Terrorism in the Middle East has created numerous problems for the region as a whole‚ essentially creating a World Wide stereotype which made international relations with the West more difficult and tense over the recent years. However to say that Terrorism is the cause of all these problems can be true in some Nations and false within others. Many acts of terrorism can be seen as retaliatory measure with political matters being the main reason for certain groups committing terrorist acts. However
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I believe that "Nuclear energy is NOT the best way to meet the ever-increasing energy needs of the planet." We would like to define the term the energy needs‚ and in this debate it will only apply to the electricity energy needs of the planet. There are four main arguments that we would like to state. Firstly‚ the radioactive waste generated by nuclear power plants lasts FOREVER. It is a deadly legacy to give to our children and there is no safe place to store it. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
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basis of economics‚ per capita income‚ industrialization‚ literacy rate‚ living standards etc. A developed country has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less developed nations. According to Kofi Annan‚ former Secretary General of the United Nations‚ "A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment." However‚ United Nations Statistics Division claims that ‚ “There is no established
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Development Goal Poverty in the Philippines UN Millennium Development Goal MDG 1 Report: Poverty in the Philippines INTRODUCTION Poverty reduction has been a major problem for all developing countries. As Kofi Annan stated “The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty” (Kofi Annan‚ cited in WHO‚ 2013). Poverty is experienced all over the world but its effect is most significantly seen in developing countries like Philippines‚ one of the nations with a high rate of poverty according
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Evaluate the response by the international community to the Rwandan Genocide. Cali O’Connor “According to Kofi Annan‚ If the pictures of tens of thousands of human bodies gnawed on by dogs do not wake us out of our apathy‚ I do not know what will.” While the Hutus murdered as many as 800‚000 people‚ mostly tutsis‚ a lot of people sat and watched. Some people tried to help the Tutsis but the majority of people did not do a thing but watch and kept quiet. The Hutus were towards the government
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References: * —Lee Jong-wook‚ Director-General‚ World Health Organization. * Kofi Annan‚ United Nations Secretary-General. * Harrington‚ et al. (1989) * Wikipedia water and sanitation. * List of countries according to population wikipedia. * Tahir‚ M. A.‚ et al. (1994) Survey of Drinking Water Quality in the Rural Areas of Rawalpindi
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and safe sewers for all... less than 4% of the combined wealth of the 225 richest people in the world” (Annan‚ 1997). In fact‚ poverty in a meaningful sense could be obliterated with the wealth currently available to the planet. Poverty at the moment
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the Kenyan presidential election in December 2007‚ to prevent a potentially genocidal conflict between the Luos and the Kikuyu. That successful peace-making effort involved concerted engagement by several countries and international NGOs‚ led by Kofi Annan‚ largely funded and facilitated by Norway. The engagement of several actors committed to peaceful conflict resolution may often be essential to effective reconciliation. One of the most striking features of the Norwegian model of foreign affairs
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As the U.S grew‚ it became evident that expanding to the global level was inevitable. Kofi Annan said “It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” Americans were making more than they could use‚ growing more crops than they could consume. Just like gravity‚ globalization was real and inevitable‚ and couldn’t be stopped. Now‚ what exactly made globalization so inevitable? We had so many reasons to expand‚ and we weren’t going to fall short of
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than other developing nations but that have not yet demonstrated signs of a developed country‚ are often categorized under the term newly industrialized countries.[4][5][6][7] ------------------------------------------------- Definition[edit] Kofi Annan‚ former Secretary General of the United Nations‚ defined a developed country as follows. "A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment."[8] But according to the United Nations Statistics
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