FAILURE OF UN Failure to prevent the 1994 Rwandan genocide‚ which resulted in the killings of nearly a million people‚ due to the refusal of security council members to approve any military action. • Failure by MONUC (UNSC Resolution 1291) to effectively intervene during the Second Congo War‚ which claimed nearly five million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)‚ 1998-2002‚ and in carrying out and distributing humanitarian aid. • Failure to intervene in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
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avoiding corruption and stepping down when they should. We have now awarded the prize twice‚ first to Joaquim Chissano‚ former President of Mozambique‚ and then to Festus Mogae‚ former President of Botswana. If we look at these two along with men like Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela‚ we can see the calibre of leadership that Africa is capable of producing. Name: Raymart Louie M. Panila
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OLYMPICS The Olympics are a huge sporting event that contains many different sports and consists of many different countries from around the world.Back in ancient Greece is where the ancient Olympics originated. From 776 BC‚ the traditional games took place at Olympia every 4 years for almost 12 centuries until 1896. The first modern Olympic games took place in Athens Greece in 1896 and the games played to today every 4 years.Today‚olympic games worlds biggest athletic and competitive event that
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Affirmative Case Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons. The affirmative value for this case will be Human Life. Human life is defined as a personal life‚ the course of an individual’s life‚ especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one’s personal identity. Being secure is ones right to live in the fundamental need of humankind. Life is a value‚ and without it‚ we cannot fully engage in the pursuit of other‚ secondary societal values‚ such as justice‚ equality
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When Did Cyprus Gain Independence From The UK? The Republic of Cyprus gained independence from the UK on August 16‚ 1960. From the word go‚ Cyprus’ independence was going to be thorny issue due to its ethnic composition that includes Turks and Greeks. The London and Zurich Agreements developed a constitution for an independent Cyprus after the February 19‚ 1959 agreement between the UK‚ Turkey and Greece. according to the agreement‚ the UK would maintain two sovereign bases in the country whereas
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I am not going to argue that we are born with human rights given to us by a higher power. I do not believe this is true as so many people around the world are stripped of their rights almost daily. I do believe that we need to adhere to and respect human rights without discrimination in order to advance as a species which brings me to the declaration of human rights drawn up by the United Nations. As said by Human Rights activist Shulamith Koenig "Human Rights are the banks of the river within
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Charter does not allow a nation to attack another preemptively. Bush administration also attempted but failed to convince the UN Security Council. If the Security Council had authorized the invasion only then it would have been considered legitimate. Kofi Annan (UN Secretary – General 1997-2007) said‚ “I have indicated the invasion was not in conformity with the UN Charter... From the Charter points of view it was illegal.” The British International Intelligence states‚ “...the intelligence and facts
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Reasons To Oppose Globalization Kofi Annan once said‚ “It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” Over the last century‚ humans’ societies all over the world have established a closer contact than ever before. This term refers to the processes of global integration of societies‚ cultures‚ economies‚ and laws through exchange of technology‚ politics‚ and trade. Nowadays‚ our ideas‚ products‚ views‚ and other aspects of culture have been transported
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INTRODUCTION Within the borders of most of states there exist numerous ethnic‚ national‚ racial‚ linguistic or cultural groups. In other words‚ the majority of states are composed of more than one ethnic group. Sometimes these groups are not accepted as full members of this state or the nation‚ which it purports to be or presented‚ or who actually excluded from it. In such circumstance number of ethnic groups demands more rights and recognition that leads in many cases to ethnic conflict If not
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GENDER ROLES AND POWER RELATIONS Over the years there has been a transformation of sorts. Societies steeped in patriarchy have slowly but surely paved the way for a change. Today‚ the erstwhile equation of a meek‚ quiet‚ obedient‚ accommodating woman being akin to a ‘powerless’ woman stands changed. The conventional ‘real’ man is not necessarily the outspoken‚ commanding‚ ‘powerful’ man that he has always been associated with. Gender stereotypes stand challenged!!! History is replete with
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