"ONGC is continuously and consciously involved and focused towards corporate social responsibility in all decisions and activities undertaken in the organization. ONGC is committed to allocate 0.75% of net profit of the year towards socio-economic development programmes."1 - Dr. Madhav Mehra‚ President‚ World Council for Corporate Governance‚ in May 2006. "If trade and commerce - and by extension‚ business and industry - is not sensitive to its social and environmental contexts‚ it will not be
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AIDS and Africa Emma Geraghty August 6th Muadd Ben Khudair 0709089 HIV/AIDS has been known as one of the main contributing causes of the declining African economy ever since it started as an epidemic. The commencement of this deadly disease and its sporadic nature caused many deep economic problems‚ which are currently being experienced by the region. Some of which is because of the various policies and regulations that have been altered due to its unfortunate arrival
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health care necessities of a country from a publicly managed fund‚ which is usually under some form of “democratic accountability.” Cuba has a great example of a public health care system‚ in fact‚ in 2000‚ Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan stated that "Cuba should be the envy of many other nations" adding that achievements in social development are impressive given the size of its gross domestic product per capita.” Cuba guarantees “free medical and hospital care by means of the
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INTRODUCTION: DEFINATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights are the rights possessed by all persons‚ by virtue of their common humanity‚ to live a life of freedom and dignity. They give all people moral claims on the behavior of individuals and on the design of social arrangements—and are universal‚ inalienable and indivisible. Human rights express our deepest commitments to ensuring that all persons are secure in their enjoyment of the goods and freedoms that are necessary for dignified living. International
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Unit 1 – The Information Age The Digital Divide The digital divide is the term used to describe the difference between in technology use and availability around the world‚ some factors which affect the digital divide are socioeconomic‚ geographical and the fear of technology. Sub affecting issues are things such as age‚ gender‚ religion‚ income‚ technology available and more. Within the digital divide there are the information ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ this creates an inequality around the world
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collapsing in Ade’s bloody hands. Ade’s perfect world was destroyed- beyond repair- as part of ramifications due to her father’s stubbornness. Everyone was well-informed of the consequences of standing up against the government but her father- Azuka Kofi‚ an outspoken journalist‚ who valiantly brought the true face of the unjust government to the people. However‚ all his stubbornness and determination was shattered to pieces as he knelt in the doorway‚ still gazing at the metal
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Harassment: The effects of “eve teasing” on development in Bangladesh The Hunger Project • 5 Union Square West • New York‚ NY 10003 • www.thp.org Imagine for a moment that you are an eleven year old girl in Bangladesh. After helping your mother cook and serve breakfast‚ you are preparing for school. You should be excited. You like learning and school provides a reprieve from the drudgery of household chores. But you are not excited. Instead‚ you are filled with dread. That is because every day
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World AIDS Day‚ observed on 1 December every year‚ is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Government and health officials observe the day‚ often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995‚ the President of the United States has made an official proclamation on World AIDS Day. Governments of other nations have followed suit and issued similar announcements. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007‚[1] and
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James Madison University DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Fall 2013 GPOSC 200: Global Politics CLASS HOURS: TuTh 3:30- 4:45pm‚ 2105 Harrison Hall ______________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Nicholas Howenstein Office: Miller Hall‚ Room 2112 Email: howensng@jmu.edu OFFICE HOURS: W 2:00-5:00pm and by appointment Course Description The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to global politics. The course is designed to familiarize
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Although not aforementioned in the United Nations Charter the phenomenon that is peacekeeping has quickly spread‚ emerging out of the Cold War‚ and slowly but surely become a principal tool for the United Nations (UN) to continue its primary goal in the maintaining of peace and security universally. Often referred to as the “The Blue Helmets” UN peacekeepers have been deployed all over the globe to intervene in some of the worst conflicts on the planet under the authority of Chapter VI and Chapter
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