserve them.” (2:52). The Cherokee nation had constantly been under threat with other Indian tribes and the Americans
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Carolina‚ Florida and Tennessee‚ was valuable‚ and it grew to be more coveted as white settlers flooded the region. • The Indian Removal Act opened up the lands to white settlement still held by Indians • The five major tribes who were affected were the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ and Seminole. They are known as the “Civilized Tribes”. • One method was to adopt Anglo-American practices such as large-scale farming‚ Western education‚ and slave-holding. They adopted this policy of assimilation
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India Removal Act of 1830 In the early 1800s‚ while the fast growing country of the United states urged its people to expand to the south‚ on what was home to many Indian nations including the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chicasaw and Seminole. In search for land to grow cotton‚ white settlers considered these tribes an obstacle that stood in the way of progress. Pressures to the federal government to take over this land increased as more and more people tried settled in the south. This led to many
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The generalization that‚ "The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790s than a change in that policy‚" is valid. Every since the American people arrived at the New World they have continually driven the Native Americans out of their native lands. Many people wanted to contribute to this removal of the Cherokees and their society. Knox
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