1.The Aims of the United Nations: * To keep peace throughout the world. * To develop friendly relations between nations. * To work together to help people live better lives‚ to eliminate poverty‚ disease and illiteracy in the world‚ to stop environmental destruction and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms. * To be a Centre for helping nations achieve these aims. 2. * General Assembly: 193 Member States * Security Council: 5 permanent members and 10 non-permanent
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The structure of the United Nations The structure of the United Nations is based around its charter. The charter of the UN defines six main organs of the new world body‚ each with specific tasks and functions. The six main organs are the General Assembly‚ the Security Council‚ the Trusteeship Council‚ the Economic and Social Council‚ International Court of Justice and the Secretariat. The General Assembly has the right to discuss‚ debate‚ and make recommendations on a range of subjects pertaining
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"Issues Surrounding the Nation’s Slaughterhouses" In the book‚ Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser discusses the problems that the nation is facing with fast food restaurants. Schlosser wrote this book because he was concerned with where the fast food industry was taking America. He voices his concern about the children and their health regarding meat bacteria‚ and the fat content of the food. He also mentions how potato farmers‚ cattle ranchers‚ and chicken raisers are suffering from the industry
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Stephanie Mrs. Sharma English 28/#1352 April 25‚ 2013 Essay 1 Fast Food Nation For many years‚ I consumed fast food. My experiences with fast food like Carl’s j.r.‚ Burger King and Wendys for an example has leaded me to struggle with my weight my entire life. At the time being‚ I was not fully aware of the consequence
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What is the role of United Nations in ensuring human rights? After the Second War World‚ the United Nations(UN) officially replaced the league of nations. At that time‚ human rights has risen and been regarded as the world value. Human Rights is understood as a “inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being”. In the progress in ensuring human rights‚ the UN has acted as a promoter and protector and his works have been notably
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members to this organization including the Philippines. And this is called‚ the UN or the United Nations. The United Nations Organization was founded: first‚ to maintain international peace and security; second‚ to develop friendly relations among nation; third‚ to achieve international co-operation in solving international problems‚ and lasly to become a centre for Harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment in these common ends. But nowadays‚ we are living through a period of profound
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The Competitive Advantage of Nations Porter The prosperity of a nation and the success of the companies that do business there is something that must be created‚ not inherited from generation to generation. The pressure and challenges companies set for their employees is how they advance‚ promote innovation and how they ultimately gain competitive advantage against competitors worldwide. This is also the case at a local level‚ a nations companies will see great benefits from having strong competitors
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Black July‚ One Man Destroyed His NationFriday‚ 27 July 2012‚ 3:17 pm Article: Asian Human Rights Commission | July 25‚ 2012 An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission Sri Lanka: On The 23rd Of Black July‚ One Man Destroyed His Nation Basil Fernando Many things are said about Black July‚ 1983. That there were many culprits who caused the havoc that virtually destroyed the image of Sri Lanka and which gave justification for a prolonged period of violence. However‚ there was one man who
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DS 31: Peace is defined as a state of Law or civil government‚ a state of justice or goodness‚ a balance or equilibrium of powers. From the definition above‚ discuss whether Zambia is a peaceful nation or not. Give reasons for your answer. This paper will discuss weather Zambia is a peaceful nation or not in relation to the definition of peace as a state of law or civil government‚ a state of justice or goodness‚ a balance or equilibrium of power. This paper will first define the key terminologies
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MODEL UNITED NATIONS (MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events‚ topics in international relations‚ diplomacy and the United Nations agenda. WORLD PEACE AND SECURITY FORCES Peacekeeping‚ as defined by the United Nations‚ is a "way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace." Such assistance comes in many forms‚ including confidence-building measures‚ power-sharing arrangements‚ electoral support
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