economic‚ and health related woes that plague the poorest nations. As Jeffrey Sachs states in chapter 11 of his book‚ “The End of Poverty‚” there seemed to be this shared belief that globalization would “fulfill its promise” (Sachs‚ 2005‚ p. 210). Kofi Annan presented the document “We the Peoples: The Role of the
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A leader is a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal. The types of leaders vary but in this case‚ we will be dealing with the religious and political leaders. A religious leader is one who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body while a political leader is a person actively engaged in politics especially a full time professional member of a deliberate assembly. A political leader can also be a person who is experienced or skilled
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Route that never broke the business capital of India was once again rocked by serial blasts on July 11‚ 2006. There were 8 explosions in 8 local trains between 6.20 and 6.35 p.m. resulting in 190 causalities and more than 600 injured. After the 1993 serial blasts this was the severest terrorist attack in the country. There were eight explosions within 12 minutes between 6.21 and 6.33 in the local trains and railway stations. The first blast occurred at Kher o a train bound for Boriwali fram Churchgate
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through the ASEAN Declaration on Transnational Crime.[1] Further securitization of the issue can be attributed to the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. Then UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan spoke of his wish to emulate the success of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines in mobilizing governments’ resources against landmines‚ this time turning global attention to SALW which are‚ he stated‚ as deadly as landmines but more pervasive
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Research Paper Role of Education in Women Empowerment with special reference to the Economy of Assam NAZRUL ISLAM Asstt. Professor & HoD‚ Economics‚ Dalgoma Anchalik College‚ Matia‚ Goalpara -783125 (Assam) ABSTRACT: Women’s contribution to the economy of Assam cannot be ignored. From household activities to economic activities out of the household have been performed successfully by the women of Assam. Women constitute almost half of the population in the state; though a large
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challenge of our age- cannot remain a task for the few; it must become a calling for the many”. -Kofi Annan‚ United Nations Ex- Secretary-General‚ October‚ 2006 The Kofi Annan’s challenge above is a mean one; a clarion call to every citizen of the world to do their bit‚ their very best‚ in the quest for a poverty-free world. To some of us who are African humanists‚ the call must
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Shashi Tharoor‚ "Are Human Rights Universal?" World Policy Journal‚ Vol. XVI‚ No. 4 (Winter 1999/2000) The growing consensus in the West that human rights are universal has been fiercely opposed by critics in other parts of the world. At the very least‚ the idea may well pose as many questions as it answers. Beyond the more general‚ philosophical question of whether anything in our pluri-cultural‚ multipolar world is truly universal‚ the issue of whether human rights is an essentially Western
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Human Rights -Role of NGO “The evolution of the human rights movement clearly illustrates humanity’s ongoing struggle toward creating a better world.”– Robert Alan Many organizations around the world dedicate their efforts to protecting human rights and ending human rights abuses. Public support and condemnation of abuses is important to their success‚ as human rights organizations are most effective when their calls for reform are backed by strong public advocacy. Non Governmental Organization
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Eniola K Giwa 45280 Spring 2014 INS 415: Dr James N. Sater Research Paper “Are Sahrawi condemned to live under Moroccan occupation given the lack of international and military support they were able to mobilize for their cause?” Western Sahara is a disputed territory between the Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco. The territory in the North African‚ Maghreb region was formerly called Spanish Sahara when it was under Spanish colonial rule. Currently‚ the United Nations
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QUOTATIONS: 1) “Never underestimate a man’s ability to underestimate a woman” 2) “If all men are born free‚ how is it that all women are born slaves” Mary Astell 3) “Gender equality is critical to the development of peace of every nation” Kofi Annan 4) “Educate a man and you educate an individual‚ educate a woman and you educate a family” A. Cripps 5) “Girls should be regarded not as adjectives but as nouns” Elizabeth Stanton 6) “Women’s chains have been forged by men ‚ not anatomy” Estelle
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