The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA/GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations‚ appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council‚ receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions.[1] It has also established a wide number of subsidiary organs.[2] The General Assembly
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THE MEDIA AND NATION BUILDING Presentation to “National Dialogue on Media Development” By Brig Gen Richard Rutatina (Jtcc‚ psc‚ fwc‚ MB‚ChB‚(MUK)‚ MA‚ Intern.Affrs.(U.of Gha.)‚ MSC‚ Strat.Studies.(Ibadan)‚ MSC‚ Glob.Secty.(Cranfield) Defence and security Advisor TO H.E. THE PRESIDENT Introduction Nation building an on-going process for any country‚ not limited to the developing countries or post-conflict and post-colonial countries. An imperative for all countries that need to survive
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NIGERIAN WOMAN IN NATION BUILDING INTRODUCTION: Most times‚ the Nigerian woman is denied her right to womanhood and her dignity but nature made it that a woman holds the highest office in the nature and nurture of man though this is often negated by those men who think women are subservience to them. Women‚ just like men are created by God in His own image and likeness. That is to say‚ that they too are endowed with wisdom and knowledge‚ which men claim to be exclusively theirs. It is for this
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Pamela Brown Professor Ferguson SOCI 1015EL 10 10 November 2014 Impoverishment on First Nation Reserves The fact that First Nations peoples’ lives may begin on a reserve‚ a place of poverty and very little growth or stimulation‚ results in the individual born and reared there‚ facing a disadvantageous beginning. Not surprisingly‚ First Nations "children and youth are more likely than other Canadians to experience the most prolonged and severe poverty." (BRYM 121) In only some examples of poverty
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Farris Civ 202 November 30‚ 2009 Why Nations go to War Review Why do notions go to war? What is the reasoning behind their actions? John G. Stoessinger analyzes these questions in his book‚ Why Nations go to War. Stoessinger believes that to understand the war‚ you must understand the leaders of the war. When you understand the leaders you understand their actions and when you understand their actions‚ you have the answer to the question‚ "Why do nations go to war?" In this review paper I am
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important and noticeable weakness of League of Nation is limited membership. The US Senate had rejected the Treaty of Versailles and the League as it supported the policy of isolationism. It did not want the USA to become involved in world affairs that might require its young men to fight another war. The USA was the strongest and most powerful country in the world and commanded great respect and political clout. Its inclusive in the League of Nations would have enhanced the league’s credibility‚
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In Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser makes the argument that fast food has become an integral part of our society. Schlosser argues in his book that the rise of fast food has badly affected the health of the nation; also that it has impacted negatively on the culture of America and is a bad influence on the rest of the world. In regard to his view on health‚ Schlosser demonstrates how fast food can lead to obesity by quoting many sources to demonstrate his point. Obesity‚ as well as other health
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Background on the United Nations Basic Facts of the United Nations The United Nations was founded in 1945 with the mission to maintain world peace‚ develop good relations between countries‚ promote cooperation in solving the world’s problems‚ and encourage a respect for human rights. It provides the nations of the world a forum to balance their national interests with the interests of the global whole. It operates on the voluntary cooperation and participation of its member nations. Nothing can be accomplished
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History League of Nations League of Nations * * League of Nations: The goal was to create an organisation that would prevent war and resolve conflict by discussing issues in a peaceful manner. Wilson’s idea. Based in Geneva because it was neutral. Aims * Discourage aggression from any nation * Encourage countries to cooperate‚ especially in business and trade * Encourage nations to disarm * Improve the living and working conditions of people in all parts of the
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officer affect our nation in its growth and development. One of the important insights is that “the rise and fall of the nation depends on the rise and fall of the family”. It is indeed true that our family is the basic unit of our society and it is considered as the frontline security of our nation. A family is view like a feet‚ it is the foundation of man’s body system for it carries the weight of the body which characterize the nation as a whole. If the family is weak so as the nation. Also‚ the family
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