the United Nations. “ The true measure of the success for the United Nations is not how much we promise‚ but how much we deliver for those who need us most‚” United Nations Secretary General-elect. The United Nations is an organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law‚ international security‚ economic development‚ social progress‚ human rights and achievement of world peace. It had its genesis in 1945 where fifty countries signed the United Nations Charter on
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To What Extent Should Nation be the Foundation of Identity I believe that nation is the foundation of identity to a certain extent . For example‚ if I asked people from the school what shapes their individual identities they might say things like; religion‚ ethnicity‚ language‚ or birth place. These are all examples of nations that we identify with; a nation doesn’t have to be defined by physical boundaries‚a nation can be as simple as people coming together or being united by a common history
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of the United Nations Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the UN and each other through the coordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level‚ and through the Chief Executives Board for coordination (CEB) at the inter-secretariat level. Specialized agencies may or may not have been originally created by the United Nations‚ but they are incorporated into the United Nations System by the United Nations Economic and Social
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Weaknesses and Failure of the League of the Nations The onset of the Second World War demonstrated that the League had failed in its primary purpose‚ which was to avoid any future world war. There were a variety of reasons for this failure‚ many connected to general weaknesses within the organization. Weaknesses Origins and structure The origins of the League as an organization created by the Allied Powers as part of the peace settlement to end the First World War led to it being viewed as a "League
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The Navajo Nation is the largest in the United States. It is located in the Southwest portion of the country in New Mexico‚ Utah‚ and Arizona. The Navajo have a very unique and vast culture and they present some of it in arguably their biggest competition known as Miss Navajo. The woman crowned Miss Navajo takes on a great responsibility and must be a role model and ambassador for the nation The Miss Navajo competition started in 1952 and has continued to grow ever since. In order to compete a woman
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History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and
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First Nations and the Justice System First Nations are badly represented within our current justice system. They face a forced environment that does not represent their needs. Many of the problems that First Nations peoples face with respect to the justice system are influenced by their historical place in native and early in Canada. The first European settlers view of land ownership was a lot different from the Aboriginal theory that all things are related and development is viewed as circling
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To what extent is the United Nations effective at peacekeeping? The United Nations (U.N) as an international organization has its origins in World War II‚ was coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. Since then‚ it has become even more multinational‚ with over 180 countries around the world registered as member states. The main aims of the UN can be broadly identified
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Discuss the importance of language in the development of the nation state and / or cultural identity. There are various different ways in which people interact with one another‚ communication being the most common‚ and language being the most common form of communication. We use it to convey our emotions‚ thoughts and feelings‚ and to express ourselves. Language is an absolutely integral part of the survival of the human race‚ and a key aspect of various cultures. Whatever is considered meaningful
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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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